Financial expert reveals: Tenants in Göttingen pay horrendously high additional costs - who is responsible?

Financial expert reveals: Tenants in Göttingen pay horrendously high additional costs - who is responsible?

According to a report by www.hna.de, tenants of the real estate company LEG in the Grone district of Göttingen have received horrendous additional demands for additional costs for 2022. The reason for this is unusual gas supply contracts, which have led to sharp increases in additional costs.

Gas imports from Russia dried up after the start of the Ukraine war in the fall of 2022, which, together with destruction of gas pipelines, caused the price of gas on a special exchange to rise to astronomical heights. In contrast, there was no gas price brake in 2022, which exacerbated the situation. The huge additional payments put a financial strain on many tenants, even though they knew nothing about the terms of the contract and were unable to change providers.

LEG has now terminated the old supply contract in order to avoid such fluctuations in the future. LEG's communication regarding the additional payments was also criticized, and the aim is to ensure that no one loses their apartment due to the high additional demands.

The question of who will pay for the costs incurred remains unanswered. However, it is clear that real estate companies have a social responsibility, especially when renting properties in low-income areas such as Grone.

The impact of this situation on the real estate market could be significant. It is likely that tenants will pay more attention and become more aware of the costs and conditions of their utility bills. This could also lead to increased regulation and monitoring of gas supply contracts in order to avoid similar cases in the future. Real estate companies could also be pushed to assume social responsibility and ensure that their tenants are not burdened by such unforeseeable costs.