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pappnase wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2025 12:51 pm Welcome to the club alma.freya.

Thanks. I was also allowed to retain my British citizenship. Considering the next government may attempt to reverse the new nationality laws, I've potentially been very lucky to fall within a short window where dual citizenship is possible.

Today I became a German citizen, regained my EU citizenship, and was also allowed to vote in the German Federal Election after presenting the Wahlamt with my Einbürgerungsurkunde.

After 9 months, my citizenship application has been approved and I can pick up my certificate in February. I'll be an EU citizen again!

Unfortunately it won't be in time to vote in the upcoming election.

Nothing to do with tyres here, but I was wondering if anybody has a tip for me to help stop the windscreen of my car from getting covered in condensation? You want to reduce the amount of moisture in the air of your cabin. When you start a new journey, turn on the engine and set your air conditione...

WhyNot wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 1:37 pm The offer was to renew the complete Appartment and make it standard with VDE**

Has the electrician provided you with a Prüfprotokolle?

Ask for a detailed invoice with line items; they should be able to provide this (how else would they know the total?).

snowingagain wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2024 8:32 pm jogging in shorts.
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it was Jimmy

I could hardly believe it, but turns out Presidents really do wear shorts:
https://mashable.com/article/presidential-shorty-shorts

Thank you. Would transaction receipts downloaded from my bank be sufficient? In a pinch yes, since they will show HRMC as the recipient and "NI" as the subject of the transfer. But it would be better to get a letter issued by HMRC attesting to these NI contributions. OK I'll try with the ...

get a D tax deduction for the cost Oh I wasn't aware of this. I made some Class 2 contributions this year. I can deduct those on my tax return? Would this be the correct place on a tax return to include it? Capture.JPG Yes. Remember to send the Finanzamt proof of your NI contributions and then to c...

GaryC wrote: ↑Sat Dec 28, 2024 3:07 pm get a D tax deduction for the cost

Oh I wasn't aware of this. I made some Class 2 contributions this year. I can deduct those on my tax return?

Would this be the correct place on a tax return to include it?

I don’t know selling legalities so need a good Makler. I wouldn't trust the Makler to know these either. That's what the Notar is for. I sold this year using a Makler. I received valuations from 4 that included detailed reports of the property and market, information about commission, sale prospect...

When I mentioned that I have 3 other interested parties, he was quite disgruntled saying he’d already invested a lot of time and that I should forward the prospective buyers to him as he can arrange finance etc. He also said he found this ‘nicht schön‘. I just said that the interested parties are t...

Emkay, I have it in my mind that you are a woman? (you have made reference to your husband in the past so I am making an assumption here, forgive me if I am wrong). It's also worth considering if the treatment you are receiving is due to your gender. Every woman I know has stories where professional...

When I mentioned that I have 3 other interested parties, he was quite disgruntled saying he’d already invested a lot of time and that I should forward the prospective buyers to him as he can arrange finance etc. He also said he found this ‘nicht schön‘. I just said that the interested parties are t...

If the mood currently spread by insurers alone is anything to go by, the highest wave of price increases in years is on the horizon. Among other things, they cite significantly increasing costs for repairs : according to the German Insurance Association, spare parts have become an average of 6.2% m...

Update: Spoke with the landlord and they said of course the deposit can be paid over 3 months, it's allowed by law (my current landlord said the same thing however it was explicitly stated in the contract). I guess it depends on the landlord, their previous experiences with tenants, and some other f...

Does the tenant have to pay the entire deposit in advance? Guys, I'm surprised even that such questions get asked at all !! Yes, perhaps it was silly to ask considering the answer is clearly: no, BGB 551(2) still applies regardless of what is written in the contract. In my current contract is was e...

1. Sign the contract and when we do the key handover, tell them I'll pay the deposit over 3 months (as is my right). 2. Discuss paying the deposit over 3 months (as is my right) before signing the contract and see how they respond. comment to 1.: The landlord will not hand over the key before the d...

My concern is the landlord either a) not knowing about this law (incompetence), or b) claiming the contract supersedes it (lying) and withholds the keys until the entire deposit is paid upfront. Then we get in to lawyer & local court territory and at this point I wouldn't want this person as my...