Tag: building rights
Control Council considers faster procedures to be “overdue”
heavy transport Transporters have long complained that it takes far too long to approve a transport. (Photo: IMAGO/Zoonar) Berlin The National Regulatory Control Council is urging Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD)…
This is how municipal heating planning should look like
Berlin The discussion about heat supply in cities and communities is entering the next round. The federal government’s construction and economics ministries want to avoid a fiasco like the one…
Building permits for apartments collapse again
Construction site From January to May, a total of 113,400 building permits were issued for apartments, which was 27.0 percent fewer than in the same period last year. (Photo: dpa)…
Infographic: Public administration: The make-believe monster bureaucracy
Dusseldorf Too slow, too time-consuming, too complicated – the complaints about the German bureaucracy could be continued indefinitely. In international comparison, there are not that many civil servants and employees…
Building permits for apartments collapse by almost a third
New build apartments in Berlin The number of building commitments for single-family homes also fell at an above-average rate in April. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The crisis in German residential construction…
Bauakademie is designed to speed up modular building
Construction site in Stuttgart So far, only five percent of apartments in Germany are built according to the Lego principle. (Photo: dpa) Berlin There is a lack of affordable housing…
Owners need to consider this when adding to their property
Residential house with extension Owners have a few things to keep in mind with such projects. (Photo: Schwöret Haus/J. Lippert) Dusseldorf When life circumstances and family relationships change, the demands…
Minister of Construction Geywitz: Digital building application coming
Klara Geywitz (SPD) The Federal Building Minister supported the development of the digital building application with federal funds. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Around 220,000 building permits are issued in Germany every…
The 7 biggest mistakes when building your own home
Construction site Mistakes in the preparation can quickly turn the dream of owning a house into a nightmare. Frankfurt, Berlin Building, renovating and refurbishing costs money and also nerves. Countless…
Government cannot agree on acceleration pact
Berlin Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and the prime ministers of the federal states will not agree on a pact this Thursday as planned to speed up planning and approval processes.…
Laws for faster procedures are delayed
Construction work on a motorway bridge The traffic light aims to significantly speed up planning processes and infrastructure projects. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The next cabinet meeting of the federal government…
Laws for faster procedures are delayed
Construction work on a motorway bridge The traffic light aims to significantly speed up planning processes and infrastructure projects. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The next cabinet meeting of the federal government…
Scholz is planning a speed pact with the federal states
Berlin The Federal Chancellery is attempting to speed up planning and approval procedures with its own initiative, thereby fulfilling a central promise made by the traffic light coalition. A “pact…
Bureaucracy slows down heavy equipment on construction sites
Kommatsu excavators at Bauma 2022 in Munich Transporting machines of this size to those on site is becoming an increasing problem, according to industry representatives. (Photo: IMAGO/aal.photo) Berlin The German…
What needs to be checked & how much does the check cost?
gas meter All gas heaters must be inspected from October 1st. (Photo: IMAGO/MiS) Frankfurt Germany has filled up gas storage facilities to prevent a supply shortage in winter. Now each…
How the German bureaucracy is preventing modernization
One of my companies near Heilbronn would like to build a solar system on a 1,600 square meter peripheral area of the company property. Much more would be possible in…
Germany must shake off its indolence
Katja Hessel (FDP) (Photo: PR) Around 90 percent of investments in Germany are made by the private sector. This shows that it is not the state that provides innovations, good…
Tesla receives final approval for Grünheide plant
Planned factory near Berlin The handout provided by Tesla shows a graphic representation of the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin in Grünheide. (Photo: dpa) Berlin A good two years after the start…
Builders should avoid these five mistakes when converting a loft
construction activity An increase in existing buildings could create a lot of new living space. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The prognosis is clear and clear. Adding a storey to the roof…
Several countries are sticking to job-related vaccinations – Habeck wants to extend help for companies until the end of June
Despite a strict zero-Covid policy, the omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading rapidly in Hong Kong. According to the authorities, infections reached a new high for the third day…