Anyone who wants to buy an 80-square-meter existing apartment in a major German city will have to work for about 8 to 11 years to do so; for a newly built apartment, it will even take about 10 to 14 years. This is the result of an analysis by Immoscout24. In Munich, prospective buyers have to work a 5-day week (40 hours each) for an existing apartment for about 11.2 years, and for a newly built apartment...
A special area for modular construction will be on display at the "BAU" trade fair in Munich from Monday, April 17, to Saturday, April 22. The special area can be found in the atrium between the A and B halls. In addition, manufacturers and architects will present various projects in this regard in the Communication Area of Hall B0 from Monday to Friday at 1 p.m. each day. Serial construction has already been...
The Münch Foundation has now published a guide to "Energy efficiency in hospitals". In it, it has investigated where, with regard to the factors "lighting and illumination", "circulation and circulating pumps", "solar energy and photovoltaics", "room climate and cooling", "combined heat and power plants", "heating and steam boilers", "building insulation" and "energy-saving...
If moving companies throw unauthorized advertising material into mailboxes or place it in front of houses, it could be expensive for them. The Munich Local Court has threatened to impose an administrative fine of up to EUR 250,000 or up to six months' imprisonment on a removal company in the event of a repetition of this practice (Ref.: 142 C 12408/21). In the case in question, all the mailboxes of a...
If landlords have concluded collective contracts with cable providers, they should check a possible termination. The portal mietercheck.de points this out. The reason for this is the abolition of the so-called ancillary cost privilege for cable charges. A corresponding law in addition stepped already on 1 December 2021 into force, however still a transition period applies up to 30 June 2024. The...
In his commentary "The housing market could put the ECB in a bind," Deutsche Bank Research analyst Jochen Möbert assesses the current situation on housing markets. He says, "If inflation remains high, further interest rate hikes could lead to distortions in housing markets." In his opinion, housing markets could find it difficult to cope with further interest rate hikes....
Individuals, companies, universities, research institutions and research networks from the field of construction research can still apply for the research funding "Zukunft Bau" (Future Construction) of the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Construction (BMWSB) and the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) until June 1, 2023. Funding is available for research and development projects in the...
Anyone with questions about the calculation tool for self-assessment by plant operators in accordance with Section 29 of the Electricity Price Brake Act (StromPBG) can now get advice from experts at the German Energy Agency (dena). The Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) has commissioned the establishment of a corresponding hotline there. Plant operators who are subject to skimming will receive a letter in April from...
For a compulsory portion penalty clause in a so-called Berlin will to be valid, third parties must actually inherit something. If this is not the case, they do not face any sanctions. This has now been decided by the Higher Regional Court (OLG) of Frankfurt am Main (decision of 21.2.2023, 21 W 104/22). In the case at hand, the husband and wife appointed each other as sole heirs. The man had inherited from his previous marriage a...
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