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Coalition Agreement For New German Government: Real Estate Industry Implications

On 9 April 2025, the Christian Democrats (CDU and CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) announced an agreement to form a new government in Germany and presented their coalition agreement (Koalitionsvertrag).

Germany Real Estate

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Episode #4 – Talking To Raphael Thießen – Brownfield Development And The Myth Of Land Scarcity (Podcast)

Brownfield developments may be a more difficult development at first sight—so, is there an alternative to tackling these challenges when we look at the broader picture?

European Union Real Estate

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Dentons

News On The Taxation Of A Holiday Home Held Through A Corporation

In many cases, holiday homes and other self-used properties are not held directly, but through a corporation. This is particularly the case in Spain, which is very popular with Germans, but also in many other regions of the world, such as the United Arab Emirates (Dubai) or South Africa.

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POELLATH

Text Form Now Sufficient For Long-Term Commercial Leases In Germany

The Fourth Bureaucracy Reduction Act (BEG IV) took effect Jan. 1, 2025, introducing a major change for commercial leases. Compliance with the statutory written form...

Germany Real Estate

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Corporate Loans And Real Estate In Germany (Podcast)

Germany Finance

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Mayer Brown

Schluss Mit Dem Schriftformmangel!

Germany Real Estate

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King & Spalding LLP

Update: ZIA-Handbuch Green Lease 2.0 - Vom grünen Mietvertrag zum ESG Lease

Germany Real Estate

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Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB

Die Schriftform Ist Tot ‒ Lang Lebe Die Textform

Germany Real Estate

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Willkie Farr & Gallagher

What Is The Market Outlook For 2024 In Germany?

Worldwide Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

BaFin Veröffentlicht 7. MaRisk-Novelle

Germany Real Estate

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Schalast

Reform Of Guardianship And Care Law: Legal Transactions By Minors

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Oppenhoff

Share Deals: Geplante Änderungen im Hinblick auf die Grunderwerbsteuer

Germany Real Estate

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Once Again: Real Estate Transfer Tax Reform On The Horizon

Germany Real Estate

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POELLATH

Share Deals: Planned Changes With Respect To Real Estate Transfer Tax

Germany Real Estate

MF

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Focus On Labour Law - 2nd Quarter 2025

Germany Employment

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Oppenhoff

Family-owned Businesses: Keeping The German Economy Afloat?

Germany Commercial

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Flick Gocke Schaumburg

COSO's New Corporate Governance Framework: A Strategic Approach To Modern Governance

Germany Commercial

Boege Rohde Luebbehuesen

The EU's Deforestation Regulation: Will There Be Further Changes?

European Union Environment

JD

Jones Day

Together Or Alone? The Unexplored Potential Of Caucus In The German Mediation Landscape

Germany Litigation

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PwC Legal Germany

Standstill Agreements For Special Real Estate Funds

The parties of such an agreement may vary, as well as its binding effect and legal consequences.

Germany Real Estate

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McDermott Will & Emery

French SCPIs Investing In Irish Property

French société civile de placement immobilier ("SCPIs") represent an active and growing sector of the Irish real estate market.

European Union Real Estate

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Maples Group

German Federal Fiscal Court: No Limited Inheritance Tax Liability In Case Of An Acquisition Of A Domestic Real Estate By Bequest

The German Federal Fiscal Court (Bundesfinanzhof, BFH) ruled on 23 November 2022 that real estate located in Germany can be transferred tax-free by way of foreign bequest if neither...

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Oppenhoff

Corruption Case At Europe's Largest Real Estate Group - Vonovia

Compliance and fraud have occurred frequently in the real estate industry. Surprising about cases, such as the current one at Vonovia, is the fact that they are not detected earlier or avoided in principle.

Germany Criminal

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Michael Kyprianou Law Firm

Outlook On The German Real Estate Finance Market - 12 Months, 12 Predictions

Germany Finance

NR

Norton Rose Fulbright

Photovoltaic Power Systems And German Real Estate

Germany Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

REAL ESTATE UPDATE Q1/2023: Neuerungen Im Immobilienwirtschaftsrecht

Germany Real Estate

MW

McDermott Will & Emery

Ab 1.1.2023 haben Vermieter CO₂-Kosten mitzutragen

Germany Real Estate

MW

McDermott Will & Emery

Second Sanctions Enforcement Act: Draft Law Increases Pressure On Companies

Germany Commercial

OP

Oppenhoff

Transfer Of Real Estate – Significantly More Expensive From Next Year Onwards

OP

Oppenhoff

Tokenization, Ownership And Intellectual Property Rights

Germany Technology

MB

Mayer Brown

New Costs For Landlords Due To Carbon Dioxide Cost Allocation Act

Germany Real Estate

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Goodwin Procter LLP

"Land Register Goes Transparency Register" – What Land Data Will Be Kept In The Transparency Register As Of 2023

Germany Real Estate

MW

McDermott Will & Emery

Real Estate Update: Energy Security Ordinances

Germany Real Estate

MW

McDermott Will & Emery

Tokenization, Ownership And Intellectual Property Rights

Tokenization is the process of taking real-world assets and having them represented by digital tokens that can be traded on a blockchain.

