#Moving Tips

Clearing an estate: first clarify the disclaimer period (6 weeks) and who inherits, end the tenancy within one month, then sort through valuables and clear the home.

Separating hazardous waste when moving: hand in paint, solvents, batteries, lamps and electrical appliances properly – in Berlin at six BSR collection points.

Getting rid of e-waste when moving: free at the BSR recycling centre, small devices up to 25 cm back to the shop, remove batteries first and delete your data.

What clearance costs depend on, how value offsetting works, why disposal costs money and what § 35a EStG can do for your tax return.

According to the BGH, broom-clean means removing coarse dirt, not cleaning windows. What it includes, what it does not – and what it means for your rental deposit.

Clearing a hoarder's flat: first sort documents and keepsakes, then dispose of bulky waste and hazardous waste separately. Who helps, what it costs, how it stays discreet.

Damp boxes, narrow loft ladders, leftover paint: how to sort your cellar and loft before moving, what goes where in Berlin and why both are handed over empty.

BSR's NochMall, the give-away market, charitable furniture exchanges: where to hand in good used furniture in Berlin and when you get a donation receipt.

Bulky waste before a move: BSR collection from €50 for 5 m³, take up to 3 m³ to the recycling centre free of charge or have it taken on moving day. What is excluded.

Household clearance step by step: secure papers and the will, end the lease, sort, sell or donate, bulky waste to the BSR, hand over swept clean.

How far liability goes on a shared load (€620 per m³, § 451e HGB), by when you must report damage and when additional insurance is worthwhile.

Emptying a flat before the handover: what broom-clean means, what happens to the cellar, fittings, leftover paint and electrical appliances, and how the clearance works.