Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

That results in an increase from €280 to approx. €550 per year for us at €250 / sqm and 1,500 sqm.

How do you calculate that? I can't follow…

Will this happen? I estimate that the property tax will not be 3-4 times as high. More likely a doubling. For us, at €250 / sqm and 1,500 sqm, that means an increase from €280 to about €550 per year. That still doesn't hurt the landowner.

Here in Bavaria, it's easy to calculate. €0.04 per sqm of land and I believe €0.50 per sqm of living space, and only 70% of that for owner-occupancy. The whole thing times the local multiplier results in about €7 more per year for me. But that's different in every federal state compared to us.

Edit: I just had an idea. Maybe it would be effective if builders of multi-family houses had to designate not only parking or garage spaces but also green areas; so that practically a small park must be offered for the tenants with every multi-family house. This would ease the density in cities and maybe convince more people to choose an apartment in a multi-story building who would otherwise build a single-family house. But probably there are just too many of us after all.

In cities, the trend is rather the opposite. Everything that’s not nailed down is getting densified. And honestly, I can see quite well around here what comes out when you still try to include something in residential construction. Here in this complex there is only grass and a few token boxwood bushes. In other complexes, there is a token playground consisting of a swing and a dog toilet (formerly a sandbox). I have never seen children playing there. A place visible from 100 balconies is just not suitable as a park. And if you then also consider the fire department’s requirements for such large buildings (access to the courtyard for large trucks, no trees in the way), then not much else can come out of it. To not be entirely negative, there is an example near the day-care provider that I find quite successful. About 4-story old buildings that form a courtyard with large trees and bushes as well as a proper playground. There really are garden tables in the courtyard, and in the evenings people probably stay there longer. But I doubt whether something like that would still get approved today.

How do you calculate with you? I can't follow…

I have used the common calculations for property tax from the internet.

Here in Bavaria, it's easy to calculate. €0.04 per sqm of land and I think €0.50 per sqm of living space, and only 70% of that if owner-occupied. That, multiplied by the local multiplier, amounts to about €7 more per year for me. But that's different in every federal state than it is here.

Currently building and according to the new property tax calculator (also BY) at 700-800€ per year. I already find that a lot. A monetary charge for hard-earned/financed/self-occupied land. It's just one of many additional costs (for example, waste disposal fees have also risen by 300%).

Even if one assumes a multiplier of 400 here, neither the property nor the living area is small... Complaining at a very high level...