Building prices 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 increased in price, by 77.3 percent compared to the previous year's average. Roof battens became 65.1 percent more expensive and...

Owners and tenants can reduce their heating costs by taking 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 slightly. For every degree lowered, around six percent of energy can be saved. In addition, the radiators should not be set to the highest level, as this can cause rooms to...

A landlord may not immediately give notice to a tenant who has withheld part of her rent due to the Berlin rent cap. This has now been decided by the Berlin Regional Court. In this case, the tenant had withheld part of the rent since March 2020 in reliance on the rent cap. She did not immediately pay back this part after the rent cap ended in spring 2021,...

What can young tenants look out for when moving into their first home? The bellevue.nzz.ch website provides the answer to this question and various tips. Before buying furniture and accessories, it is advisable to think about the furnishing style. Tenants should also think about the choice of colors in advance 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 home and the number of loan agreements remains "at a consistently high level". This is the conclusion reached by ING Germany on the basis of the Baufi-Barometer. Based on the question "How does Germany finance", the construction financing data of ING customers was analyzed on an anonymous basis....

A large proportion of pollutant emissions can be reduced through good planning during construction. The Federal Environment Agency has now pointed this out. A study - carried out between summer 2018 and winter 2020 in two new development areas in Berlin - shows that taking environmental concerns into account at an early planning stage can reduce pollutant emissions from construction projects by more than 90 percent.

Due to the rise in energy prices, the Heat+ initiative advises owners to renovate their homes to make them more energy efficient. This has several advantages: The energy efficiency of the property can be increased and costs can be reduced. Owners also make a contribution to environmental and climate protection. One of the measures the Initiative Wärme+ advises owners to take is to heat with...

Two neighbors in Frankfurt am Main got into an argument over 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, he denied everything. When the man then announced that he would involve the landlord, his neighbor initially said: "Then come over...

For most people, chairs not only have to be comfortable, they also have to look good. The portal schoener-wohnen.de now shows owners and tenants the wide selection of chairs available for the dining room and kitchen. Whether made of wood, plastic or fiberglass, simple or colorful, expensive or inexpensive - chairs are available in numerous materials, colors and designs.

In a study, the owners' association Haus & Grund Deutschland found that rents became more affordable for wage earners between 2015 and 2020. For the study, the owners' association compared, among other things, the increase in wages with the increases in existing rents and new contract rents. While wages increased on average during the survey period...