| Badezimmer (n) | bathroom |
| Balken (m) | beam |
| Balkon (m) | balcony |
| Ballungsgebiet (n) / Ballungsraum (m) | agglomeration / conurbation |
| Bandbreite (f) | scope / range |
| Bankdienstleistung(en) (f/pl) | banking service(s) |
| Bankenaufsicht (f) | Financial Market Supervisory Board |
| Bankgarantie (f) | payment guarantee |
| Bankgebühr(en) (f/pl) | bank fees, bank charges |
| Bankleitzahl (f) | bank code |
| Bankomat (m) | cash machine / cash dispenser / automated teller machine (ATM) |
| Bankverbindlichkeiten (pl) | bank liabilities / accounts payable (due) to banks |
| Barvorlage (f) | cash advance |
| Barwert (m) | present value / cash value |
| Basiszinssatz (m) | base rate |
| Bassena (f) | public sink (in tenement houses) |
| Bau(unter)grund (m) | subsoil |
| Bauabgabe (f) | building tax |
| Bauabnahme (f) | final acceptance (by an official inspector) |
| Bauabschnitt (m) | construction phase / construction stage |
| Bauamt (n) | building authority |
| Bauanzeige (f) | notice of intended building works |
| Bauarbeiten (pl) | building works / construction works |
| Bauart (f) (eines Hauses) | type of construction / style of architecture |
| Bauaufseher (m) | inspector of buildings |
| Bauaufsicht (f) | construction supervision / building control |
| Bauaufsichtsbehörde (f) | construction supervisory board / building authority |
| Bauauftrag (m) | construction contract / building contract |
| Bauauftrag (m), öffentliche | public works contract |
| Bauausführung (f) | execution of construction |
| Baubeginn (m) | start of construction / commencement of construction |
| Baubehörde (f) | building authority |
| Baubeschränkung(en) (f/pl) | building restriction(s) / zoning restriction(s) |
| Baubestimmung(en) (f/pl) | building regulation(s) |
| Baubetreuung (f) | supervision (of the construction) |
| Baubewilligung (f) | building permit |
| Baudauer (f) | construction period |
| bauen | build, to / construct, to |
| baufällig | dilapidated / in a bad state of repair / out of repair |
| Baufälligkeit (f) | dilapidation / dilapidated condition / disrepair |
| Baufehler (m) | structural defect /building defect |
| Baufertigstellung (f) | project completion / completion of construction |
| Baufertigstellungsanzeige (f) | notice of completion |
| Baufinanzierung (f) | construction financing / housing finance |
| Baufirma (f) | construction firm |
| Baufluchtlinie (f) | setback / building line |
| Baufortschritt (m) | construction progress / building progress |
| Baufortschrittskontrolle (f) | monitoring of construction progress |
| Baufrist (f) | obligation to build within a certain period |
| Baugelände (n) | building site /construction site |
| Baugenehmigung (f) | building permit |
| Baugenossenschaft (f) | building cooperative / cooperative building society |
| Baugrundstück (n) | building (p)lot |
| Bauherr (m) | client / principal / owner |
| Bauhöhe (f) | overall height |
| Bauholz (n) | timber / wood |
| Bauhütte (f) | site hut |
| Bauingenieurwesen (n) | civil engineering |
| Bauklasse (f) | building class |
| Baukonto (n) | project account |
| Baukosten (pl) | building costs / construction costs |
| Baukostenplan (m) | plan of construction costs |
| Baukostenzuschuss (m) | construction cost subsidy |
| Baukran (m) | building crane |
| Baukredit (m) | building loan |
| Bauleitung (f) | site supervision |
| baulich | constructional |
| Baulückenkataster (m/n) | cadaster of building gaps |
| Baulückenverbauung (f) | infill scheme |
| Baumaterial(ien) (n/pl) | building material(s) |
| Baumeister (m) | builder |
| Bauordnung (f) | building regulation / building code |
| Bauperiode (f) | period of construction |
| Bauplan (m) | construction plan / architectural drawings |
| Bauplatz (m) | building site /construction site |
| Bauplatzschaffung (f) | building site creation |
| Baupolizei (f) | building inspectors |
| Baupreisindex (m) | construction price index |
| Baurecht (n) | building right on leasehold property |
| Baurechtberechtigter (m) | siehe Baurechtnehmer |
| Baurechtgeber (m) | land owner who grants building rights on his/her land |
| Baurechtnehmer (m) | person entitled to build on leasehold property |
| Bauschaden (m) | damage caused during construction |
| Bauschlosser (m) | building fitter |
| Bauspardarlehen (n) | building society loan |
| bausparen | save through a building and loan association, to |
| Bausparen (n) | building society savings |
| Bausparer (m) | building society saver |
| Bausparkasse (f) | building and loan association / building society |
| Bausparvertrag (m) | building society?s savings agreement |
| Bausperre (f) | construction ban |
| Baustadium (n) | stage of construction / construction phase |
| Baustadium (n), im B. stecken geblieben | construction has been halted |
| Baustahl (m) | structural steel |
| Baustatik (f) | structural analysis / structural design |
