A parcel from outside the EU costs more from 1 November. Here is what you pay at each value, how the €45 gift limit works, and the four ways to get a parcel out of the Zollamt before it goes back.

On 13 December regional trains return to the Stadtbahn, the RE3 and RE5 go hourly and the S1 and S5 lose trains in the rush hour. Three weeks later the VBB fares rise. Here is what changes on your line, from which date, and which tickets to buy before January.

With the seven state-owned housing companies, a flat swap keeps both net cold rents exactly as they are. With a private landlord it is a new lease, and the rent can jump. Here is how the swap portal, the 2025 downsizing offer and a private swap compare.