April 2022

If owners or tenants want to give their balcony a cosy Scandinavian look, they can do so with furniture made from natural wood, a natural choice of colors for the decorations and the right lighting, among other things. This is according to an article on the "zuhausewohnen.de" portal. In addition, flowers in the form of wreaths or bouquets, plants in natural colors and...

There is enough building land available in Germany to build between 900,000 and around two million apartments, or even up to four million in densely built-up areas. This is the result of a study conducted by the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Building (BMWSB). In terms of potentially buildable areas in the...

The portal "bautipps.it" has summarized what water lovers who want to build a pool in their garden need to bear in mind. First of all, it is advisable to enquire about the relevant requirements at the local building authority. This is because building permits may be required for construction - especially for large pools. Insurance aspects should also be clarified in advance.

Specific support programs need to be strengthened so that low-income households can save on electricity costs. This is the conclusion of the ZEW policy brief published by the ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research in Mannheim and the University of Heidelberg, which is based on an empirical analysis of the "Electricity Saving Check". However, according to the ZEW, the funding programs should not...

The lessor of a listed manor house does not have to protect the interests of the lessee in the pre-contractual clarification and relieve him of the contractual risk. Instead, the tenant must examine and decide for himself whether the contract is advantageous for him or not. This is the conclusion reached by the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main (OLG). In the present case, the state leased...

Under the title "Upcycling with bottles - the best ideas", the portal "brigitte.de" provides interested parties with various decoration ideas for discarded water, juice or wine bottles made of glass. The decoration ideas include a "bottle garden", "water plants" and "floating vases". A large glass container is used for a bottle garden.

The majority of property buyers and prospective buyers describe the prices as off-putting (65%) and disconnected from the true value (44%). In addition, 51 percent of those surveyed consider buying a property in their region to be unaffordable or hardly affordable at all. This is the result of the Interhyp affordability study with 1,000 respondents. "Many of those surveyed have the feeling that the...

As of today, applications can once again be submitted to KfW for the "Efficiency House/Efficiency Building 40 (EH/EG40) - New Construction Subsidy with Modified Subsidy Conditions". The new-build promotion for residential and non-residential buildings as part of the Federal Promotion for Efficient Buildings (BEG) is thus starting again. It is limited until December 31. A budget of 1,000 euros is available for the new construction...

Heating in Germany has become more expensive due to the CO2 tax, which has been levied since 2021. Until now, tenants have had to bear the additional costs alone. However, this is set to change on January 1, 2023. The CO2 tax is then to be split between tenants and landlords. To this end, the German government recently agreed on a phased model for residential buildings. According to...

A lawyer in Lehel in Munich sold two apartments belonging to his client with dementia for well below their value, namely to his children. He was sentenced to a suspended sentence of two years for breach of trust by the lay assessor's court of the Munich district court. The verdict is not yet final. The apartments, which are worth 1,100,000 million and 1,300,000 million respectively, were...