The basis for the housing organization SBC's statistics so far consists of 25 percent, approximately a thousand tenant-owner associations, of all SBC's customers. 80 percent of them have decided to increase the fee from the turn of the year.
“Quite a lot”
The average increase so far is between 13 and 16 percent.
That's quite a lot, says Jenny Söderberg, economic expert at SBC.
But the number is likely to drop. Those who need to raise the fee the most will probably act sooner.
I have the feeling that those who need to raise a lot have done it early, she continues.
She guesses that the final figure will be between a five and ten percent fee increase next year, but that many associations should raise more than they actually do to cover the upcoming maintenance needs.
Corresponding preliminary statistics from HSB, based on approximately 1,500 associations in Stockholm, southern Norrland, Malmö and Gothenburg, show that the majority are raising and that the average is around 4–5 percent.
Several years of raises
But even five or even ten percent are substantial increases, considering that inflation is around two percent. And that comes after several years of sharp increases in the monthly fee for many of the country's tenant-owners, averaging eight and four percent respectively in the last two years, according to SBC's statistics.
This is a consequence of sharply rising costs for, among other things, district heating, water and sewage, and interest rates, although the latter have declined in the past year. Forecasts indicate that the price of district heating will rise by at least another five percent in 2026.
And then there is the maintenance requirement that must be taken into account, says Jenny Söderberg.
