2020

Anyone who wants to convert their home to make it suitable for the elderly will receive financial support from the state. This year, the Federal Ministry of the Interior has increased subsidies for conversion measures from 75 million to 100 million euros. The Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) subsidizes barrier-free conversion measures and age-appropriate modernization measures with up to 6,250 euros. As of January 3,...

Anyone who will soon be in possession of a new-build property should also deal with the topics of electrics and electrical installations. Because in today's world, the requirements for electrical engineering as well as the need for electrical outlets have risen sharply. Whether through the use of electrical appliances in the field of smart home technologies, in the equipment of a home office or in multifunctionally used...

In order to make energy consumption in households more transparent and to be able to reduce electricity consumption and costs in the future, the government has decided to replace old Ferraris electricity meter boxes with new and intelligent electronic electricity meters by 2032. With the digitalization and intelligent development of the systems, consumers should be able to get a detailed...

A tenant of a part-ownership unit operates an ice cream parlor on the first floor of a residential condominium. In the declaration of partition, the rented unit is designated as a "store". Both in the premises and in front of the ice cream parlor there is a lot of public traffic, tables and chairs invite visitors to stay. The members of the condominium owners' association (WEG) feel that the...

For those who like to live alone and want to fulfill their dream of owning their own home, a single house is particularly suitable. Couples who can live well together in a small space and who are not planning to have children can also get along well with the average floor space of 40 to 45 square meters. Those who need a little more living space buy a two-story single house and double...

The real estate market in the student housing sector is growing continuously. Between 2010 and 2019, for example, the supply of places in student housing complexes by private investors, measured in terms of student numbers in the thirty largest cities in Germany, increased by more than 25 percent. This is according to the December 2019 analysis "Student Housing Germany - The Market in...

The Verband privater Bauherren e. V. (VPB) has published a guidebook for builders and real estate buyers on the subject of "Living in a listed building". Whether halls converted into lofts, half-timbered or workers' houses, or country houses in the Art Nouveau style, buildings that are listed have a special charm and are very popular. However, the renovation of historical buildings is more complex and...

There are 21.7 million residential and non-residential buildings in Germany, which play an important role in energy policy and the energy transition. In the "dena Building Report Compact 2019", the German Energy Agency publishes figures and statistics on the subject of energy efficiency in the building stock in Germany and highlights the topics of building stock, energy consumption, building efficiency and...

The co-heir of a two-family house wants to claim the repair costs incurred due to the leakage of heating oil from the oil tank of the heating system in the inherited property before the tax office in the inheritance tax. Accordingly, they should be deducted as estate liabilities. The tax office rejects the claim pursuant to Sec. 10 (5) No. 1 of the Inheritance and Gift Tax Act (Erbschaftsteuer- und Schenkungsteuergesetz...

The term "smart city" is on everyone's lips. According to this, cities of tomorrow should be intelligent, energy-efficient, technologically advanced and socially inclusive. Sustainable urban planning and development should improve the needs and requirements of citizens in their everyday lives and enhance the quality of life. In addition, smart cities promise their residents...