[DaveinGermany]

Originally Posted by Less

Meanwhile if that is the way its always been then good luck to the na...sties.

As far as I'm aware that's the case, since the rebuilding & restructuring of the Country after WWII. Towns had to be rebuilt & people housed so much of the monetary support the Germans received under the Marshall plan went into housing & industry.

There is also a large amount of social housing which is multi family accommodation "Mietshaus", anywhere between 4 - 20 families live alongside each other but there is also the consideration of the "family sizes". When these places are built a 20 family house over 4 floors will mirror each other with at least one, possibly 2 flats designated for single person/couple occupancy.