Pitfalls of rent restraints: why Stockholm's model has failed many

Half a million are on the waiting list for rent-controlled flats in Stockholm, meaning a two-tier system, bribes and a thriving black market
For the past two years, Viktor Fridh Kleberg and his girlfriend, Louise, have been sharing a studio apartment in Vasastan, one of the most desirable areas of central Stockholm. Together they pay 5,266 kronor (about £390) a month.“I consider myself very lucky to be in the situation I’m in,” says Kleberg, 26, a student. “I have m