The Berlin office market and the technical process of restitution in a unified Germany

Abstract

Reports on the joint declaration made by the West and East German governments on the Settlement of Unresolved Property Claims which became part of the Unification Treaty in 1990 and established that expropriated property owners should have a right to restitution. Describes the New Investment Property Act, which supersedes previous legislation and which has been designed to facilitate investment where there are title problems. Suggests that this latest enactment represents a shift away from a focus on restitution towards a desire to encourage property investment.