Constanze Becker

Lawyer | Of Counsel

+49 (0)89 890 555 6-0
becker@hgp-legal.de

Main areas of practice

  • Real Estate Law
  • Tenancy Law
  • Real Estate Brokerage Law
  • Residential Property Law

Constanze Becker is an Of-Counsel in the areas of Tenancy and Real Estate Law as well as Residential Property Law.

She represents national and international clients in all matters relating to Tenancy and Real Estate Law.

Her practice focuses on contract drafting as well as litigation in all matters relating to Tenancy and Real Estate Law. She also advises on matters of Residential Property Law. Her clients primarily include companies such as property management companies, property and asset management companies, project development companies, real estate brokerage companies and major tenants.

Recent work

  • Advising and representing an insurance company in all matters of tenancy law
  • Advising and representing brokerage companies in extrajudicial and judicial matters
  • Advising and representing several major commercial tenants with various locations in Germany in all ongoing matters relating to commercial tenancy law
  • Advising and representing several property management companies in the areas of tenancy law and operating costs law

Education

1995 – 2000:Law studies at the Ludwig-Maximilian-University of Munich
2000 – 2002:Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Munich
2009:Admission as a specialist lawyer (“Fachanwalt”) for Tenancy Law and Residential Property Law

Professional career

2002 – 2004:Associate at the law firm Bossi & Ufer
Since 2004:Independent lawyer in the field of Tenancy and Real Estate Law
2007 – 2011:Lecturer and teacher at the German Elite Academy
Since 2015:Legal expert for the trade journal “Immobilienwirtschaft”, section “Maklerrecht/ Real Estate Brokerage Law”, Haufe-Verlag
Since 2012:Of-Counsel at HUPE | GANTENBERG Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB

Publications (trade journal “Immobilienwirtschaft”)

  • Distance Selling Act: Subsequent revocation of the brokerage contract – broker loses commission claim
  • Brokerage fee in the case of a subsequently concluded brokerage contract?
  • Entitlement to commission despite another broker taking action?
  • Seller’s liability for incorrect information provided by the estate agent. When is the estate agent liable?
  • Apartment ownership, renting to vacation guests as permissible use of the apartment
  • Apportionment plan: What is the significance of architect entries?
  • Business activities of the tenant in the apartment
  • Written form clauses

Languages

German, English