Pool construction: how to plan successfully 

The portal "bautipps.it" has summarized what water lovers who want to build a pool in their garden need to bear in mind. First of all, it is advisable to enquire about the relevant requirements at the local building authority. This is because building permits may be required for construction - especially for large pools. Insurance aspects should also be clarified in advance.

Electricity costs: How low-income households can save money 

Specific support programs need to be strengthened so that low-income households can save on electricity costs. This is the conclusion of the ZEW policy brief published by the ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research in Mannheim and the University of Heidelberg, which is based on an empirical analysis of the "Electricity Saving Check". However, according to the ZEW, the funding programs should not...

Contract: Tenant must inform himself comprehensively about content 

The lessor of a listed manor house does not have to protect the interests of the lessee in the pre-contractual clarification and relieve him of the contractual risk. Instead, the tenant 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 present case, the state leased...

Upcycling: decoration ideas with glass bottles 

Under the title "Upcycling with bottles - the best ideas", the portal "brigitte.de" provides interested parties with various decoration ideas for discarded water, juice or wine bottles made of glass. The decoration ideas include a "bottle garden", "water plants" and "floating vases". A large glass container is used for a bottle garden.

Home ownership: just a dream for many? 

The majority of property buyers and prospective buyers describe the prices as off-putting (65%) and disconnected from the true value (44%). In addition, 51 percent of those surveyed consider buying a property in their region to be unaffordable or hardly affordable at all. This is the result of the Interhyp affordability study with 1,000 respondents. "Many of those surveyed have the feeling that the...

New construction: Applications for funding can be submitted again 

As of today, applications can once again be submitted to KfW for the "Efficiency House/Efficiency Building 40 (EH/EG40) - New Construction Subsidy with Modified Subsidy Conditions". The new-build promotion for residential and non-residential buildings as part of the Federal Promotion for Efficient Buildings (BEG) is thus starting again. It is limited until December 31. A budget of 1,000 euros is available for the new construction...

CO2 costs: sharing between landlords and tenants 

Heating in Germany has become more expensive due to the CO2 tax, which has been levied since 2021. Until now, tenants have had to bear the additional costs alone. However, this is set to change on January 1, 2023. The CO2 tax is then to be split between tenants and landlords. To this end, the German government recently agreed on a phased model for residential buildings. According to...

Verdict: Suspended sentence for lawyer who sold real estate below value 

A lawyer in Lehel in Munich sold two apartments belonging to his client with dementia for well below their value, namely to his children. He was sentenced to a suspended sentence of two years for breach of trust by the lay assessor's court of the Munich district court. The verdict is not yet final. The apartments, which are worth 1,100,000 million and 1,300,000 million respectively, were...

Decoration: how to successfully green walls indoors 

Plant lovers who want to add greenery to their interior walls can plant indoor plants in special hanging systems. The portal "bauen.de" points this out. These hanging systems are, for example, box modules, textile pockets or prefabricated plastic panels with bulges. However, before mounting the hanging systems on the wall, you should - according to the portal...

Study: Building 2030 

How can a sustainable turnaround in construction be achieved? This was recently investigated by the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO together with several associations and chambers of the real estate industry. They identified over 100 trends, which they summarized in three future scenarios. According to the IAO, the three scenarios are "#innovationiskey",...

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