The view from the outside
German tenancy law from an international point of view Naturally, word has got around in an international environment that Germany has a restrictive tenancy law and currently
Rental cover clause with new contract
The Berliner MietWoG casts its shadow ahead. Landlords, who want to rent out at the moment, are facing the problem that they are
Current applications for rental and real estate law in the Bundestag and Bundesrat
The following are the motions and legislative initiatives of various members and fractions of the current German Bundestag and
Considerations for re-letting
Problem Statement One of the most common questions that private owners currently ask us is whether and if so how to
Interview with Christopher Brée
Mr. Brée, you are sales manager at the oldest real estate company in Berlin, Artur Caesar Behrendt. Since 1888, ACB realizes real estate. how do you see
taz interview with me
Recently, I noticed several times that the journalism of the taz creates an astonishingly balanced impression. As far as I am concerned
Interview with Christopher Zebitz
Mr. Zebitz, you are managing director of Zebitz & Heyden Real Estate GmbH, a Berlin family business. Since 30 years, you mediate
Interview with Holger Marquardt
Mr. Marquardt, Engel & Völkers is one of the larger brokerage companies in the German and thus also in the Berlin market. you are
Interview with Alexander Schlüter
Mr. Schlüter, you work as a Transaction Manager at W & W Real Estate, a company that has previously been involved in real estate transactions worth
Mietendeckel is a reason for termination
Loss of the business basis The intended content of the Berlin Mietenteckelgesetz is a serious inferior position of the legal position of the Berlin landlords. The possibility
Video interview with me
Between all the lectures on Mietenteckel (Berlin), housing package (Federation) and case law (BGH, BVerfG) on the one hand and my actual work as a lawyer
DIW: Regulation increases ownership
a direct relationship The German Institute for Economic Research has measured the effects of increased regulation in the housing market. The abstract
Mietendeckel from the perspective of a private owner
two attitudes to Mietenteckel: Unbelief vs. Exit Through my blog I get a lot of information from people I have not
Personal use termination for others
The protected group of people You can not only terminate for yourself as owner, but also for others. §
Berlin without Mietspiegel
The current Berlin rent index 2019 will be the last for the time being. Because the Berlin Senate wants to introduce a Mietendeckel, in whose
Berlin Senate approves Mietendeckel for Nuremberg
The Berlin Senate today launched a bill to cap rents in Nuremberg. After information
current situation in the Berlin housing market
The caretaker Mr. X. manages around 2.500 apartments, mostly for private small owners. Recently, an 5 room apartment was vacated. The gas floor heating
The red Berlin: strategies for a socialist city
If you want to read more about how parts of society want to transform our city politically, you will find it here. Problem is accordingly
Berlin Mietendeckel: no problem
Today, the contents of the rental cover planned by the Senator have been published in the press: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/radikale-einschnitte-in-den-wohnungsmarkt-the-that-the-first-design-of-berliner -mietendeckels / 24938762.html You do not have much
Transformation: now!
Only a short time window GroKo wants to restrict the distribution of houses in condominiums. The Süddeutsche reports verbatim: "This
BGH: Rental price brake in Hesse void (and thus also in Berlin)
Initial situation The rental price brake works in two stages. In § 556d BGB (= federal law) allows the federal legislature to the state governments, by regulation (= state law)
MdB Kai Wegner on the Berlin housing policy
"Dear Mr. Scheidacker, ... As you point out correctly in your article, Red-Red-Green aggravates the situation by a multitude of dirigistic interventions
Resignation from the right of first refusal - is that even possible?
Initial situation The district of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg has exercised the right of first refusal for five houses in favor of a private institution (a cooperative). Indeed
Documents for personal use termination
The letter of termination is the central point of departure for own use. Errors in the letter of termination can not be corrected. In addition, you give him the
DIW misunderstands Berlin housing policy
A great proposal The DIW in Berlin yesterday put in a press release an excellent concept in the room: the
Why are the building permit numbers going back?
In the last 5 years the following happened: 2014 was introduced (in Berlin) the ban on misappropriation. 2015 became (nationwide) the rental price brake
Emissions trading for buildings
Current state of discussion It has long been demanded that emissions trading be extended to the building sector, see for example a paper by
Distribution and sale despite environmental protection
Initial situation Houses in environmental protection areas sell badly. For large investors (such as Blackstone) is Milieuschutz a "red flag", ie an exclusion criterion.
Federal Government prepares economic program for brokers
Thanks in advance Before going into my current topic, I would like to thank: my previous article on the impact
Berlin housing market: ended
an interesting lunch I had lunch today with the Head of Transactions of a mid-sized real estate company and we talked
Eigenbedarfskündigung
frequent reasons for redundancies due to my own needs Lately, more and more mandates for termination of my own employment have been brought to me. In most
Suggested solutions with expertise
Sometimes it takes a look from the outside, preferably from someone with expertise. Today, Joachim Voth, a professor, came forward
now rent increase at a later date?
Is it possible to raise the rent to, let's say, September 2020 when the three years have passed?
Escape from the Berlin real estate market
End with fun. The plans of the Berlin Senate for a Mietendeckel seem the lethargy of recent years on the part of the owners
groundless termination of housing
Property: a matter of the Basic Law Until 1971, it was always possible for a landlord to terminate a residential tenant. Just like that, without
OFF-administration for small houses
The problem of finding a steward! The appointment of a WEG administrator can not be excluded by law, § 20 WAY. smaller
Protection against dismissal for old tenants?
many parallel developments It happens again a lot crazy in real estate law. I have 6 weeks with other things
IW Cologne: Milieuschutzgutachten Berlin
The effects of environmental protection are not validated enough. In Berlin, although more and more protected areas are reported, so that a significant
irritating developments
the headlines of a week last week Wednesday there was apparently a politically motivated arson attack on property owned by Deutsche Wohnen (picture report
Milieuschutz in Berlin - the current state
Overview There are now 56 designated conservation areas in Berlin with approximately 450.000 apartments, or around 30% of the total
The influence of purchase prices on rentals
A simple bill The purchase price of an apartment or a rental house as an investment has a direct influence on the minimum rent required
Deutsche Bank Research: real estate market 2019
Summary Deutsche Bank Research has presented its outlook on the German real estate market 2019. Interest rates remain low, professionals in
The influence of traffic on the value of real estate
Vision Imagine you live on Hohenzollerndamm or on the Bundesallee. In the front house. Instead of traffic noise you will
Own requirements: elimination of the reason for termination before expiry of the deadline
Relevant times in the case of a self-employment termination There are various legally relevant dates for a self-employment termination. The first is the moment in
BGH: landlord must prove the housing size at rent increase
How rent increases work In the current lease, the landlord can increase the rent, if the local comparative rent is higher and certain
BGH strengthens landlord rights: no statute of limitations for injunctive relief in the current lease
Limitation of claims Claims, ie the right to demand from someone else to act or omit, become statute-barred. That means,
"Berlin Mietendeckel" not possible
no regionalization of tenancy After it is probably nothing at the federal level with further tenancy law tightening, the Berlin Senate has considerations
BGH: no landlord change in internal sale
Legal principle When a rented apartment (or house) is sold, then the old landlord leaves the lease
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