Bright dining area featuring wooden bench seating, oak dining table, skylights, floor-to-ceiling garden windows, herringbone flooring, and built-in banquette seating with cushions, creating a seamless indoor-outdoor connection

What to consider when letting furnished apartments

To furnish or not to furnish? As a landlord, it’s one of the key questions. If you’re wondering whether or not you need to invest in some furniture for your property before you rent out, there are a few things you need to consider so you can make the right decision.

Industrial hallway with a black emergency exit door, green exit sign above, and red fire extinguisher mounted on the wall. White walls and industrial-style interior.

Rezoning: What about fire protection and parking?

Office instead of restaurant? Gastronomy instead of retail? When a change of tenant is imminent, owners of a commercial unit sometimes think about letting another industry move in. But then a change of use must be applied for. What should owners know about this?

Elegant white corner building with historic architecture, featuring arched ground floor entrances, decorative balconies, and a distinctive rounded corner tower, set on a tree-lined street with parked cars and cyclists

Guide for owners: Redevelopment and preservation areas

If you want to buy or sell a multi-family house, you have to comply with some building laws which are particularly relevant for investors. In addition to the current legal situation, the possible development of municipal regulations should also be taken into account when making an investment decision.

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Engel & Völkers managing sale of incomparable apartment on New York’s Park Avenue in one of the world’s tallest residential buildings

This incomparable property has been designed by the world-renowned artist Hiroshi Sugimoto and is on the market for the first time. Located at the exclusive address 432 Park Avenue, the apartment occupies the entire 79th floor and boasts incredible 360-degree panoramic views of the Big Apple. “Besides its prime location, it is the distinctive interior that makes this property so special. The rooms are designed in traditional Japanese aesthetics and seem to float above the pulsating city below. Its furnishings and amenities make the apartment a refuge and sanctuary surrounded by the fast pace of life in this world city. It is a great honour and pleasure to be brokering such a one-of-a-kind residence,” says Stuart Siegel, Managing Director of the Engel & Völkers Market Center in New York City.

A contemporary attic living room featuring a large beige sofa, wooden flooring, and built-in bookshelves. Sunlight streams through angled skylights, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere.

How to make extra income from your attic, basement or garage

If you’re fortunate enough to have space in your home that you don’t require for your own personal use, there’s no need to let it sit there unused. Instead, you can capitalise on your extra space by putting it to work in several different ways, all of which can earn you some additional money.

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House viewing tips

The house viewing is certainly one of the most important phases when buying and selling a house. For prospective buyers, it provides the opportunity to get an accurate impression of the property, while giving the owner the opportunity to find the right buyer. It is therefore all the more important that this part of the property sale is carefully prepared and carried out. In the following we therefore explain the most important aspects of a house viewing and what buyers and sellers need to be aware of.

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