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New in Dortmund: register within two weeks by appointment only, twelve districts, the 2025/2026 rent index, light rail U41–U49, nursery portal and residents' parking.

Settling in Dessau-Roßlau: register within two weeks at the town hall, Zerbster Straße 4, districts from Ziebigk to Roßlau, trams, Anhalt University and bulky waste.

Guide to moving to Dresden: Äußere Neustadt, Striesen, Blasewitz and Gorbitz compared, parking restrictions, bulky waste and around 196 km from Berlin via the A13.

The new address for your pension goes to Deutsche Post's Pension Service. Plus registration within two weeks, health and care insurers, the broadcasting fee and the bank.

Moving to Dessau-Roßlau: districts from Ziebigk to Törten, bulky waste via the Stadtpflege, registration within two weeks – around 124 km from Berlin via the A9.

Moving to Dortmund: 12 boroughs from the Kreuzviertel to Hörde, parking restrictions only via a specialist firm, registration within two weeks, 493 km from Berlin via the A2.

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.