Guest article: Art glazing in old Berlin buildings – preserve, restore, reconstruct
by Christiane Mergner There is a special treasure in Berlin: the old Berlin buildings from the turn of the century, in the Wilhelminian era
Category: Tenancy Law
Choice of law for foreign real estate
I was asked the following question: “Do you have the right to choose which inheritance law applies to real estate abroad (Mallorca)? In Mallorca
Guest article on the topic of securing liquidity and protecting against bad debts
Readers who have been following my blog for a while know that I like to give colleagues and entrepreneurs the opportunity to write a guest post
BGH: No rent cap for basements
The rent cap puts considerable pressure on landlords: apartments can often no longer be rented out to cover costs. Than in Berlin
Interview: Establishing a notary office in times of real estate change
In an interview at Businesstalk am Kudamm I talk about setting up a notary's office at the height of the real estate crisis and the
Interview: Inheritance and inheritance of real estate
The team from Businesstalk am Kudamm was my guest in my office. The interview with Claudia Bechstein dealt with the topic of inheritance and inheritance of real estate.
new order forms for notarizing apartment purchase contracts
When preparing draft sales contracts, there is some information that is always required in the notary’s office. It makes sense to use this
Hard to believe: the end of the new building activity immediately?
Today it is in the press that the European Parliament will more or less immediately stop all building activity in Europe
What do US government bonds have to do with the German real estate market?
What different markets are there? Everywhere the press writes that the real estate boom of the last few years is over and single-family houses or
Tenant right of first refusal
Basic rule If rented living space, which has been or is to be owned after being let to the tenant,
Don't be afraid of "professional beginners" - change in the admission requirements for the notary's office over time
There have been notaries as long as mankind has been able to write – our colleague Diehn in Hamburg even goes back to them
Finally notary! – Thematic extension of this blog and some personal insights.
In June of this year I was appointed as a notary - for a job advertisement in October 2019, so it's almost done
Tobias Scheidacker visiting the capital podcast
Wolfgang and Erik from the capital podcast interviewed me a few weeks ago for the anniversary episode of their capital podcast. It didn't work
LG Berlin: Rent index 2021 = simple rent index and suitable means of justification
Judgments of May 24.05.2022th, 65 on Az. 189 S 21/09.06.2022 and of June 67th, 50 on Az. 22 S XNUMX/XNUMX Two different rental appeals chambers of the
Practice of modernization consulting
Dear Mr. Scheidacker, I have a question for you regarding tenancy law. There is water damage in a rental apartment that we manage
Important for apartment buyers: Have the purchase contract checked in advance!
Anyone who does not buy apartments on a permanent basis cannot usually accurately assess the content and scope of the business, and neither
as a guest at the FAZ on Sunday
An interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sunday newspaper is also something special for me. Released May 15, 2022, it has
Piston seizure
Rental excluded! According to the Guthmann market report, the median asking price for Berlin properties for sale as of May 02.05.2022nd, 5.370 is around 0,8 euros/sqm. At XNUMX% interest
Protection against rent explosion and termination for personal use
Problem Again and again, politicians and tenants' associations call for better protection against rent increases and terminations for personal use. Exemplary likes
20 years tenancy
I was admitted to the bar in the summer of 2002, which means it will be 20 years this year. During that time there was
CO2 clause in the rental agreement
“CO2 price The current federal government is planning to exclude the allocation of additional costs (heating costs) to the tenant on a pro rata basis in relation to the CO2 price. This forces
Adjustment of operating cost prepayments in the context of sharply rising energy prices
Avoiding high additional payments Today's most common rental structure is a net cold rent plus ancillary cost prepayments. The latter is to be settled annually and
AG Spandau: Berlin rent index 2021 is void.
Anyone who has been following my posts here in the blog for a long time knows that there were serious problems immediately after the publication of the Berlin Rent Index 2021
Own needs reports for the purpose of sale
In 2021, two main topics shaped our office work: rent controls and personal use. Relationship between rent level and willingness to rent We already have
List of rental appraisers in Berlin
The situation around the Berlin rent index 2021 (see here, here and here) has meant that rental appraisers are currently in demand.
