Real estate buyers and renters with medium to low incomes have found it even harder since the Corona pandemic. This is the result of a study by researchers at the International Real Estate Business School (IREBS) at the University of Regensburg, sponsored by the Hanns Böckler Foundation. The reason for this is that the slump in real estate prices expected for 2020 has failed to materialize and the...
A new strategy paper on "Vision, Innovation, Reconstruction. Rethinking building" was recently adopted at the Ettersberg Dialogue. Three demands are made in the strategy paper. First: "Vision - rethinking the built future", second: "Innovation - promoting and anchoring smart ideas" and third: "Remodeling - taking responsibility for the further development of the...
In a study entitled "Thermal Energy Storage for Neighborhoods," the German Energy Agency (dena) compares different energy storage technologies. The study concludes that thermal storage systems can be economically integrated into neighborhood projects and contribute to a climate-neutral energy supply. A contribution to climate neutrality can...
The occasional use of a second home does not constitute "temporary use of the rented property". This was decided by the Regional Court (LG) Berlin (LG Berlin Az.: 63 S 19/20). In the case at hand, a landlady terminated the lease of her tenant. As a reason, she cited a misappropriation of the apartment, since the tenant used the second home only occasionally and the tenant protection for a...
Cleaning supplies, water boxes, washing machine and dryer - all these utensils can be stored or placed in a utility room if necessary. The portal schoener-wohnen.de has compiled tips for interested parties on how to best set up such a utility room. Among other things, the portal points out that in a utility room with...
According to Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall, 39 percent of 25- to 39-year-olds would like to buy or build their own home within the next ten years. Corona is not changing this either. However, Ralf Oberländer, financing expert at the building society, assumes that real estate prices will continue to rise. He also expects that the supply of housing will not meet the high demand. The...
How can participants in building construction best work together? This question is addressed by the Working Group on Digitized Construction (AKDB) of the German Construction Industry Association in its paper "Successful collaboration with BIM in building construction". "BIM" stands for "Building Information Modeling." This is a planning and control concept for the planning, execution and management of...
An electric car can be charged not only at public charging stations, but also at home - for example, with the help of solar power. This is pointed out by the energy consulting service of the consumer advice center. The first step is to install a photovoltaic system. If owners plan to charge their electric car at home, they should bear in mind that this will increase the proportion of...
If a married couple separates and not the owner, but the other partner remains in the property, he or she must apply for the transfer of the property within one year. This was decided by the Federal Court of Justice (BGH; XII ZB 243/20). In the case at hand, a married couple separated in 2014, the divorce followed in 2015. Since the separation, the wife used the apartment, which belonged to her husband, alone. An apartment...
Owners who want to lay tiles in small bathrooms can take some tips to heart. The portal "schoener-wohnen.de" gives them advice on what they can pay attention to. For example, bright, large and uniformly designed tiles provide more width in the room. In addition, it is also possible to lay tiles only on the floor and to use different colors to...
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