Because I always find it interesting myself in other threads to see how things have progressed...
...The house is still empty. A few months ago, we met another neighbor. She was also interested (in converting it into a holiday home) and had more "success." The owner has two houses and is particularly attached to this one. To finance the upkeep, the house in a good location in Hamburg was sold first. By now, you can no longer see through the windows because everything is fogged up from the inside.