2020

Study "Ground Lease Rights in the Housing Market

In order to create more transparency in the area of ground leases and its developments on today's housing market, the real estate service provider JLL, in cooperation with the German Ground Lease Association, has published a study that sheds light on both the view of ground lease lenders and the assessment of private sector investors. Thanks to the high participation of ground lease lenders in the...

Preparation for the garden season

With the arrival of spring, gardening enthusiasts are looking forward to getting back to gardening. It is important for the gardening season that the nights are frost-free before gardening enthusiasts finally get to work. Hedges, shrubs and trees should be pruned first and as early as possible. After that, the soil should be loosened and prepared for the subsequent sowing...

Save water with a gray water recycling plant

A graywater recycling plant can save up to 70 liters of water per capita every day. The graywater recycling plant stores, filters and cleans the contaminated wastewater produced by showering, bathing or washing hands. The used wastewater, which is free of fecal matter and only slightly contaminated, is called graywater or service water. With a gray water recycling plant...

Trend: Temporary housing is becoming increasingly popular

The terms "temporary living" or "short-term rentals" refer to housing concepts in which the definition of "home" develops into a feeling that can arise in different places rather than referring to a fixed location, such as a city or a neighborhood. Since 1998, the Zukunftsinstitut has been working on the...

Calculations: Number of one- and two-person households continues to rise

According to the latest calculations and forecasts by the Federal Statistical Office, the number of single-person households in Germany will rise to 19.3 million by 2040. In 2018, around 17.3 million people lived alone in a private household. A detailed listing of the Federal Statistical Office's calculations of population trends in Germany are available in the volume "Development...

Tip: Here's what you should look out for in a craftsman's contract

Anyone who builds a house, modernizes their home or has damage and defects repaired is usually dependent on the cooperation of an expert craftsman. To ensure that there are no nasty surprises during and after the construction work, the Bauherren-Schutzbund e. V. explains, for example, what the difference is between a craftsman's contract and a consumer contract,...

Research: New recycling process for wind turbine rotor blades

Wind turbines convert wind into electricity and have become an indispensable part of environmentally friendly power generation in Germany. There are around 30,000 wind turbines in Germany, but they have to be dismantled after about twenty years and replaced with new ones. Some components of the wind turbines, such as the steel and concrete used, are...

Judgment: Termination without notice due to breach of rental contract obligations

The tenants of a five-room apartment in a villa in Berlin must evict their tenant. This is because, according to a court ruling, they have significantly violated their lease obligations. Despite several warnings, they repeatedly let their two dogs run around unleashed on the property's common areas, which include a children's playground. The owner submits...

Customize kitchen backsplash

In times of open living concepts, where living and dining areas are connected with the kitchen, the visual appearance of the kitchen plays an increasingly important role. With a modern kitchen backsplash, residents set visual accents that can be perfectly integrated into the overall living concept. Likewise, kitchen backsplashes serve as protection against splashes and grease stains when cooking. But which material...

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