Anyone who moves into a property concludes a rental agreement with the landlord. In most cases, this is an open-ended rental agreement agreed in writing. Standardized and comprehensive contract drafts, so-called form rental agreements, are offered, for example, by real estate agents, homeowners' and landowners' associations or publishers. Many of the contract clauses contained therein...
Those who have a balcony in their apartment are interested in having enough privacy outdoors. With a suitable balcony cladding residents protect themselves from prying eyes from the outside and also provide sufficient wind protection. Basically, a distinction is made between two types of balcony cladding. While one type of cladding is installed directly during balcony construction,...
In cooperation with the Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI), Postbank has again this year published the Housing Atlas, which is published once a year. The Postbank Housing Atlas 2020 provides information on purchase price developments on the German real estate market at regional and district level. The experts' forecasts extend to the year 2030 and provide detailed statements about...
If you want to do without tiresome priming and plastering when renovating your home and designing the wall, you can use wallpaper to even out any unevenness on the wall and give the premises an individual touch. Often, a woodchip wallpaper made of paper is used and then painted over with paint. But also non-woven or textile fibers consisting of cellulose and...
On its "Digital Energy World" platform, the German Energy Agency (dena) is bringing together players from various sectors to jointly develop new strategies for a digital energy world. The main aim here is to promote progressive digitization and the use of digital processes for the energy industry and for all areas in which energy is used...
In a condominium owners' meeting (WEG), a vote was held on structural changes to the common property. One of the unit owners asked for approval for the conversion of a shopping center, which would change parts of the common property. In the same condominium owners' meeting, it was also a question of levying a special contribution for modernization measures that would...
A glass facade on a building brings daylight into the premises and convinces with an unrestricted view. Whether in private homes, industrial buildings, universities or research centers, a mullion and transom façade is one of the most popular curtain walls and offers numerous possibilities for façade design. Even multi-story buildings can be designed due to the...
The building culture report "Public Spaces 2020/2021", published by the Federal Foundation for Building Culture (BSBK), focuses on public spaces and areas in cities and their future design and use. The term "public spaces" includes squares, parks, gardens, playgrounds and sports fields as well as publicly accessible (open) spaces or public...
A wooden house offers a good alternative to a house made of concrete and also brings other advantages. Especially houses made of solid wood look noble and convince with their robustness and durability. As a building element, solid wood has a high static load capacity and contributes to environmental protection through its CO2-reducing nature. Solid wood also independently regulates the...
There are numerous options for energy-efficient refurbishment of a residential building. With government financing subsidies and loans, owners can modernize their homes and thereby make a significant contribution to environmental protection. As part of the "Deutschland macht's effizient" campaign, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) published the guidebook "Energieeffizient...
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