Overview
- The 56-year-old TV dog trainer has decided to leave the Rhineland and will sell his farmhouse near Cologne as he seeks a new life in Munich.
- He launched a public appeal earlier this month seeking a 100–150 m² rental near the Innenstadt/Lehel with a balcony and later said he had underestimated how hard Munich’s market is.
- An ambiguous Instagram post fueled lease speculation but Rütter told his podcast that he has moved into a smaller, furnished flat for six months that was offered after his social-media appeal.
- Rütter lost viewings because he currently has no dog after his dog Emma died and landlords in the city often refuse tenants who plan to keep dogs for fear of damage.
- The case highlights wider pressures in Munich’s rental market where new leases can cost about €25.20 per m² in upscale areas and where even public figures face intense competition and may turn to short-term lets.