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If you want to know the value of your property, you can apply for a market value appraisal from a land value appraisal committee.

If you would like the monument properties of an object to be determined, you can apply for this at the State Office for Monument Protection.

The certificate of innocuousness facilitates the unencumbered transfer of ownership of small estates and thus helps to clean up the public books and maps. The law on certificates of innocuousness does not apply to public encumbrances.

If you wish to construct and or operate part of a new facility, you must apply for a partial permit from the appropriate authority.

You can apply to the Lower Saxony State Office for the Preservation of Monuments for grants for conservation or care measures on cultural monuments in Lower Saxony. The measures may not have started yet and must be approved under building or monument law.

Are you applying for a permit for installations under the simplified procedure? Then you can obtain a permit from the competent authority for the construction and operation of installations of a certain type or size without public participation.

You have applied for a permit for a plant requiring a permit? Then you can also apply to start construction of the plant ahead of schedule.

You must apply for a certificate of seclusion if you wish to establish a separate property or assert a permanent right of residence.

The responsibility for hazards from explosive ordnance during construction work lies with the property owners or persons commissioning the construction. Even in cases of suspicion, measures must be initiated, such as a preliminary investigation of explosive ordnance (evaluation of war aerial photographs).

If you want to build, purchase or modernise your own home/apartment, you can claim housing subsidies if the requirements are met. The state in which you want to implement your project is responsible for social housing promotion.

For cultural assets worthy of protection, you can apply to the competent certifying authority for a certificate for the tax office on production and conservation measures and their costs.

If you apply for a preliminary decision on a plant requiring a permit, the competent authority may grant this under certain conditions.

If you intend to make significant changes to an installation that requires a permit, you must apply for a permit from the responsible authority.

If you intend to make changes (repowering) to an installation that requires approval and generates electricity from renewable energy sources, you can apply to the competent authority for an easing of the approval procedure.

If you would like to receive information about a monument, you can apply to the State Office for the Preservation of Monuments.

If there is a localized right on a property (e.g. right of way) and this property is divided, it can be certified that this right only applies to certain partial areas, while other areas of the property are not encumbered.

Have you provided construction services for a company or a public corporation and construction withholding tax has been withheld on your consideration? Then, under certain conditions, you can apply for a refund of the tax deduction.

If you want to subdivide your parcel ("turn 1 into 2"), a subdivision measurement is required.

If you have installed or operate a system and this system requires approval for the first time due to a change in the law, you must notify the responsible authority in good time.

Standard land values help you to answer the question of the approximate value of the land in the area you are inquiring about.

The project and development plan can be inspected by anyone.

For listed buildings and buildings within monument areas or protected complexes, you can apply for a certificate of measures taken for the preservation or sensible use of the monument or building and their costs.

Do you intend to make changes to an installation requiring a permit that are relevant to an incident? Then you may need to apply for a permit from the responsible authority beforehand.

If you carry out a legal transaction that relates to a domestic property, it is subject to real estate transfer tax.

Anyone who can demonstrate a legitimate interest may inspect the register of building encumbrances and obtain copies.

The municipal right of first refusal enables the municipality to acquire land for urban development purposes in order to influence its future structural and other use.

If you are in need of care, it may be necessary to adapt the living environment to your individual needs. You can apply to your long-term care insurance fund for financial support for necessary adaptations and conversions.

Would you like to fell a municipally protected tree or carry out pruning? Then you need a corresponding permit.

If you already receive housing benefit, you can apply for continued benefit under certain conditions.

If you make premium-preferred expenditures to promote housing construction, you can apply for a housing construction premium.

If you already receive housing benefit, you can apply for an increase in housing benefit under certain circumstances.

If you only have a low income, you can apply for housing benefit to reduce your housing costs.

The disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment from private households is the responsibility of the public waste disposal authorities.

If you employ domestic employees on a mini-job basis, you must register this using the household cheque procedure.

Property tax is a municipal tax levied on real property located within the municipality.

The Lower Saxony appraisal committees for land values ensure property market transparency for all interested persons through land value determinations as well as market observations and analyses. Get information about the services offered here.

If you are the owner of real estate (or, in the new federal states, the user of agricultural and forestry property) that is not exempt from real estate tax, the tax office will issue a real estate tax assessment notice to you.

Property tax is a municipal tax levied on real property located within the municipality.

If you already receive housing benefit, the amount granted to you can be reduced under certain conditions.

If you already receive housing benefit, you must report certain changes in your personal circumstances.

In the case of the purchase of a plot of land, the municipality or a beneficiary third party may enter into the purchase contract under certain conditions.

Construction sites of a certain size must be notified (pre-announced) in writing to the competent authority at least 2 weeks before they are set up.

You need planning permission for your building project. To do so, you must submit a building application to the (lower) building supervisory authority or the responsible building authority (city, municipality or district). An official site plan from the real estate register is required for this building application.

Are you providing a construction service in Germany to another contractor or to a legal entity under public law and they have to pay a construction withholding tax on the consideration? Then you can apply for an exemption from tax liability.

If you have a dispute with your telecommunications provider, you can contact the Federal Network Agency's Telecommunications Arbitration Board under certain conditions. It can help to settle the dispute without having to go to court.