Soaring Munich rents and a new baby led one international couple to take the plunge and buy a home in Germany. Here's how they dealt with the country's notoriously complex property market – and why they wish they'd done it sooner.
When Renato Rocha Pinto and his wife welcomed their son to the world last summer, they realised they had outgrown their Munich apartment.
But when the Brazilian couple looked at the rising costs of renting a bigger home in the Munich area, they were shocked.
"It became very clear to us that, as the rental prices in Munich are extremely high, it would make more sense to buy a property,” he says. "It became a no-brainer for us."
When the couple set eyes on a property in the Langenpettenbach area, around 46 kilometres north of Munich, they fell in love. With four bedrooms, a garden and garage, the newbuild was the perfect spot to settle in with their baby.