Germany Technology

MB

Mayer Brown

New Costs For Landlords Due To Carbon Dioxide Cost Allocation Act

The Carbon Dioxide Cost Allocation Act introduces mandatory sharing of carbon dioxide costs between landlords and tenants.

Germany Real Estate

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

"Land Register Goes Transparency Register" – What Land Data Will Be Kept In The Transparency Register As Of 2023

Düsseldorf, November 4, 2022 - On October 26, 2022, the federal cabinet passed a draft law for a second law for the more effective enforcement of sanctions (Sanctions Enforcement Act II).

Germany Real Estate

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McDermott Will & Emery

Real Estate Update: Energy Security Ordinances

In response to global political developments, the federal government has issued two energy security ordinances on short-term and medium-term measures for the building sector, some of which have a significant impact on owners and tenants.

Germany Real Estate

MW

McDermott Will & Emery

Did You Know...

Germany Real Estate

NR

Norton Rose Fulbright

Building Energy Performance: The Revised Energy Performance Of Buildings Directive

On 15 December 2021, the European Commission submitted proposals on building energy efficiency, following a whole series of energy-related initiatives (read also our Q&A Energy & Infrastructure: #13 Fit for 55).

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

In Purchase Law, The Compensation Of "Fictitious" Defect Removal Costs Is Still Possible

In its ruling of February 22, 2018 (Case No. VII ZR 46/17), the VII. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) decided that it is no longer permissible to settle a claim for damages due to defects in the building ...

Germany Real Estate

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Jasper Rechtsanwalte

Einschränkungen Für Share-Deals - Änderungen Des Grunderwerbsteuergesetz

Am 21. April 2021 haben Bundestag und Bundesrat eine Änderung des Grunderwerbsteuergesetzes beschlossen, mit der den grunderwerbssteuerfreien Share Deals der Garaus gemacht werden soll.

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Schalast

Die Grunderwerbsteuer ist Nur ein Entscheidungsparameter von Vielen

Die Grunderwerbsteuer wird zum 01. Juli 2021 reformiert.

Germany Real Estate

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Germany Updates Real Estate Transfer Tax Rules – Impact For Share Deals

Germany Real Estate

MF

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Share Deals Werden Teurer! – Die Reform Der Grunderwerbsteuer Kommt Nun Doch!

Germany Real Estate

MF

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Real Estate Newsletter Summer 2020

Germany Real Estate

MB

Mayer Brown

Overview Real Estate Transfer Tax Rates

Germany Real Estate

MB

Mayer Brown

Share Deal And Public Pre-Emptive Rights

Germany Real Estate

MB

Mayer Brown

Reform Attempt To Soften Effects Of Violations Of Written Form

Germany Real Estate

MB

Mayer Brown

Reminder: Prohibitions Of Notarisation Under The AMLA (GwG) In Real Estate Transactions

Germany Real Estate

MB

Mayer Brown

The Importance Of ESG In Real Estate

Germany Real Estate

MB

Mayer Brown

新冠疫情后的投资世界：寻求传统资产类别之外的收益

Germany Coronavirus

TG

TMF Group BV

The Investment World After COVID-19: Finding Yield Beyond Traditional Asset Classes

Germany Finance

TG

TMF Group BV

Berlin Rent Cap Act Finally Adopted But Uncertainties Remain

Germany Real Estate

JD

Jones Day

Versagung der Gewerbesteuerfreiheit bereits bei nur geringfügiger Vermietung von Betriebsvorrichtungen

MF

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Real Estate Newsletter Autumn 2019

Germany Real Estate

MB

Mayer Brown

German Government Implements Stricter Anti-Money Laundering Rules For Real Estate Sector

Germany Government

JD

Jones Day

The "Rent Cap" According To The Intended "Act For Rent Limitation In The Housing Sector In Berlin"

Germany Real Estate

SS

SKW Schwarz

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Arthur Cox

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Malta Sotheby's International Realty

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Arendt & Medernach

The Requirement Of Rent Registration In Malta

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Attard Baldacchino

De Verkoop Van Investeringsvastgoed (Video)

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Caluwaerts Uytterhoeven

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