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Owners and tenants can reduce their heating costs through various measures. This is now pointed out by the VdZ - Forum for Energy Efficiency in Building Technology. For example, they can lower the room temperature somewhat. Per lowered degree about six per cent of the energy can be saved. In addition, the Heizköper should not be set to the highest level, since rooms thereby...

A landlord may not immediately terminate the lease of a tenant who has partially withheld her rent due to the Berlin rent cap. This has now been decided by the Berlin Regional Court. In the case at hand, the tenant had withheld part of the rent since March 2020 in reliance on the rent cap. She did not immediately repay this part after the rent cap was abolished in spring 2021,...

What can young tenants who are moving into their first own apartment look out for? The answer to this question and various tips are provided by the site bellevue.nzz.ch. For example, before buying furniture and accessories, it is first advisable to think about the furnishing style. In addition, tenants should think in advance about the choice of colors and decide on a color family....

Despite the sharp rise in real estate and land prices, Germans are still happy to invest in their own homes and the number of loan agreements is holding "at a consistently high level. This is the conclusion reached by ING Deutschland on the basis of the Baufi Barometer. Based on the question "How does Germany finance?", the construction financing data of ING customers was anonymously...

Good planning during construction can reduce a large proportion of pollutant emissions. This has now been pointed out by the Federal Environment Agency. A study - conducted between summer 2018 and winter 2020 in two new construction areas in Berlin - shows that by taking environmental concerns into account at an early planning stage, pollutant emissions from construction projects can be reduced by more than 90 percent....

The initiative heat+ advises owners due to the risen energy prices to the energetic reorganization of their house. This has several advantages: The energy efficiency of the property can be increased and costs can be reduced. In addition, owners contribute to environmental and climate protection. Among the measures the Initiative Wärme+ advises owners to take is heating with...

In Frankfurt am Main, two neighbors got into a fight because of the smell of cannabis. But what had happened? One evening, the smell of cannabis drifted into a man's apartment. He then went out onto the balcony to talk to his neighbor. However, the neighbor denied everything. When the man then announced that he would involve the landlord, his neighbor initially said: "Then come over...

Chairs must be for most not only comfortable, but also look good. What wide choice of chairs for the dining room and for the kitchen owners and tenants have, now shows the portal schoener-wohnen.de. Because whether made of wood, plastic or fiberglass, simple or colorful, expensive or cheap - chairs are available in numerous materials, colors and...

The owners' association Haus & Grund Deutschland has found in a study that rents have become more affordable for wage earners between 2015 and 2020. For the study, the owners' association compared, among other things, the increase in wages with the increases in existing rents and new contract rents. While wages increased on average during the survey period,...

Which architect has created the best high-quality, innovative and sustainable facade between 2020 and 2022? This will now be determined by the Fachverband Baustoffe und Bauteile für vorgehängte hinterlüftete Fassaden (FVHF). Interested architects can still apply until Friday, May 20, for the "German Facade Award 2022", which is endowed with 5,000 euros. For participation...