Have you been wondering whether it’s better value to rent or to buy a flat or house? After analyzing hundreds of cities and districts across the country, a German market research institute offers some insights.
Germany’s affordable housing problems are magnified in Berlin, where a swelling population is leading to eye-watering rent increases. While some tenants are being pushed out of their homes, others are fighting back.
From being able to rent a flat to getting a phone line, a form called a Schufa can be a decisive factor for many. With NGOs calling for the procedure to be more transparent, what exactly is this paper and why is it so important?
Research published by a leading economic institute on Wednesday shows that the much lamented rent control law has had some effect in slowing down the pace of rental increases.
A new study released on Wednesday shows an increase in average annual rent prices for new rentals in big cities across Germany such as Munich and Berlin.
Countless studies have been done on the most expensive cities in Germany for rents. But, given stark differences in salaries across the country, a new report provides more interesting insights.
An investigation released on Thursday by Spiegel and Bayerischer Rundfunk has exposed how people with typical German names are more likely to be invited to an apartment viewing than someone with a foreign-sounding name.
This shoebox apartment in the gentrified Bergmann-Kiez neighbourhood may be a sign that the tides are turning for Berlin’s comparatively cheap housing market.
A tenant must pay more than €3,000 for failing to follow German etiquette and repaint the walls of his apartment white after moving out, a Munich court has ruled.
In an effort to stop luxury renovations that are forcing long-time local residents out of their homes, the local government in a Berlin district will not approve many remodeling requests, including floor heating and building a second balcony.
More Germans rent their homes than anywhere else in Europe, but it‘s not such an affordable option as it once was, according to a new study released on Thursday by real estate association IVD.
