Due to a dispute over rent, AdN employees in Berlin are working from home
Staff members of the German party “Alternative for Germany” (AfD) are temporarily working from home after the party was forced to vacate most of its headquarters in Berlin. The reason was a legal dispute with the landlord that arose after the party held an election campaign party in the building’s courtyard in February 2025. According to a Berlin court ruling, the AfD must vacate most of its offices by September 30, 2026, and the remaining premises by the end of December.
Employees of the federal office of the German party “Alternative for Germany” (AfD) in Berlin are working from home. The party is forced to vacate a significant portion of its headquarters due to a legal dispute over the lease.
The building in question is located in the Reinickendorf district in northwestern Berlin. The party must vacate most of the premises by September 30, 2026. It may remain in the remaining offices until December 31.
How the Dispute Began
The conflict between the party and the landlord arose after the federal elections in February 2025. At that time, the AfD held its election celebration in the courtyard of the building where its headquarters are located. However, according to the landlord, the party had not leased that part of the property.
In addition, during the event, access to the building was blocked by police for several hours. As a result, other tenants were unable to access their premises normally. The landlord cited these circumstances when terminating the lease agreement. The dispute then went to court.
In September 2025, a Berlin court ruled that the AfD must vacate most of its offices by September 30, 2026. For the remaining premises, the deadline was set for December 31. Under the original agreement, the lease was to last for about another year.
The party has not yet disclosed details about its new office
The AfD has not publicly disclosed where its new federal headquarters will be located. At the same time, the tabloid *Bild* recently reported that the party has already leased an entire office floor in a building in central Berlin. According to the publication, this space is set to become the party’s new administrative center.
An important detail: the tenant is reportedly not the AfD itself, but a company affiliated with the party that operates in the real estate sector. According to Bild, there will be no sign bearing the AfD name on the building in the future. It is not yet known exactly how many employees will be able to work there. Other tenants in the building are already expressing concern about potentially sharing the building with the party’s office. According to dpa, they plan to submit a petition to the property management company opposing the AfD’s move.
The AfD is still looking for a permanent headquarters
Despite reports of new premises in central Berlin, sources within the party say the search for a full-fledged federal headquarters continues. The party needs a space that serves more than just as a regular office. It must house the AfD’s representative office, an official mailing address, as well as meeting rooms for the federal executive committee and other party events.
Such events include, in particular, large rallies and election parties. It was precisely the holding of such a party in the courtyard of the previous headquarters that became one of the causes of the conflict with the landlord.
What Will Happen to the Employees
Until the issue with the new headquarters is resolved, some AfD employees are working remotely. The party has not specified exactly how many people are currently forced to work from home. It is also unknown when full-scale operations from the new office can begin. If reports of the lease of a space in central Berlin are confirmed, based on the available information, it may serve only as an administrative office rather than the party’s permanent federal headquarters.
The AfD remains a parliamentary party in Germany. The German domestic intelligence service previously classified the party as suspected of far-right extremist activity; the party is challenging this classification in court. Currently, the AfD’s main problem in Berlin is entirely practical: due to a court ruling, the party has lost most of its current headquarters and must find new premises. For the time being, some of its staff members are having to work from home. This was reported on September 29 by an AfD spokesperson, according to the German news agency dpa.
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