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
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public lecture on November 16.11.2023, XNUMX
On Thursday next week at 19 p.m. there will be an information event in the “Galerie Mutter Fourage” in Berlin-Wannsee. She judges
Feedback through article statistics
Anyone who reads blog articles like mine on the Internet is usually looking for a solution to a problem
Transfer against usufruct
The transfer of real estate (or shares in it) to children during your lifetime is often tax motivated. Donations are in Germany
Documents for buying an apartment
If you don't buy real estate on a regular basis, you'll be asking yourself what documents the notary needs at the latest when you submit the notarization order.
Interview in the Berlin Real Estate Talk on October 17.10.2023, XNUMX
Next Tuesday I will be the guest again of Achim Amann, the CEO of Black Label Immobilien (registration here). We
Tuesday, May 16th: 44th Berlin Real Estate Talk at BLP
Next Tuesday I'll be a guest at the 44th Berlin real estate talk at Black Label Immobilien. It's about fundamental questions
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
Continuation: Reduced Lending Values by EU Directive?
The remaining useful life of a property is of crucial importance for its mortgage lending value. A reduced remaining service life specified by the EU directive
Save taxes with the EU
The remaining useful life of buildings has been significantly reduced since yesterday. This also has tax implications: legal basis According to Article 9 of the
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
Broker commission for pre-emption rights
The content of the contract does not change through the exercise of a right of first refusal. By exercising a right of first refusal (for tenants' right of first refusal see my yesterday
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,
interpreter in the certification
The following applies in Germany: the official language is German (see eg Section 23 VwVfG, Section 87 AO, Section 19 SGB X). Also
The 14-day period for sales contracts
Impatience has no place in the notary. Sometimes it is desired that a certification goes as quickly as possible. The reasons are different
How many notaries are there in Berlin?
Some statistics The information portal of the Federal Chamber of Notaries contains a very clear table in which the numbers of members of the Chambers of Notaries in
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
Due diligence when buying apartment buildings - here: rent
The rental price brake was not taken so seriously at first, but that has now changed. A key focus of the object inspection at
Calculation of notary fees
When we are commissioned with a notarial process, we are often asked how much it ultimately costs. That sounds easy, is
Who appoints the notary in a purchase contract?
There seem to be different ideas as to which side has the right to choose the notary. Some sellers are calling as a precaution
Can a notary certify nationwide?
On the occasion of a real estate transfer in Berlin, the owner asked me whether I could also notarize a house in West Germany or whether
The GbR as a real estate seller (Part 2)
Why is the notarial process problematic despite the changed legal situation? That the §§ 1a BGB, 899 para.
Tobias Scheidacker in an interview at BusinessTalk am KuDamm
I am very pleased that I was able to give Claudia Bechstein a short interview about the role of the notary and the differences
Annual Tax Act 2022 – increasing gift tax for transfers from January 01.01.2023st, XNUMX
Focus, Wirtschaftswoche, Finanzen100, Börse Online, but also savings banks and associations such as Haus & Grund did that a few days ago
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
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
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
Conversion ban: visiting the 11th Berlin Real Estate Talks on 29.09.2020/XNUMX/XNUMX
Achim Amann from Black Label Immobilien invited me to talk to him about real estate again, this time on the planned conversion ban