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Guides, market data and tools for renters, buyers, landlords and sellers – concise and always tied to what you do on WOHNO.
19 articles
A repeatable process for private landlords: pre-sort applications, build a shortlist, organise viewings cleanly (one-on-one instead of group), coordinate appointments, decline fairly – and which applicant data you must delete after letting under the GDPR.
How to write a listing that reaches the right tenants instead of producing 600 enquiries – with the GEG energy-certificate disclosures, correct pricing under the rent cap, an honest description, good photos and a realistic target group.
What you may legitimately assess as a landlord – creditworthiness, income, self-disclosure, freedom from rent arrears – and where the AGG (German equal treatment act, §§ 19, 21) and the GDPR draw hard lines: forbidden questions, the data-protection authorities' three-phase rule for documents, when a SCHUFA report is even permitted, deletion duties after a rejection, and objective criteria as protection against discrimination claims.
Which documents really belong in your application folder, what you may leave out for data-protection reasons, and which questions a landlord isn't even allowed to ask – a 2026 guide covering the Selbstauskunft, SCHUFA, the 3× cold-rent rule and the AGG.
Why trust is scarce in a tight market, how a verified profile lowers the landlord's risk – and how you protect yourself against advance-payment fraud, fake listings and identity theft. With GDPR data minimisation as your guide.
Your first message decides whether you get invited to a viewing. What belongs in it, how long it should be, which mistakes get you filtered out – plus strong vs. weak examples and two adaptable templates.
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