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Normally the car owner gets a letter and is asked to comment on who the driver was.  Then the driver would get their own letter.  I would think that the company just provides your details and no need to involve a lawyer.  You can use the google translate app to translate the document and just add your name and address where necessary.  I don't think you need to any explanation from your side if you are not disputing anything.

When I lived in the UK, I changed my bank account.  I had to give the bank 3 separate items as proof of address.  Of course they managed to get my address wrong.  Instead of sending to number 21, they sent them to number 12, which was a flat in the same building.  No. 12 was unoccupied and had many workmen going in and out every day.  The reason that I got the bank card was that the postman realized the mistake and put that through the right letterbox.  I never received the PIN so demanded a new one - not just a new letter. Normally if you are expecting a card AND pin you need to be vigilant to make sure that you get them both at the right time.  If one arrives but not the other, you are reasonably safe.  The bank seems to have made a major mistake here by ordering a PIN when not necessary AND not alerting you to the fact.  That is the fact that I would be hammering home.  

I think it is related to your status.  If you don't have to pay German income tax, you are also probably not considered as resident.  But I am assuming this does not apply to you.  This is only applicable to people working at certain organizations. 

My daughters are 18 and get 20 Euro a month.  Dad pays it and used to pay it out about twice a year because they all used to forget about it.  They sometimes earn some money from tutoring other children and also tend to get cash for birthdays as family is in the UK and presents are just not practical.  They never seem to know what to spend their money on.  I do give them money for specific things but not very often and for clothes we either go shopping together or they get maybe 50 Euro now and again to buy what they want.  They seem to be reasonably sensible but we will find out when they leave home.   

  Unfortunately hindsight is a wonderful thing - but all of this should have been discussed when your brother bought the place.  I would ask her for her rental agreement with the old landlord and see what that says plus ask for receipts.  Also, if she is right that she had to buy doors, would that not be because parts were open plan?  Are the doors really necessary?  Also, what state is everything in?  I can understand your frustration but if the stuff looks good would probably be easier to pay her for it. If it doesn't look good, make her take it.  Think of how you/he will feel when you look back in 10 years.  It may seem trivial then.  

Does seem bonkers.  Do you really need to 'build' something? Assuming the parking spot is currently grass, could you not just put down some sort of mesh that allows you to drive/park there?    Sorry, realized this is already mentioned- wrote the post a while ago but only just got round to pushing the button.  

We have a property in the UK and my preference has always been to keep good tenants rather than getting more money.  An empty property can lose you money pretty fast.  However as dstanners says, it depends on your financial situation.  Our mortgage is almost paid off, so my main concern is to have enough money for repairs and to cover us if we are without tenants for a while and have to pay, e.g., council tax.

Thanks for this!!  Needed this a couple of weeks ago.  Luckily was able to warm the key in my hands and it then worked.  Batteries in both our keys were flat and have now been changed but will be grateful for this if there is a next time.  (I should have checked the manual - I check it quite often - but forgot to do it this time.)

My husband and I have regularly used a Lohnsteuerverein.  They are not too expensive and we have always got a decent amount of money back, so was always worth it.  We used a regular tax advisor for the first couple of years but feel the Lohnsteuerverein has generally done a better job.

The point is to get more people off the roads.  Since lockdown, less people are using the trains and more are using their cars.  There are many benefits to getting people out of their cars and onto the trains, so yes, government may need to spend more on the trains but maybe less elsewhere.

Some of it slips out.  Tegernsee Hell is one of my husband's favourite beers and we can get it up here in Niedersachsen.

When I was 17 (a long time ago),  I did London to Frankfurt and back to visit a friend.  I met all sorts of people - felt slightly uncomfortable at times as it was all in compartments, and was at times alone with rather strange, but in the end, friendly (in a good way) men.  I didn't go overnight, but left London at approx 9am and arrived in Frankfurt at midnight.     Some years ago, my husband and I did a long trip by Amtrak.  We started and finished in Chicago but visited Denver, Flagstaff, Santa Fe, Kansas City and probably other places too.  We only had a sleeper compartment for one night, which was great but the seats are big and recline a long way back without disturbing your neighbours, so we did overnight trips in regular seats without a problem.  The trains also have dining cars and you get put with other people, so it was fun to meet all sorts of people.  They were mostly older people who were scared of flying, if I remember rightly.  One of my favourite memories is when we had the sleeper compartment, and the train stopped for a couple of hours in the middle of the desert.  There was loads of thunder and lightning but no rain. We saw so much more than we would have flying and we covered too far a distance for driving in a reasonable amount of time.   It was a fantastic trip and I would love to do it again.     

