Knowledge — twelve calm guides
What to know first.
Most questions about the house arise long before a decision is due. Here you will find clear orientation — freely accessible, without sign-up, without pressure.
Looking ahead — living & care
Right-sizing your home
The house for the years ahead — phases, housing options, the right moment.
Read the guide →Moving into care & financing it
How the home can carry the cost of care, without a rushed sale.
Read the guide →Late separation and the shared house
When a couple separates late — accrued gains, living, and why no auction is needed.
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In the event of inheritance
When the mother is no longer there
For daughters who were there at the end — before the house is even mentioned.
Read the guide →An inherited house far away
When the inherited house is not where you live — step by step.
Read the guide →A community of heirs & the property
When several inherit a house — decide together, avoid a partition auction.
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Passing on & wealth
Gifting or bequeathing
Allowances, usufruct, family peace — ordering the lifetime handover.
Read the guide →When the estate weighs more
Larger estates across generations — structures, a foundation, the family narrative.
Read the guide →No children: house and provision
For those without children — who inherits, and why provision matters all the more.
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A special situation
Inheriting in Germany, at home in Poland
When two legal systems meet — the EU Succession Regulation in practice.
Read the guide →Patchwork, stepchild and the family home
A stepchild does not inherit by law — how the home crosses the patchwork line.
Read the guide →Company and family home at once
The double handover of business and house to the next generation.
Read the guide →Practical aids
For ordering and preparing.
Bereavement checklist
The first weeks calmly ordered — tickable, as a PDF, without e-mail.
View →Disclaiming an inheritance
An over-indebted estate? The six-week deadline and how to limit liability.
View →Clearing a household with dignity
Documents first, no time pressure — whoever values should not be the buyer.
View →Glossary
Key terms explained plainly, with the English equivalent.
View →All tools
Ten calm helpers at a glance — no sign-up, no e-mail, no data leaving the browser.
View →Orientation notes
Dated, calm notes on reforms and practice — kept short.
View →And if reading leaves a question open: a short conversation is often the simplest way — without obligation, at your own pace.
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