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Tip of the Week: How to join a Mieterverein (renters' association) in Germany

Tip of the Week: How to join a Mieterverein (renters' association) in Germany

As finding a flat in Germany is such an important step, it’s essential to have a clearly stated lease and good communication with your landlord. That's where the Mieterverein comes in.

Renting in Germany - what you need to know

Renting in Germany - what you need to know

Rising rents and stiff competition: What you need to know about Germany's housing market

Rising rents and stiff competition: What you need to know about Germany's housing market

Why are rents in Germany shooting through the roof? We found out

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Why are rents in Germany shooting through the roof? We found out

It's not that hard: the beginner's guide to buying a home in Germany

FOR MEMBERS

It's not that hard: the beginner's guide to buying a home in Germany

Where in Germany it now pays to buy a home instead of renting

Where in Germany it now pays to buy a home instead of renting

'In Berlin’s housing market people are getting mad, getting scared'

'In Berlin’s housing market people are getting mad, getting scared'

How one piece of paper holds the key to your future in Germany

How one piece of paper holds the key to your future in Germany

Germany’s controversial rent control law works after all (at least in central Berlin)

Germany’s controversial rent control law works after all (at least in central Berlin)

2017

These are the German cities where rents have been going up the most

These are the German cities where rents have been going up the most

These are the German cities where you spend the most of your salary on rent

These are the German cities where you spend the most of your salary on rent

Report reveals how landlords discriminate against flat-hunting foreigners

Report reveals how landlords discriminate against flat-hunting foreigners

7 reasons buying furniture in Germany is a nightmare

7 reasons buying furniture in Germany is a nightmare

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Berlin rents shot up by nearly 10 percent in two years: report

Berlin rents shot up by nearly 10 percent in two years: report

2016

Berlin the new London? 10m2 flat to rent for €750 a month

Berlin the new London? 10m2 flat to rent for €750 a month

Shy tenants take sting out of German rent controls

Shy tenants take sting out of German rent controls

Hundreds of hosts ignore Berlin’s Airbnb ban

Hundreds of hosts ignore Berlin’s Airbnb ban

2015

Report: German wealth shrank by 15% in decade

Report: German wealth shrank by 15% in decade

Landlord 'right' to expel tenant over insults

Landlord 'right' to expel tenant over insults

Court finds that you need money to pay rent

Court finds that you need money to pay rent

2014

Tenant must pay for shirking paint duties

Tenant must pay for shirking paint duties

2013

Munich for beginners: Furnished rentals with Mr. Lodge

Munich for beginners: Furnished rentals with Mr. Lodge

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The furniture-free way to relocate to Germany

The furniture-free way to relocate to Germany

2012

Berlin neighbourhood fights gentrification

Berlin neighbourhood fights gentrification

2009

Munich stays Germany's priciest place to rent

Munich stays Germany's priciest place to rent

Rents on the rise in affordable Germany

Rents on the rise in affordable Germany

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