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Not all types of buildings can be insulated from the outside. For example, it is not possible to apply exterior insulation to a listed house or to the facade of a half-timbered house. Often, owners of old buildings have to look for an alternative for the facade insulation if such an insulation from the outside cannot be realized due to constructional or design...

In the case of a real estate inheritance, there is the possibility of a tax exemption under certain conditions if the heir uses the property for self-residential purposes. In the case at hand (AZ 3 K 3184/17), the owner of a semi-detached house was left the other, adjacent half of the house after the passing away of his father in 2013. The owner is the sole heir of the...

In order to make everyday life easier for seniors and to increase their sense of home and life, digital smart home solutions also offer many advantages in the area of health monitoring. Thanks to modern technology, people in need of care in particular have the opportunity to live independently in their own homes for a very long time. Whereas not long ago, numerous measuring devices were still necessary, for example, to...

In the new edition of its biannual market report, financial services company WealthCap (Wealth Management Capital Holding GmbH) provides an overview of developments in the German office real estate market in the first half of 2020, focusing on the so-called top 7 office markets (Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich and Stuttgart)....

Anyone wishing to build a house should find out about the subsoil before purchasing the land. A professional subsoil investigation provides information about the soil conditions and provides essential information about the soil type and soil class as well as the load-bearing capacity of the subsoil and the soil water conditions. The Association of Private Builders (VPB) points out...

The analysis "Artificial Intelligence - from Hype to Energy Industry Reality", published by the German Energy Agency (dena), examines the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the integrated energy transition. The analysis presents nine fields of application and uses them to show both the technical development status of AI and the relationship between...

The landlady of an apartment building in Düsseldorf had several construction measures carried out on the building following an announcement and passed the costs on to the tenants. The work included, for example, the replacement of the more than 60-year-old front door and the replacement of the aging stairwell windows and apartment doors. Mailboxes were also replaced, an intercom system...

Just in time for the beginning of autumn, many homeowners ask themselves how they can use their free time outside in the garden for as long as possible before winter sets in. With a private sauna house, it is also possible to enjoy being in the garden all year round. This not only gives residents the opportunity to warm up and relax in their private oasis of well-being, but also to enjoy the...

In order to create diversity in cities and promote different building styles, the Federal Foundation for Building Culture, together with the Institute for Corporate Governance in the German Real Estate Industry (Institut für Corporate Governance in der deutschen Immobilienwirtschaft e. V. - ICG), has drafted a code aimed at the real estate industry. It is intended to help companies from the real estate sector, builders, project developers and planners, as well as owners and all...

Anyone who is about to build a house has to make any number of decisions. One of them concerns the type of roof. Basically, there are two different types of roofs to choose from: a pitched roof or a flat roof. Houses with flat roofs have many advantages. The compact shape of the flat roof house resembles a cube and is characterized by a clear, simple design. A flat roof has no...