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German empty homes site www.leerstandsmelder.de/
September 21, 2015In many cities, people are looking for affordable housing and work spaces. At the same time countless areas stand empty - whether old or new, whether residential or commercial spaces, whether in the center or outside location, whether private or in urban hand. But an overview does not exist. The solution
With the vacancy detectors we can exchange common information. Vacancy rates can be entered directly and easily on the vacancy card by all users.
This creates gradually a collective and freely accessible data and space pool, regardless of urban information channels. In addition to exchange information about the vacancy buildings and ideas for dealing constructively with them to registered users of the vacancy detector. The network
After the start of the page for Hamburg themselves known interested to leerstandsmelder.de to use for other cities. Meanwhile, the site is operated in several cities of local initiatives. Further prepare the launch. The management of the local vacancy detectors, they acquire donations and grants and make public relations.
If you are interested, the theme in your city forward (as well as the corresponding responsibilities with regard to regular quality assurance and a contribution to the financing to take over!) Report to below very happy: neue-stadt@leerstandsmelder.de The critic
Leerstandsmelder.de is a much sought-after critical voice in the discourse about vacancy. Frequently ask journalists by statements and interviews. The media reports are here documented. But leerstandsmelder.de is also criticized: Some owners feel pilloried. It is free to owners explaining why their property is empty.
Activists complain that the items could help to leerstandsmelder.de speculators to exploit property. While that is not entirely ruled out, but it is in most reported vacancy rates to properties that have fallen out of the market, and in many cases they are empty because let investment they expect no return. Or they are empty because they are objects of speculation. In addition, speculators, brokers and investors informed more elsewhere on vacancy rates. They use exclusive networks, "real estate Stammtische" and contacts with the policy. However Leerstandsmelder.de acts more as a corrective and promotes equality information.