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A study by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) comes to the conclusion that rent controls can only reduce economic inequality in the short term. It is based on the assumption that poorer households that pay high rents face richer households that have rental income. If the legislator limits the growth in rents, according to...

The Berlin consumer advice center knows what needs to be considered when installing a ventilation system. Among other things, she points out that appropriate specialist planning is required, that the most efficient devices have the EU efficiency label A+ and that the acquisition costs for ventilation systems with heat recovery are financially supported by the federal funding program for efficient buildings (BEG)...

A technology for optimizing solar systems is the goal of the so-called joint project Dig4morE, to which the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nuremberg and the photovoltaic companies Sunsniffer, Aquila Capital and Sunset Energietechnik belong. Using artificial intelligence, the project partners want to develop a methodology that suggests optimization measures for solar systems. Thanks to the...

The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has strengthened the pre-emption rights of tenants in a recent judgment (VIII ZR 305/20). In the present case, a tenant of a 46.60 square meter unrenovated apartment in a multi-party building in Berlin, which the owner divided into condominium units, wanted to exercise her right of first refusal. According to the purchase contract, she should pay 163,266.67 for the apartment...

Property owners in Baden-Württemberg are happier than renters. This is the result of Prof. Dr. Frank Brettschneider from the University of Hohenheim in a study commissioned by the Baden-Württemberg building societies. This shows that 71 percent of owners in Baden-Württemberg are satisfied with their current housing situation. With tenants it is only 52...

According to the “savoo” portal, the most family-friendly city in Germany in 2022 is Berlin, followed by Nuremberg and Münster. For the survey, the portal has factors such as the “number of doctors”, the “crime rate” and the “number of parks” in 30 cities, but also, for example, the “number of daycare centers”, the “average hourly wage for a babysitter” and the. ..

Due to the Ukraine war, the Main Association of the German Construction Industry can no longer rule out construction freezes for many projects. According to the association, it is uncertain whether there will be enough material for all construction sites in Germany. In addition to steel producers, who would have to reduce their production, large refineries had also announced that they would have to reduce their bitumen production....

The United Income Tax Association points out that, in view of the increased energy costs, it can be worth investing in renovation measures using renewable energies in your own home. Owners could claim up to 20 percent of the costs and up to 40,000 euros for tax purposes for energy-related refurbishment measures. This is regulated in paragraph 35c paragraph 1 of the...

The residents of an apartment building in Ratingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, are concerned that an ATM in the building could be blown up. The reason for this is that there are repeated reports in the media about ATM demolitions. The apartment building owner is therefore asking the bank to remove the ATM. However, he was already at...

The portal "schoener-wohnen.de" has taken a close look at the outdoor trends for the 2022 gardening season. According to the portal, outdoor upholstered furniture that hardly differs from a sofa for the living room is popular. In addition, sun loungers are back in fashion, both with wheels and without. Anyone who likes bold colors will also get their money's worth this gardening season: With...