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Anyone who wants to stay in their own home in old age will sooner or later have to deal with the issue of barrier-free living. Especially in houses with several floors, a solution for climbing stairs must be found. In addition to classic stair lifts or platform lifts, owners also have the option of installing a home lift inside the house or on the outside facade. What...

The study "Ground Floors 4.0 - Current Approaches for Project Developers and Urban Planners" by the independent analysis company bulwiengesa examines the difficulties and challenges in the use of first floors in urban neighborhoods. Thus, the leasing of first floors is not only affected by the impact of the Corona pandemic and the developments in the field of online retail...

Homeowners are responsible for ensuring safety in their own homes and are subject to the so-called duty of care. If, for example, there is damage to the house that poses a danger to others, this must be repaired by the homeowner. However, not only the property, but also the land must be free from sources of danger and is subject to the...

It is never too late to replace an old oil heating system with a modern and energy-saving heating system. The Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) and the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) share this view. That's why they offer attractive grants and loans to interested parties when it comes to energy-efficient renovation. While the BAFA subsidy in the...

The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruled in a judgment (AZ VIII ZR 35/19) that purchasers of a house can already assert a notice of own need against their tenants after two years. According to Section 577 a (1) of the German Civil Code (BGB), the purchasers do not have to observe the three-year notice period if persons from the same family declare their own needs. This also applies if...

Many homeowners dream of their own winter garden, where they can enjoy a view of nature even on cold autumn and winter days. Thus, especially the large window fronts and the method of construction play an important role. Because who is the proud owner of a winter garden, would like to spend as much time as possible in it and make it particularly comfortable. Structurally, the...

The real estate service provider JLL regularly reports on new trends and developments in the real estate sector. Now the experts at JLL are observing a trend toward building in the existing stock. They identify the following reasons for this: New construction properties are difficult to finance in many places in terms of price. But also the great shortage of space and building land in Germany ensures that modernization and building...

Nowadays, clay as a building material is finding more and more uses in the construction sector. Whether as clay panels for drywall construction, as clay plaster on walls, or in the form of clay blocks or clay paint, the natural building material is becoming increasingly popular. Clay can also be used in a variety of ways as a mixture with straw, wood or minerals. In the process, clay is characterized above all by its...

If you want to keep the heat in the interior of your house on cold days, you can achieve good results with the help of energy-saving pleated blinds attached to the windows. The installation of this additional insulation is suitable not only for single-glazed windows, but also optimizes the thermal protection in the interior with double or triple glazing. Compared to other...

In the present case (AZ 67 S 230/19), the tenants of a rented apartment near Potsdamer Platz in Berlin sued their landlord for payment of rent reduction claims. Due to a large construction site on the neighboring, large property, there were high noise immissions over several months. When the tenants moved into the apartment, the property had not been built on and there were no concrete...