Housing shortage: Can converting empty offices into living space help?. As of: February 13, 2024, 1:12 p.m By: Fabian Hartmann CommentsPressSplit There is still a lack of living space in Germany.

The number of unused office spaces has roughly tripled since the pre-pandemic year of 2019 to the present day. In order to alleviate the housing shortage, the federal government wants to make a total of 18 billion euros available to housing construction by 2027.