Tag: Tenancy law
How tenants get an overview of their consumption
High energy costs Not all tenants are regularly informed about the amount of their energy costs. (Photo: dpa) Winter is yet to come – and with it the need to…
These are six mistakes owners should avoid
apartment viewing A change of tenant is not automatically an opportunity to improve the account balance, because rent increases are regulated by law. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Frankfurt If there is a…
Industry and trade unions are demanding hardship funds
Verdi boss Frank (right) at a demo in Berlin “Without an upper limit, high-income households will be reimbursed thousands of euros that really don’t need it.” (Photo: Stefan Boness/Ipon) Berlin…
FDP stops traffic light plans to relieve tenants
Berlin The dispute in the traffic light coalition about how to deal with the increased energy costs is now also affecting housing policy. Originally, landlords and tenants should share the…
New gas heating or new heat pump?
High gas prices If you are forced to replace your heating system, you should think carefully about whether a new gas heating system or a heat pump is the right…
Housing group reserves the right to terminate tenants
thermostat of a heater Due to rising energy prices, utility bills for tenants are expected to skyrocket. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Many tenants in Germany are burdened by sharply rising electricity…
Vonovia reserves the right to terminate tenants during the energy crisis
thermostat of a heater Due to rising energy prices, utility bills for tenants are expected to skyrocket. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Many tenants in Germany are burdened by sharply rising electricity…
Vonovia reserves the right to terminate tenants during the energy crisis
Lettering by Vonovia Due to rising gas prices, utility bills for tenants can skyrocket. (Photo: imago/wolterfoto) Dusseldorf If necessary, the housing giant Vonovia wants to terminate tenants who have not…
The government wants to split the CO2 price between tenants and landlords
Berlin The debate on how to split the CO2 price between tenants and landlords is entering the next round. Parliamentary deliberations on the government’s plan to also allow landlords to…
Energy costs for landlords: Housing companies want government help
Block of flats in the Hanover region Landlords complain about high advance payments for gas. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Not only the tenants, but also the landlords are struggling with the…
Environmental protection against climate protection – the real estate industry calls for less regulation
Berlin According to the traffic light government, from January 1, 2024, every newly installed heating system should be operated with at least 65 percent renewable energy – a year earlier…
Rent increases: The comeback of index leases
Real estate in Munich Munich is one of the cities where a significant proportion of rental contracts are based on the inflation index. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf For years they had…
Company demands stricter heating regulations for tenants
LEG real estate After its rival Vonovia, the group is number two in the German market for private landlords. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Germany’s second-largest private real estate group, LEG Immobilien,…
Company demands stricter heating regulations for tenants
LEG real estate After its rival Vonovia, the group is number two in the German market for private landlords. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Germany’s second largest private real estate group, LEG…
LEG demands stricter heating requirements for tenants
LEG apartment building After its rival Vonovia, the group is number two in the German market for private landlords. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Germany’s second largest private real estate group, LEG…
What the rising prices mean for the additional costs
Save energy A woman turns the thermostat on a heater. Rising energy prices are becoming a heavy financial burden for tenants and owners. Photo: dpa (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Axel Gedaschko…
Housing association turns off gas for heating for tenants
Save energy Responsibility must be shared by everyone. (Photo: dpa) Coburg The municipal housing association of the city of Coburg is temporarily shutting off the gas for the heating of…
Municipalities warn of bankruptcies at gas suppliers
Berlin The German Association of Towns and Municipalities has warned of the consequences of a worsening of the gas crisis and has called for consequences. “It must be prevented, also…
This is now changing for tenants and landlords
View of modern residential buildings in Berlin-Mitte A new rent index law has been in force nationwide since July 1st. The reform brings changes. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt After years of…
Tenancy law Heating, ancillary costs, hot water: what the landlord is allowed to do
energy costs The first housing companies are considering lowering the heating temperature – is that allowed? (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The Dippoldiswalde eG housing association would probably have preferred to spare…