What is the latest position on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)? How will different EU member states implement the new regime? How is the UK grappling with the need to improve energy performance across the...more
With governments across the globe warning that action is urgently needed to diminish global warming and address the climate crisis, we look at the response of the EU, UK and US, with a focus on real estate. Climate damage is...more
4/13/2023
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Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Popular ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Real Estate Market ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Incentives ,
UK
It’s almost impossible to escape stories of rocketing inflation and increasing costs globally. The development industry isn’t immune to these pressures but is there more to this trend than the increased cost of materials? ...more
Der BGH wies mit seinem Urteil vom 17.03.2022, III ZR 79/21 die Klage eines Hotel- und Gastronomiebetreibers auf Zahlung einer staatlichen Entschädigung für die aufgrund der pandemiebedingten angeordneten Betriebsschließung...more
Zusammenfassung des Urteils des EuGH vom 18. Januar 2022 in der Rechtssache C-261/20 zur Anwendbarkeit der HOAI für Verträge, die vor dem 31.12.2020 (sog. "Altfälle") abgeschlossen wurden, gegen die Mindestsätze verstoßen und...more
On March 25, 2021, the Second Senate of the Federal Constitutional Court declared the Law on Rent Restrictions in the Housing Sector in Berlin (MietenWoG Bln) to be incompatible with the German Constitution and therefore null...more
4/16/2021
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Constitutional Courts ,
EU ,
Germany ,
Housing Market ,
Landlords ,
Local Ordinance ,
Rent Caps ,
Rent Control ,
Rental Property ,
Tenants
Tenants who cannot longer pay their rent due to the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic do not have to fear a termination of the lease agreement by their landlord due to late payment as per § 543 (2) clause 1 No. 3 of the German...more