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 German succession law is pretty clear on what happens to your assets if you die without a will. But there are some big advantages - particularly for foreigners - of writing one. https://www.thelocal.de/20240426/explained-how-to-write-a-will-in-germany Fri, 26 Apr 2024 12:19:14 +0200 explained-how-to-write-a-will-in-germany A 93-year-old widow from the United States has donated $22 million to the zoo in Cologne, Germany, saying she wanted to give back to the city where she and her husband met during the Second World War, German media reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170901/couple-who-left-germany-after-nazi-persecution-donate-22-million-to-cologne-zoo Fri, 01 Sep 2017 16:09:35 +0200 couple-who-left-germany-after-nazi-persecution-donate-22-million-to-cologne-zoo Inheritances and donated assets have reached a peak of €109 billion in Germany, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170823/germans-are-inheriting-more-now-than-ever-before Wed, 23 Aug 2017 18:45:25 +0200 germans-are-inheriting-more-now-than-ever-before Police on Monday arrested a 25-year-old man who they say murdered his wealthy grandparents because he feared they would cut him out of their estate. https://www.thelocal.de/20170627/grandson-arrested-for-brutal-murder-of-millionaire-pensioner-couple Tue, 27 Jun 2017 13:25:04 +0200 grandson-arrested-for-brutal-murder-of-millionaire-pensioner-couple The next generation of Germans is in luck: a new survey shows one in five will pass on a quarter of a million euros to their posterity. https://www.thelocal.de/20170607/one-in-five-germans-will-bequeath-at-least-250000-in-inheritance Wed, 07 Jun 2017 18:30:47 +0200 one-in-five-germans-will-bequeath-at-least-250000-in-inheritance A married couple who arrived at Munich Airport on Monday evening from Chicago were more than a little careless with their possessions. Luckily a thorough cleaner stepped in to help. https://www.thelocal.de/20170308/forgetful-munich-couple-leave-170000-inheritance-on-plane Wed, 08 Mar 2017 15:23:55 +0100 forgetful-munich-couple-leave-170000-inheritance-on-plane Police got involved after a stash of gold worth millions was dug up in the back garden of a house in eastern Bavaria – just after the owner of the house had died. https://www.thelocal.de/20160105/huge-gold-stash-found-in-bavarian-garden Tue, 05 Jan 2016 16:20:04 +0100 huge-gold-stash-found-in-bavarian-garden Judges at the Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe said on Wednesday that the government must change rules reducing tax on inherited family-owned businesses within 18 months. https://www.thelocal.de/20141217/constitutional-court-orders-new-business-inheritance-tax Wed, 17 Dec 2014 13:42:00 +0100 constitutional-court-orders-new-business-inheritance-tax Inheritance taxes may no longer favour straight married couples over homosexual couples, according to a ruling by Germany’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100817/29205 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:45:00 +0200 29205 Austrian officials are struggling to find a final resting place for a dead German man whom no one wants. The man’s relatives refuse to claim the “lonely corpse” because he left a mountain of debt behind when he died six weeks ago. https://www.thelocal.de/20100113/24539 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:42:00 +0100 24539