The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The words you need to know before renting a flat in Germany From smaller towns to the bigger metropolises, renting in Germany ain’t easy. While we can’t find you a flat, we hope to take some of the confusion out of doing so. https://www.thelocal.de/20200131/words-youll-need-to-understand-renting-in-germany Fri, 31 Jan 2020 11:43:15 +0100 words-youll-need-to-understand-renting-in-germany Nearly 1,800 people turn up for single flat viewing in Berlin How difficult is it to find a reasonably priced flat to rent in Berlin? Well, there's a lot of competition out there as this mass viewing shows. https://www.thelocal.de/20191125/nearly-1800-people-turn-up-for-flat-viewing-in-berlin Mon, 25 Nov 2019 16:25:31 +0100 nearly-1800-people-turn-up-for-flat-viewing-in-berlin Berlin has the fastest rising house prices in the world, study finds Berlin ranks first in front of cities like Hong Kong, Paris and London when it comes to rising real estate prices, a study released on Tuesday found. Three other German cities also made it into the top ten. https://www.thelocal.de/20180411/berlin-has-highest-rising-real-estate-prices-out-of-every-metropolitan-city-study Wed, 11 Apr 2018 19:08:53 +0200 berlin-has-highest-rising-real-estate-prices-out-of-every-metropolitan-city-study Dortmund woman dies after neighbour 'deliberately blows up building' A man was arrested at the weekend on suspicion of murder for blowing up the terraced house that he lives in. The blast left the house destroyed with one woman dead. https://www.thelocal.de/20170403/man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murder-over-blown-up-house Mon, 03 Apr 2017 17:32:50 +0200 man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murder-over-blown-up-house Berlin the new London? 10m2 flat to rent for €750 a month 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20160923/berlin-the-new-london-10m2-flat-for-rent-750-a-month Fri, 23 Sep 2016 14:57:47 +0200 berlin-the-new-london-10m2-flat-for-rent-750-a-month Germany's most expensive luxury flat sold in Berlin Is the capital no longer "poor but sexy"? Berlin has sold off the most expensive flat in Germany at more than €19,000 per square meter. https://www.thelocal.de/20160413/berlin-sells-off-germanys-most-expensive-luxury-flat Wed, 13 Apr 2016 15:02:03 +0200 berlin-sells-off-germanys-most-expensive-luxury-flat Germany hits 10-year-high in home-building The German housing market is booming, particularly for brand new flats. https://www.thelocal.de/20160408/german-housing-market-booming-more-than-in-past-decade Fri, 08 Apr 2016 11:39:54 +0200 german-housing-market-booming-more-than-in-past-decade Tenant must pay for shirking paint duties 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20141107/tenant-must-pay-for-not-painting-apartment-white-germany Fri, 07 Nov 2014 11:09:00 +0100 tenant-must-pay-for-not-painting-apartment-white-germany Should rents in cities be capped? Germany’s next government is set to introduce an upper limit on rents in highly-populated areas. While the changes would be welcomed by most tenants, they are not universally popular. https://www.thelocal.de/20131118/should-rents-be-capped-in-germany Mon, 18 Nov 2013 09:05:00 +0100 should-rents-be-capped-in-germany