Re-letting without a rental price brake
With their assessment (discussed here) that there has been no rent index in Berlin since May 13.05.2021th, XNUMX, Richter Beuermann (GE rent index
Rent increase without rent index
Starting position As stated yesterday, Berlin is currently most likely without a rent index. That begs the question of how to formally effective an
Berlin without Mietspiegel
Starting position On May 6, 2021, the Berlin Senate published the Berlin rent index 2021. The official brochure states that
Clubhouse 9:XNUMX - the relaxed real estate talk
From April to June, I always met Christopher Brée in the clubhouse on Mondays at 20.30 p.m. to relax about
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 17 p.m .: Online seminar on the BVerfG's rent cap decision
You can find the original decision here. The annulment of the law by the BVerfG raises various questions, including:
Friday 19 p.m .: Discussion about the rent cap decision
The decision of the BVerfG on the MietWoG Bln will be published in a few hours (announcement of the court here). Social media is on
1 year rental cover
A few days ago I talked to Achim Amann from BLP about the first year of rent cover. We have
Basics of the general power of attorney
Lately, there have been an increasing number of cases in our practice in which general representatives want or have to act, but they do
Summary of the rent cover
The red-red-green rental cover project has been on our minds for a year and a half, and the law has been (predominantly) in force for six months.
Termination for personal use - seminar on November 30.11.2020th, XNUMX
The termination for personal use is the only possibility for the owner to end a tenancy for living space without the tenant breaching his duty
Fit for buying a home! Seminar on November 16.11.2020, XNUMX
The Berlin housing market is changing. Milieu protection areas, rent controls, rent caps and the planned distribution ban (which will be prevented at least for the moment
Rental cover seminar on October 06.10.2020th, XNUMX: lowering for December?
The rent reduction on November 23.11.2020, XNUMX is currently one of the big issues that our manager and owner clients are concerned with. Must be lowered? Gives
District office Pankow puts an action under penalty payment
Legal guarantee and entitlement to justice Article 19 (4) of the Basic Law is a central norm for our rule of law. Will someone through that
structurally incorrectly calculated notices of rent from preis.de (Conny GmbH)
Initial situation Conny GmbH (formerly Lexfox GmbH) advertises tenant mandates with its website www.mallermiete.de. In terms of content, it usually works
Rental price brake extended in Berlin
Another 5 years rent brake in Berlin The rent brake came into effect in Berlin on June 01.06.2015, XNUMX and was for a term
Live conversation on May 5, 2020 at 19 p.m.
The current work situation with a mixture of law firm, home office, video conferencing, zoom seminars and even my first online court hearing (the day before yesterday) is something
Seminar on April 22.04.2020, 1 with two topics: 2. COVInsAG, XNUMX. Rent cover (current)
We are currently unable to meet in person. There are still important seminar topics so that we can offer our next event online.
Guest contribution: Legal written form requirement for rental contracts for business premises and the possibility of ordinary termination in the event of a formal error. From Dr. Fedor Brunner
Leases for business premises that are to be concluded with a fixed contract term of more than one year require § 550
Guest contribution: Preliminary assessment of the COVID 19 bankruptcy suspension law (COVInsAG). By Philip Karrenstein
The Bundestag and Bundesrat have the law to mitigate the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in civil, bankruptcy and criminal procedural law in no time
Guest contribution: rental moratorium and bankruptcy law in corona times. By Wilfried Stechow
As of March 29.03.2020, 27.03.2020 In the article dated March 25.03.2020, XNUMX, the regulations on tenancy law in corona times are based on those adopted by the Bundestag on March XNUMX, XNUMX
Corona law: suspension of payments due to loss of rent
Content of the legal regulation On Wednesday, March 25, 2020, the Bundestag unanimously passed a bill to mitigate the consequences of the
Structural changes in the real estate market: how politics is causing private landlords to sell
Renting as an investment Berlin is a tenant city. 83% of Berliners live in a rented apartment. That means 83% of Berliners
Guest contribution: Rent reduction due to the corona virus? from Dr. Sascha Lambert
The corona virus is all of us busy these days with its effects. This also includes legal considerations. Especially traders who
The first week of rental covers: facts and figures
RentWoG Berlin entered into force on February 23.02.2020, 01.03.2020. Today (Sunday, March 7.30st, XNUMX at XNUMX a.m.) are for Berlin