Markus Röser
Housing policy spokesperson (wohnungspolitischer Sprecher) at Mieterverein Dortmund und Umgebung e.V., a tenants' association in Dortmund, Germany; appeared on BBC's The Documentary discussing Dortmund's transformation.
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Oct 25, 2026
Katja HoyerHOST
Markus Röser is the housing policy spokesperson for the Tenants Association in Dortmund.
Markus RöserGUEST
There are some new flats, obviously, but they often become very expensive for many people.
Markus RöserGUEST
The other issue is that we have a lot of problems with housing, which are in bad conditions still.
Markus RöserGUEST
Because it's much more profitable to just rent them for a high price and not doing anything with the flats than modernizing it or just repairing issues.
Markus RöserGUEST
And on the same side, we got less flats because they were in these bad conditions and nobody was interested in investing in these flats.
Katja HoyerHOST
There was, after all, the equivalent of social housing in the city, but much of it disappeared when the heavy industries closed down.