Obligation to modernize heating installations, a blow to landowners

News from Germany: Obligation to modernize heating installations – Drafting of a new law, which introduces the obligation to modernize heating systems has been approved. ‘New These regulations will hit people living in rented accommodation‘ – Alert consumer companies. Here are the additional costs that tenants may face from January 2024.
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Obligation to modernize heating installations. ‘Blow to Landowners’

In Germany, a draft law introducing the obligation to modernize heating installations in residential buildings from 2024 has been approved.. Only systems that generate at least 65% of heat from renewable energy sources can be installed in new buildings. In older buildings, owners are forced to upgrade, which involves shifting Heat pipes or hybrid systems. Germany is a country with a large percentage of people living in rented apartments. According to the data of the portal statista.org published in March 2023, many 57.9 percent of people in Germany live in rented accommodation. It means BThe bottom 60 percent of German society will soon face higher living costs.
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“People in Germany can only engage in climate change if they can afford it and if it’s socially just,” said Barbara Metz, president of German Environmental Aid. Many fear that they will not be able to copeHigh costs of possible actions related to replacement of heating systems based on the new legislation. People living in rented apartments fear a significant increase in rent. As per the terms inLandlords are entitled to pass on some of the modernization costs to tenants.

How many people live in a rented house in Germany?

In member states of the European Union Germany ranks last in the number of people living in their own apartments. If non-EU countries are included in the analysis, Only Switzerland has a lower home ownership rate The portal says statista.org. According to data released this spring, the year, 57.9 percent of households in Germany are registered in rental housing.

Poland vs. Germany It is the first country where citizens are still connected for property, So they want to become owners of their premises. As of 2021 data Poland It ranks sixth in this ranking 84.2% We are ahead of countries like: Croatia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Hungary and assertive leader Romania, 95.8% of residents are against rentOwn flats. Rest of the article below the video
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The draft law on heating has been approved. Here are the changes taking effect in Germany

This week, the parties of Germany’s ruling coalition reached a final agreement on the heating bill. A few exceptions were agreed upon, Thanks to this, owners of certain types of apartments have more time to modernize. We would like to remind you that from January 1, 2024, traditional gas and oil boilers cannot be installed in Germany and old installations must be replaced. According to the agreement, homeowners who are or will be connected to the district heating network do not have to immediately switch to heat pumps, an obligation that will apply from 2028. By then, municipalities must create “mandatory municipal heat planning”.

Consumer organizations demand support for tenants

Sebastian Bartels, a member of the Tenants’ Association in Berlin, calls for the costs of replacing the heating system not to be passed on to tenants. If an old heating system needs to be replaced, this should be considered routine maintenance, not a renovation operation. According to his proposal, tenants should bear only 1/3 of these costs. Bartels also recommends lowering the cost share for tenants — to four percent of the monthly cold rent, instead of the current eight percent.

Sibenkotan, the head of the tenants’ association, calls on the government to create a support system for landlords. Thomas Engelke of the Federation of German Consumer Organizations (VZBV) recommends introducing subsidies, which depend on the income of tenants.
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Source: Merkur.de, statista.orgPolskiObservator.de