#Moving Tips

Bed, desk, shelving second-hand: where students find cheap furniture, what to check before buying and how collection works by furniture taxi or part load.

Summer holidays, the mid-year break or the middle of the school year? Each federal state sets its own holidays. How families with schoolchildren find the right date.

Berlin–Munich is around 585 km: at lorry speed with a 45-minute break after 4.5 hours, one short winter day is barely enough. How to plan with a buffer.

It gets especially warm under the roof in summer, and not every wardrobe fits under the slope: how to plan carrying, furniture sizes and airing when moving into an attic flat.

First the bed, lights and cookware, then storage, and the sofa and decorations last: buy your first furnishings by urgency, save second-hand, have furniture assembled.

A moving contract can be terminated at any time; unless agreed otherwise, the company is often entitled to a third of the freight (§ 415 HGB). What helps when postponing.

No subletting without the landlord's permission (§ 540 BGB), but a right to it if there is a legitimate interest (§ 553): contract, liability, registration.

If the new tenancy starts later: put furniture into storage, keep the essentials to hand, forward mail to an interim address – and weigh it against paying double rent.

Since 2026, €0.38 per kilometre applies from the first kilometre. How commuters split old and new routes in the year of the move, deduct home-office days and avoid mistakes.

Clear the flat, record meter readings in the report, cosmetic repairs only with a valid clause; landlord claims lapse after 6 months (§ 548 BGB).

Explain honestly and in an age-appropriate way, hold a farewell party, make a photo book of the old room, collect friends' addresses: how children cope with the goodbye.

BAföG pays no moving allowance, and the housing allowance is €380 a month: the real costs of a student move – from the deposit to the parking restriction.