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Until Wednesday, June 8, interested parties can decide who will receive the "Blue Compass" public award for exemplary climate adaptation projects. Twenty projects have been nominated from the 240 applications received by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUV) and the Federal Environment Agency (UBA). This year, for the first time, the federal "Blue Compass" award is being jointly organized by the...

A ruling by the Higher Administrative Court (OVG) on the calculation of wastewater charges in the town of Oer-Erkenschwick now has consequences for the whole of North Rhine-Westphalia. In the case in question, a property owner had filed a complaint against a wastewater assessment for 2017. According to this, he was to pay around 600 euros in wastewater fees. The OVG concludes that the wastewater assessment is unlawful and, in addition,...

Several associations demand of the policy to continue the KfW subsidy program age-fairly rebuild 455-B with a promotion volume of at least 150 million euro annually in the financial year 2022. The federations criticize that "in the current government draft to the federal budget 2022 find no more means for the KfW subsidy promotion of the age-fair change of dwelling houses and...

How will real estate prices develop in Germany by 2035? The results are provided by the study "Postbank Wohnatlas 2022", for which experts from the Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI) prepared a purchase price forecast. The study shows that home and apartment owners from almost half of all 401 German counties and independent cities can expect to...

On the "hausberater.de" portal, builders can obtain comprehensive information on various topics such as "house construction", "building + modernization", "living + furnishing", "energy + building services" and "property" and "advice". On the subject of house building, they can obtain information on construction financing, construction costs and construction planning, among other things. Under the tab "Building + Modernization" you will find...

To speed up the heat transition in cities, energy experts from the "Urban Heat Transition" project of the Institute for Ecological Economy Research GmbH (IÖR) recommend a mix of measures: Cities should develop spatial heat planning and tap all sustainable heat potentials, such as wastewater heat. In addition, they should expand district heating, create neighborhood heating networks...

Property owners will have to submit a declaration of assessment between Friday, July 1, 2022, and Monday, October 31, 2022. The reason for this is the property tax reform, which comes into force on January 1, 2025, and as a result of which around 36 million properties will have to be revalued. According to the Federal Ministry of Finance, property owners of residential real estate must provide their tax office with information on the location of the...

Anyone looking for a new sofa, a new wardrobe or a new table should, if possible, take family members or friends with them when shopping in a furniture store. This is the advice of the German Furniture Quality Association (DGM) from Fürth. "Almost everyone has loyal advisors who give him security, who are honest and accompany everyday life. They help to make a good buying decision," says...

Single-family houses and condominiums have become more expensive in the 1st quarter of 2022. This is the result of the housing barometer on purchase price development in Germany, which is published regularly by the online platform ImmoSout24. In the housing barometer the offer prices from the 4th quarter 2021 are compared with those from the 1st quarter 2022. The objects are thereby different criteria...

Building owners should plan for the ancillary construction costs in their project. The portal "bauen.de" points this out and lists the corresponding cost items. Incidental construction costs are incurred, among other things, with regard to the purchase of the land, the financing and the development. But also the costs for the architect, the measurement, the building application, insurances and appropriate building site work...