16 Other Operating Expenses

in € million

 

2017

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consultants’ and auditors’ fees

 

58.5

 

80.1

 

Vehicle and traveling costs

 

41.1

 

42.2

 

Rents, leases and ground rents

 

22.0

 

28.8

 

Communication costs and work equipment

 

16.0

 

24.7

 

Additions to provisions

 

22.4

 

10.8

 

Administrative services

 

15.6

 

10.8

 

Advertising costs

 

8.1

 

10.8

 

Insured losses

 

3.2

 

5.0

 

Dunning and debt collection fees

 

5.6

 

4.8

 

Non-capitalizable expenses from real estate development

 

 

3.8

 

Costs of sale associated with real estate inventories

 

 

3.1

 

Sales incidentals

 

4.4

 

2.8

 

Legal and notary costs

 

6.5

 

2.3

 

Impairment losses

 

1.6

 

1.8

 

Miscellaneous

 

41.8

 

68.2

 

 

 

246.8

 

300.0