On 13 May 2026, the German federal cabinet approved the following draft legislation: Act Amending the Building Energy Act; Amending the Building Electromobility Infrastructure Act; and Amending Further Provisions in the Heating Sector. Its centrepiece is the new Building Modernisation Act. The federal government's original target of entry into force by 01 July 2026 now appears unlikely given the parliamentary process ahead. 

Once a year, tenants receive the service charge statement from their landlords.

Der ZIA hat sein Handbuch mit Gestaltungsvorschlägen für nachhaltige Mietverträge aktualisiert und am 07.03.2024 den „Green Lease 2.0" veröffentlicht.

The Consumer Price Index for Germany (CPI) is both updated monthly in line with current price developments and, as a rule, subjected to a fundamental revision at five-year intervals...

Tenancy agreements are determined by the landlord handing over the rented property to the tenant – and the tenant paying rent for it

In order to increase their returns, investors have increasingly terminated (housing) rental agreements with social institutions in the assisted living sector in recent years.

Germany is thus following the trend of increasing fines set by other EU Member States' authorities, such as the UK, France and Austria in particular.

The Federal Court of Justice had to decide on the insolvency avoidance of the transfer of a lease agreement to an affiliated company of the debtor.

Lease agreements which are concluded for a duration of more than one year require the written form, Section 550 Sentence 1 BGB.