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62 percent of consumers fear that higher energy prices will weigh heavily on them. This is the result of a survey conducted by Kantar on behalf of the Federation of German Consumer Organizations (vzbv). In addition, according to the survey, 71 percent of consumers do not want insolvent low-income customers to have their electricity or gas cut off by the end of April 2022. In the telephone survey...

Prices for construction have recently risen enormously. According to the Federal Statistical Office, producer prices for building materials such as wood and steel in particular rose more sharply on average in 2021 than at any time since the survey began in 1949. Solid structural timber also became more expensive, by 77.3 percent compared with the previous year's average. Roof battens became 65.1 percent more expensive and...

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...