Collaborative housing is an umbrella term for housing that is based on collectivity and self-organisation. In recent years, this form of housing has again been highlighted as an opportunity to create affordable and socially inclusive residential areas. However, collaborative housing is also recognised for its organisational complexity and legal uncertainty, particularly during the start-up phase. Research suggests that these issues may result in it being primarily accessible to the middle class, that is, people who generally already have access to the housing market. In some contexts, such as Sweden, there are discussions on its potential contribution to broader housing market problems and the hurdles that need to be overcome to make it more easily accessible. This study takes Swedish collaborative housing initiatives as its point of departure. It examines international research to identify what is considered crucial for collaborative housing to function as an affordable and socially inclusive housing option, and maps gaps in Swedish policy and research that may hinder broader access. The analysis is based on a two-step integrated literature review, combining Swedish policy documents and national literature with a systematic review of international research on legal frameworks, potential future residents, and cooperation with key partners. The findings indicate that collaborative housing has the potential to develop into an affordable and socially inclusive housing option for a broader segment of the population. However, realising this potential requires addressing underexplored legal challenges, reducing institutional, economic, temporal, and organisational barriers, establishing supportive relationships with public and private actors, and critically engaging with tensions related to social heterogeneity and inclusivity.

Financial law in the Nordic region has changed considerably in recent decades. The aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, expanding EU regulations, and the increasing complexity of financial markets have all contributed to a legal landscape where private law principles must coexist and interact with detailed public law regulations. This volume brings together Nordic experts to explore how financial markets are shaped by evolving legal frameworks. The chapters examine key challenges in financial stability, investor protection, corporate governance, and sustainable finance. As financial markets continue to adapt to new risks and opportunities driven by economic shifts, technological developments, and changing policy priorities, this volume offers valuable insights into the legal and regulatory questions that shape the Nordic financial sector today.

I juridisk argumentation ses ofta referenser till intresset av förutsebarhet (eller förutsägbarhet). Några kolleger på Juridicum i Stockholm har diskuterat förut­sebarhet. De slogs av hur intresset av förutsebarhet visar sig på olika sätt i olika rättsområden; hur det i vissa rättsområden sker ständiga hänvis­ningar till förutsebarhetsintresset och hur det i andra knappt nämns. Det visade sig också att vad de menar med förutsebarhet varierar, liksom hur de använder det som argument. I följande text bidrar de sex författarna med fristående avsnitt på temat förutsebarhet, som tillsammans samman­fattar diskussionerna. Förutsebarheten är skuren på olika ledder för att identifiera i vilka rättsområden den är särskilt viktig och av vilken an­led­ning. Syftet är att skapa bättre medvetenhet om hur man kan argumentera med stöd av förutsebarhetsintresset.

This paper address how the collective decision-making process in multi-owned property associations can affect and limit disabled residents right to live an independent life and discusses alternative legal solutions to this problem. It examines whether, and if so how, placing more emphasis on property law and its fundamental function in society can provide an equally strong protection of disabled residents accessibility rights as does the application of discrimination law. This research builds on and contributes to legal doctrinal and theoretical research on negative external societal effects of the democratic governance model of multi-owned properties in general, and, in particular, of decisions and restrictions regarding permission to install ramps or keep assistance dogs. The main argument is that if property law is used as a tool to steer and adjust societal normative expectations from a right to control to a duty to respect, this normative change would reduce the need for using external legislative solutions, such as applying discrimination laws, to achieve important societal objectives. Moreover, this approach could also reduce the need for future legislation addressing other societal challenges, such as the right to install electric vehicle chargers in common parking areas. These right-to-charge issues, which are currently being tackled through new EU-directives, reflect similar tensions between individual needs and collective governance. A property law-based solution that fosters fairness and flexibility in decision-making could pre-emptively address these types of issues, making it easier for associations to accommodate both current and future societal demands without the need for additional layers of regulation.

This contribution explores the challenge that Sweden is facing and analyses the possibility of the State, under current institutional and legal frameworks, to impose obligations for real property owners to climate-proof existing buildings. The purpose is to describe the Swedish national policy approach and legal framework, and to discuss the extent to which the rules can be considered sufficient to reach both Sweden’s and the EU’s goals regarding energy efficiency of buildings. The contribution focuses on whether and to what extent the State has the authority to impose positive obligations to, for instance, install solar panels, change heating systems or improve energy efficiency through additional insulation.

When incentives fail to encourage enough owners to make their buildings climate-proof, the State has to impose obligations to retrofit buildings if climate targets are to be reached. This contribution examines whether the State can employ obligations based upon agreement with third-party effect, to enforce higher energy-efficiency standards for buildings and an improved energy mix. It presents and compares the responses to two cases from eleven European jurisdictions. It shows that the majority of examined jurisdictions will allow for the State to impose positive obligations with third-party effect through a burden registered in favour of the State or a property right for the buyer. Only Dutch law would be likely to invalidate the obligation because the obligation circumvents public-law safeguards. A minority of the examined jurisdictions would not allow for a burden with positive obligations as its main content.

Denna studie undersöker möjligheten att utveckla bogemenskaper till en ekonomiskt mer åtkomlig och socialt inkluderande boendeform för en bredare del av befolkningen i Sverige. Syftet är att bidra med ökad kunskap om hur de svenska förutsättningarna för att fler ska kunna bo i socialt hållbara bogemenskaper kan förbättras. Studien baseras på en systematisk litteraturöversikt och fokuserar på tre teman: potentiella initiativtagare, samarbetsaktörer och juridiska förutsättningar. Studien redovisas i denna rapport. Rapporten inleds med en redogörelse av bogemenskapers utveckling över tid i Sverige. Därefter ges en sammanställning av vilka hinder och potentiella lösningar för att utveckla boendeformen till en mer socialt och ekonomiskt hållbar boendeform som diskuterats i svenska rapporter, utredningar och forskningsprojekt. Utifrån den lösnings- och problembild som identifierats genom den svenska sammanställningen analyseras sedan frågorna utifrån hur de behandlats i europeisk samhällsvetenskaplig forskning, samt rättsvetenskaplig forskning i andra västerländska rättsordningar.

Att utveckla bogemenskaper är ett komplext och tidskrävande samarbete mellande framtida boende och mellan bogemenskapen och externa parter, till exempelkommunen, finansiella institutioner och andra bostadsaktörer. Att äga och förvaltafastigheter gemensamt passar inte helt in i de vanliga fastighetssystemen.Balansen i rättigheter och skyldigheter mellan boende och externa aktörer kanvariera. Komplexiteten och behovet av både finansiellt och socialt kapital kan ledatill att bostadsformen blir en möjlighet för ett fåtal som i regel redan har tillgångtill bostadsmarknaden. Den här studien fokuserar på frågorna: Skulle det kunna blien lösning för fler? Vad behövs i så fall?