Dortmund's new property tax: moderate and yet a surprise!

Dortmund's new property tax: moderate and yet a surprise!

The city of Dortmund has recently decided significant changes in property tax regulation, which come into force from January 2025. Although the property tax in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) increases, the owners of residential property in Dortmund are only exposed to a moderate increase of 15 percent. This decision was made on December 12, 2024 in the city council after you have moved away from stricter increases. According to ruHR24.de Non -residential plots, such as commercial real estate, increase to a considerable 1,245 percent.

new lifting rates and their background

The pricing follows the new concept of property tax reform, which enables differentiated treatment of residential and non-residential properties. A lifting rate of 450 percent applies to areas used for agriculture and forestry and forestry, an increase compared to 325 percent. This reform aims not to increase the housing costs unnecessarily, emphasized the city administration, which would like to implement the demands of federal, state and local politics. Also