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If Germans had to decide on a sustainable investment and retirement provision, most would choose real estate. This is the result of a recent population survey commissioned by Pangea Life from the market research institute YouGov. Respondents had to decide whether they would be most likely to invest in real estate, energy or technology. 26 percent decided...

How the kitchen renovation can succeed, shows the portal "planungswelten.de". According to the portal, a kitchen renovation is worthwhile, for example, if there are splashes behind the stove in the kitchen or the kitchen plates are worn out. But also if the inhabitants reinvent themselves, a kitchen renovation can be the right step. Especially easy to change the look...

How residential buildings can be adapted to the summer heat will soon be demonstrated by a further training course in Erfurt and Dresden. Under the motto "Heat adaptation in the housing stock: effective, cost-efficient, upgrading the stock", the Leibniz Institute for Ecological Spatial Development (IÖR), in cooperation with the Thuringian Housing and Real Estate Industry Association and the Saxon...

The Federal Fiscal Court (Bundesfinanzhof, BFH) has ruled that the property tax owed by the landlord but contractually apportioned to the commercial tenant is part of the rent. Therefore, according to the BFH, it is to be added to the profit for trade tax purposes. In the present case, the plaintiff, a GmbH (limited liability company), had rented a business building from its shareholders. In the lease agreement, it was agreed that the plaintiff...

If owners or tenants want to give their balcony a cozy Scandinavian look, they can do this, among other things, with furniture made of natural wood, a natural color choice in the decoration as well as the appropriate lighting. This emerges from an article on the portal "zuhausewohnen.de". In addition, flowers in the form of wreaths or bouquets, plants in...

There is enough building land in Germany to build between 900,000 and around two million apartments, and even up to four million if the development is dense. This is the result of a study by the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Building (BMWSB). In the case of construction-ready, potentially buildable land in the...

What water rates must consider, which would like to build a pool into the garden, summarized the portal "bautipps.it". So it is advisable first of all to inquire at the building authority of the municipality about appropriate conditions. Because for the building - particularly of large pools - building permits can be necessary. In addition, insurance aspects should be clarified in advance....

In order for low-income households to save on electricity costs, specific support programs must be strengthened. This is the result of the so-called ZEW policy brief of the ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research GmbH Mannheim and the University of Heidelberg, which is based on an empirical analysis of the "Electricity Saving Check". According to ZEW, however, the subsidy programs should not...

The lessor of a listed manor house does not have to look after the interests of the lessee during the pre-contractual clarification and take the contractual risk away from him. Instead, the lessee 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 case at hand, the state leased...

Under the title "Upcycling with Bottles - The Best Ideas", interested parties can find various decoration ideas for discarded glass water, juice or wine bottles on the "brigitte.de" portal. The decoration ideas are, for example, a "bottle garden", "water plants" or "floating vases". A large glass jar is used for a bottle garden...