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Hogan Lovells

The construction turbo is coming in Germany! Draft law to accelerate residential construction and provide housing

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On 18 June 2025, the German Federal Cabinet adopted a draft law to accelerate residential construction and secure housing (Schneller bauen mit dem Wohnungsbau-Turbo | Bundesregierung) in order to implement the 100-day target...more

Hogan Lovells

Ausübung eines Wiederkaufsrechts nach 20 Jahren noch zulässig - BGH-Urteil vom 16.12.2022, V ZR 144/21

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Viele Gemeinden ärgern sich über ehemals gemeindliche Grundstücke, die brach liegen bleiben und mit Wohnungen bebaut werden könnten. Gemeinden wollen handeln und prüfen, wie sie diese Grundstücke anderen Investoren zur...more

A&O Shearman

BVerwG: The principle of social conservation is not boundless – Exercising municipal pre-emptive rights in Berlin

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With its ruling passed on 9 November 2021, the German Federal Administrative Court (Bundesverwaltungsgericht; BVerwG) has put the brakes on the increasingly popular practice among local authorities across Berlin of asserting...more

BCLP

Municipal Pre-emption Rights under the German Building Code

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What is this all about? Recent speculation on development land and residential area scarcity are no longer solely in the realm of experts. The general public has also been increasingly focused on the application of...more

Foster Garvey PC

OTA & Travel Distribution Update - German coalition's plans for increased scrutiny of online platforms; Avvio introduces chatbot...

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This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update is below and features a variety of stories – EU regulation, AI-powered chatbots, direct booking, connectivity and taxes....more

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