Welcome
What you can expect from the d.i.i. Group is a high level of amenity, service and reliability.
As our tenant, we are committed to your well-being, and want you to feel perfectly at home with us for a long time to come. As an integrated residential real estate company, we consider this a key factor of our success.
Find out more about the different ways in which you benefit from having d.i.i. Group as owner of the building you live in.
d.i.i. Group is a leading specialist for residential real estate in Germany. Since 2006, we have been committed to the acquisition of housing estates in large and midsize German cities like Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Mannheim, Hanover, Cologne, Bonn, Düsseldorf or Essen, to name but a few locations. Our approach is to buy up property in need of refurbishment and to bring them up to the latest technological standard. Another one of our business lines is the development of new housing. Over the years, we acquired unrivalled expertise in this field. We also created the group structures we need to keep our housing estates in excellent repair, and to provide the best management money can buy. This means for you: We live up to our responsibility – and take pride in being your trusted contact for any issue involving your home.
Comprehensive modernisations of housing estates tend to trigger concerns about subsequent rent reviews. With d.i.i., this is not something you need to worry about. We are not interested in undertaking so-called luxury refurbishments, nor do we see any point in having you pay for unneeded or unwanted upgrades. The idea behind any repair, reinstatement or modernisation work we do is to make your home more comfortable and attractive while keeping rent levels in line with the market. On top of that, you stand to benefit from our energy efficiency measures which often translate into service charge reductions.
The business of d.i.i. is never about short-term profit-taking, but all about the long-term commitment to our housing estates. That is why we work with investors who have made a well-considered decision to invest part of their wealth in real estate in Germany. Our sound way of doing business has put us in good standing with tenants, tenant associations, estate agents, and municipalities, but also with banks and investors.
The housing estates under the care of d.i.i. – be they refurbished, modernised or newly-built – are modern and appealing not just from the outside. They also represent the state of the art on the inside while complying with the sustainability standards issued by the German Government. It is our way of protecting the environment while keeping the consumption of gas, water and power as low as possible. Cost savings are passed on directly to you in the form of lower operating costs – making you feel good about the low overhead and about going green at the same time.
Close to You Wherever You Are!
Renting a flat from d.i.i. comes with all sorts of benefits.
The map shows all the regions in Germany where you will find d.i.i. housing estates. Contact us directly about any vacancies! Alternatively, you may browse our residential property listings on the German real estate portals ImmobilienScout24 and Immowelt.
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Bringing Service Charges Down, Boosting the Feel-Good Factor
The green energy footprint of our housing estates makes your life as tenant not just more pleasant but also more affordable – while it means sustainable profitability for us as owner. That is why we put particular emphasis on optimising the energy consumption of our properties and the costs associated with it. There are two levers we employ toward this end:
Energy Efficiency Measures
When we say energy efficiency measures we mean refurbishments and modernisations that help to bring down the energy consumption of a building. To achieve this goal, we start by subjecting a given property to a comprehensive analysis that will identify any structural defects and cost-cutting potential. Next, we use our experience with successfully completed projects to draw up a bespoke action plan for each building.
As one of the few companies in Germany that specialise in residential real estate, we have what it takes to develop vintage properties along the lines of the German Energy Saving Ordinance (EnEV) and bring them up to the standard of brand new buildings. This includes, for instance, efficient thermal insulation, the installation of modern double-glazed windows, the modernisation of sanitary facilities, and the deployment of state-of-the-art heating systems.
Active Service Charge Management
As part of our efforts to keep your service charges permanently low, we developed an extensive system for optimising costs. d.i.i. maintains a dedicated department to conduct continuous and comprehensive analyses of the energy market, and to define its own benchmarks in order to identify energy savings options. Contracts for gas, heating oil, district heating and power are periodically reviewed and renegotiated as needed. Using comparative analyses, the team hunts for cost drivers, and eliminates them by switching to more affordable providers. This includes cost checks on janitorial, maintenance and cleaning services.
Of key importance for our active service charge management is the collaboration with our property managers on the ground. There is no better way for us to monitor the successful implementation of our cost-cutting measures. But it is also a good way to stay in touch with you and give you the chance to approach us directly with any issue you would like us to address.