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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by Christiane Mergner There is a special treasure in Berlin: the old Berlin buildings from the turn of the century, in the Wilhelminian era
On Thursday next week at 19 p.m. there will be an information event in the “Galerie Mutter Fourage” in Berlin-Wannsee. She judges
Anyone who reads blog articles like mine on the Internet is usually looking for a solution to a problem
The transfer of real estate (or shares in it) to children during your lifetime is often tax motivated. Donations are in Germany
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.
Next Tuesday I will be the guest again of Achim Amann, the CEO of Black Label Immobilien (registration here). We
Next Tuesday I'll be a guest at the 44th Berlin real estate talk at Black Label Immobilien. It's about fundamental questions
When preparing draft sales contracts, there is some information that is always required in the notary’s office. It makes sense to use this
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
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
Today it is in the press that the European Parliament will more or less immediately stop all building activity in Europe
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
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
Basic rule If rented living space, which has been or is to be owned after being let to the tenant,
The following applies in Germany: the official language is German (see eg Section 23 VwVfG, Section 87 AO, Section 19 SGB X). Also
Impatience has no place in the notary. Sometimes it is desired that a certification goes as quickly as possible. The reasons are different
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
There have been notaries as long as mankind has been able to write – our colleague Diehn in Hamburg even goes back to them
The rental price brake was not taken so seriously at first, but that has now changed. A key focus of the object inspection at
When we are commissioned with a notarial process, we are often asked how much it ultimately costs. That sounds easy, is
There seem to be different ideas as to which side has the right to choose the notary. Some sellers are calling as a precaution
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
Why is the notarial process problematic despite the changed legal situation? That the §§ 1a BGB, 899 para.
Partial legal capacity of a GbR and purchase situation In 2001, the BGH (II ZR 331/00) ruled that a company under civil law (GbR)
I am very pleased that I was able to give Claudia Bechstein a short interview about the role of the notary and the differences
Focus, Wirtschaftswoche, Finanzen100, Börse Online, but also savings banks and associations such as Haus & Grund did that a few days ago
In June of this year I was appointed as a notary - for a job advertisement in October 2019, so it's almost done
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
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
Dear Mr. Scheidacker, I have a question for you regarding tenancy law. There is water damage in a rental apartment that we manage
Anyone who does not buy apartments on a permanent basis cannot usually accurately assess the content and scope of the business, and neither
An interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sunday newspaper is also something special for me. Released May 15, 2022, it has
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
Problem Again and again, politicians and tenants' associations call for better protection against rent increases and terminations for personal use. Exemplary likes
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 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
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
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
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
The situation around the Berlin rent index 2021 (see here, here and here) has meant that rental appraisers are currently in demand.
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
Starting position As stated yesterday, Berlin is currently most likely without a rent index. That begs the question of how to formally effective an
Starting position On May 6, 2021, the Berlin Senate published the Berlin rent index 2021. The official brochure states that
From April to June, I always met Christopher Brée in the clubhouse on Mondays at 20.30 p.m. to relax about
You can find the original decision here. The annulment of the law by the BVerfG raises various questions, including:
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
A few days ago I talked to Achim Amann from BLP about the first year of rent cover. We have
Lately, there have been an increasing number of cases in our practice in which general representatives want or have to act, but they do
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.