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...

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...

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...

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...

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",...

Good planning is required to ensure that the stairs in the house do not become an accident hazard. This is usually done by experts. However, it is also advisable for builders or owners to find out about staircase construction in the course of renovation work. The "bauen.de" portal provides information on how to calculate stairs and what to look out for when building stairs. This must...

The GDW Federal Association of German Housing and Real Estate Companies recently published various tips on the subject of "saving energy" to mark the current situation. These include lowering the room temperature. According to the association, temperatures of 20 to 22 degrees are sufficient during the heating period. If the apartment is aired, the heating should be turned off beforehand to reduce energy costs.

Residents of a shared house had complained to their landlady about their flatmate. The landlady then wrote to him with the following content: "Due to complaints about strong odors and vermin in the stairwell, we would like to carry out an inspection of your apartment. Our employee, Mr. K., will inspect the stairwell on Thursday, 15 August 2019 at 10 a.m....

According to the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Die Moderne Küche (AMK), outdoor food preparation is becoming increasingly important. Interested parties can purchase outdoor kitchens in different versions. Among other things, they should make sure that they are made of weather and UV-resistant materials and that the appliances and accessories have been designed for outdoor use....

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