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Goodness, since my OP, this has just escalated. Early February, I kindly put this Makler off saying our selling situation is now uncertain. He seemed quite unprofessional I today received an email from the Makler saying he’d like to issue me an invoice for 1000€ plus mwst for his advice asking if I ...

Does anyone have any experience of renovating a house and available energy efficiency grants? I’m still not sure about selling my mother‘s house that I inherited. Or, renovate and let for future security. It’s a 1911 solidly built house and lot would need doing….heating, windows, insulation etc. I’v...

So sorry, emkay. Beautiful photo. Thank you bramble. When we still lived in the UK, we went to the RSPCA to adopt a cat when kiddo was 6. We were shocked that they said that people didn’t want black cats. The reason supposedly being that they aren’t photogenic for selfies, ruined light coloured fur...

We’re heartbroken that our sweet Nelly died today. Super loving until her last moment……

I enquired after my mother’s death. If you inherit a little over the 400k€, the tax rates increase relatively minimally over the tax free amount. Some costs can be deducted such as funeral costs, debts of the deceased, estate administration costs, property maintenance prior to transfer to heir etc. ...

I’m happy as I’ve excused myself from an in-law family gathering today….I’m just not going! I’ve endured 13 years of such gatherings and I’m always as welcome as a f*rt in a lift. So today, no ridicule of any kind and a few hours of welcome alone time.

Having had unpleasant experiences with Maklers recently regarding selling my mother‘s house, I’m wondering if I should have a go at selling privately. I’ve got architect drawings, Energie Ausweis, Grundbuch transferred to me and proof of insurance. I don’t have a Baubeschreibung though not sure if t...

Thanks for that link Emkay. I've checked with neighbours and they have also had 900% increases. However, there is a very interesting point from the link, in that my property falls into two of the land value areas shown on the link. The bottom section of my garden (very roughly an area about 1500-20...

Does anyone else find certain German words annoying for no particular reason? I really dislike lecker = yummy/tastes good. Stromfresser = high electricity consumption appliance. Many others that I can’t recall just now

I am going to speak with a few neighbours to check they've had the same sort of thing, as it does seem excessive. All I can think of is that it seems the calculation date was at the end of 2022. House and land values have increased around here massively in the last 5-6 years, and the end of '22 saw...

We just got our bill, house built 2007. Grundsteuer reduced by 45%. Water increased by 59%. My mother’s house, built 1911, in a neighbouring town went up by 760%. At least that Gemeinde didn’t increase anything else. Not sure if it’s a regional thing though it seems that properties older than the 19...

Using air con definitely helps as mentioned. I used a bowl of Silikat cat litter in 1-2 footwells that made a big difference. Cheap and easy to replace when necessary. Available in most pet stores, Amazon etc.

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We haven’t had our bill yet though Grundsteuer should reduce. But, according to local news, water supply/waste (Abwasser) has increased more than 50%. I’m glad we at least get a discount for waste water for outside tap usage by using a separate water meter.

My husband thinks I’ve now finally lost any marbles I had left 😂 No, it is me who lost any marbles I had left, because I actually looked at Youtube if this really exists. Yes, it does... No kidding, 8 hours straight cat entertainment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N20V_6EbCbM (The comment section...

One of our old lady cats has always been super loudly vocal. Now she’s very persistent. Vet says she’s just bored now she doesn’t want to go outdoors anymore and doesn’t play with cat toys. I’m very happy to have found ‘Cat TV’ videos on YouTube. She’s mesmerised for hours. My husband thinks I’ve no...

Love is like a fart…..if it’s forced, it’s probably sh*t

I’m super happy that kiddo has moved back home for a while after 4 years away at uni.

Great advice….

Just to clarify, if I have interested buyers before even contacting the Makler in question, I’m NOT required to forward them to the Makler…..especially as there’s no contract in place? Seems that the Makler is ‘nicht schön‘, not me? I think you are right. If you really do have buyers already, I wou...

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...