According to the tenants' association, the group living in tenancies is more vulnerable than those who own their homes.
Tenants are hit extra hard when inflation is high, which will also demand a rent increase in next year's negotiations.
- We will not move forward in the negotiations with the individual property owners who are pushing.
Because they are adamant about renovating their rental apartments.
What we need here in Eskilstuna is a broader debate about the effects of this happening, says Marcus Kjellin.
Jon Leo Rikhardsson is the CEO of the landlord HSB Södermanland.
He believes that the renovations are needed so that the apartments do not fall into disrepair.
Hear Jon Leo Rikhardsson and Marcus Kjellin talk about the rent increases in the clip above.