Munich to Rome sleeper options get booked up well in advance - check when they get released and make a note.  We once went from Munich to Venice NOT in a sleeper, longest night of my life.  We have done Munich to Rome in the 6 berth couchette and also in a proper sleeper compartment.  Both were great but for the 6 berth couchette it is best if you can book the whole couchette.  Possible if you are 4-6 people I think?  We did it once just the two of us, so shared with strangers, and once we were a group of 6 - was great fun.

If the room is airtight and is not ventilated properly, then you can get mould/moisture behind furniture that is next to an outside wall.  However, if you want to be sure that that is what caused the issue, you should get a Gutachter.  When we were recently renovating our house, we got an Energieberater to come round and discussion insulation.  One thing he did was to measure the temperature of the walls (from the inside).  I think he said any wall that was at approx 16 C or below could have problems with moisture.  A normal surveyor might also be able to advise on such issues but an Energieberater might have special expertise?  Just a thought.

With most insurance policies, there is an excess so you would be very unlikely to get 80 Euro back and might not get anything, but it could affect your premiums.  I would check your policy before contacting the insurance company.    I am very wary of insurance companies...my husband once hit a young cyclist who went off the pavement into the road.  The cyclist admitted fault.  My husband contacted his insurance company and  they said they would only do the repair at a particular garage.  The garage said it would cost 600 pounds to repair and the insurance company said they would get the boy's parents to pay.  My husband took it to his usual garage and they did the essential repairs for 50 pounds.  (We didn't worry about the dent.) So my husband didn't claim but he still lost his no claims bonus for 3 years as the insurance company said the boy's parents had 3 years in which to claim off him.

I am not a lawyer but did used to be on the Betriebsrat at work.   It seems to be common practice, if you are off sick for more than 30 days in a year, to call you in for a discussion about it. In our company, the discussion might focus on what the company can do to help you.  I had a colleague suffering from stress and they offered a free counselling service but also offered to let them go part time.   In our company it is also automatic, so my husband had a knee operation that meant he had 30 days off in one go and he got called in.  It won't necessarily be them trying to get rid of you, but of course it might.  Some further info here.     https://www.igmetall.de/service/ratgeber/kuendigung-aufgrund-und-waehrend-krankheit#:~:text=Kann%20ich%20gek%C3%BCndigt%20werden%2C%20weil,drei%20Punkte%20%C3%BCberpr%C3%BCfen%20die%20Arbeitsgerichte.

Very strange to me.  I have dual German/British nationality and my husband has British/Dutch nationality. Not only did our local authority contact my husband several times but also our HR department came to talk to us.  Work requested proof from both of us (ID cards/passports).

  This is a phrase that I only learnt recently and need to try and remember. My hearing is a bit dodgy on one side and if I don't hear something properly, then often people assume I don't speak German and start speaking English

  When I asked a woman from customer service at  Vodafone Deutschland for her name she hung up on me.  She had probably said it at the beginning of the conversation but I find German names on the phone really difficult.  I must remember to get the correct name right at the start of the conversation.

Our house, built in the 60, also has the thermostat outside.  The only thing that I can think of is that it ensures that the pipes get heated when there is a frost.  I find it strange as my heating comes on sometimes when I don't want it to and vice versa.

How about parkrun?  You don't have to run - you could walk.  If you don't want to do that you could volunteer and they will love you for that!  Generally a mix of nationalities and a mix of personalities.   https://www.parkrun.com.de/rheinaue/

  Takis has foster families in Germany, the Netherlands, etc., so you might not need to go to Crete to get one of his dogs.

  Not just EVs - we had a Ford diesel that also had this capability.  I don't think we ever used it though, although the instructions said you needed to use it at least once a year.  The Ford also had a heated front windscreen. 

Works really well in our car.  Maybe you have some other issues.

I bought one of these a couple of years ago from Rossmann.  I guess it has silica or similar in it.  You can 'recharge' it in the microwave.  It works pretty well.