| Baustelle (f) | building site /construction site |
| Baustelleneinrichtung (f) | set-up of building site / building site facilities |
| Bausubstanzerhaltungsmaßnahme (f) | structural maintenance |
| Bautafel (f) | construction site sign |
| Bautätigkeit(en) (f/pl) | construction activity(-ies) |
| Bauteil (m) | building component(s) |
| Bauträger (m) | housing developer / (building) developer |
| Bauträgervertrag (m) | construction contract / development contract |
| BauträgervertragsGesetz (n) | Housing Developers' Contract Act |
| Bauträgerwettbewerb (m) | housing tender |
| Bauunternehmer (m) | building contractor / builder |
| Bauvertrag (m) | construction contract |
| Bauverwaltungskosten (pl) | building management costs |
| Bauvorbereitung (f) | building site preparation / building site set-up |
| Bauvorhaben (n) | building project |
| Bauvorschrift (f) | building regulation / building code |
| Bauwert (m) | construction value |
| Bauwich (m) | setback / building line |
| Bauwirtschaft (f) | building sector /construction industry / building trade |
| Bauzeitplan (m) | building schedule |
| Beamte (m) | officer / civil servant |
| beantragen | apply for, to |
| Bearbeitungsgebühr (f) | handling fee / arrangement fee |
| bebautes Grundstück (n) | developed real estate / improved land |
| Bebauung (f), dichte | high-density development |
| Bebauungsplan (m) | zoning plan / development scheme |
| Bebauungsregel(n) (f/pl) | zoning regulation(s) |
| Bebauungsstruktur (f) | building structure |
| Bebauungsvorschriften (pl) | planning regulations / development rules |
| Bedingung (f) | term / condition / pre-condition |
| Bedürfnis (n) / Bedürfnisse (pl) | requirement(s) / need(s) |
| Beeinträchtigung (f) | interference / disruption |
| befristet | fixed-term / for a definite period |
| befristete Bauten (pl) | terminable buildings |
| befristeter Mietvertrag (m) / befristetes Mietverhältnis (n) | fixed term tenancy / fixed-term rental contract / fixed-term lease agreement |
| beglaubigt(es Dokument) | notarized / legalised (BE) / certified (document) |
| Beglaubigung (f) | notarization / certification / legalisation |
| begleitet von | accompanied by |
| Begrünung (f) | greening / landscaping |
| begünstigen / begünstigt | favo(u)r, to / favo(u)rable(-ly) |
| Begünstigte (m) | beneficiary |
| begünstigte Darlehen (n) | favo(u)rable loan / subsidized loan (gefördert) |
| Begutachtung (f) | assessment / valuation / survey |
| behindert | disabled / handicapped |
| Behinderte(r) (m/f) | person with special needs / handicapped person /disabled person |
| behindertengerecht | compatible for people with special needs |
| Behindertenwohnung(en) (f/pl) | dwellings for people with special needs / sheltered unit(s) |
| Behinderung (f) | disability |
| Behörde(n) (f/pl) | authority(-ies) |
| behördlich | official |
| Beihilfe (f) | subsidy / grant / allowance |
| Beihilfenbezieher (m) | beneficiary (Begünstigter) / recipient (Empfänger) of?. |
| Beirat (m) | advisory board / council |
| Beitrag (m) | contribution |
| Beitritt (m) (EU-Beitritt) | accession (EU-accession) |
| Belästigung (f) | harassment |
| Belastung (f) im Grundbuch | encumbrance |
| Belastung(en) (f/pl), aushaftende | outstanding charge(s) |
| Belegung (f) | occupancy (level) |
| Belegungsgrad (m) | occupancy rate |
| Belehnungswert (m) | mortgage lending value |
| beleihbar (geeignet / qualifiziert) | mortgageable /eligible for collateralization |
| Beleihungsgrenze (f) | lending ceiling |
| Beleuchtung (f) | lighting |
| benachteiligen | discriminate, to |
| benachteiligte Gruppe(n) (f/pl) | disadvantaged group(s) |
| Benachteiligung (f) | discrimination |
| benutzbar | fit for use / useable |
| Benützungskosten (pl) | occupancy costs |
| bequem | comfortable / convenient |
| beraten | advise, to / consult (with), to |
| Berechtigung (f) | authorization / entitlement |
| bereitstellen / bereitgestellt | provide / provided |
| Bereitstellung (f) | provision / supply |
| Bereitstellungsgebühr (f) | commitment fee (fin.) |
| Berichtspflicht (f) | duty to report |
| berücksichtigen | consider, to |
| berufen auf, sich | refer, to |
| Berufung (f) einlegen | appeal, to |
| Berufungskommission (f) (2. Instanz für Wohnungswerber, England) | Court of Appeal for Housing Applicants |
| Beschaffenheit (f) | state / condition |
| Beschaffung (f) | procurement |
| Beschäftigungssituation (f) | employment situation |
| Beschlag (m) (techn.) | metal fittings |
| beschränkt | limited (to) / restricted (to) |
| Beschränkung (f) | restriction / constraint |
| Besicherung (f) | collateral / collateralization |
| Besichtigung (f) | viewing/ inspection |
| Besitz (m) , lastenfrei | unencumbered asset |
| Besitzanspruch (m) | claim to ownership / possessory claim |
| besitzen | own, to / possess, to |
| Besitzstörung (f) | trespass / intrusion |
| besonders | especial(ly) / in particular |
| Bestand (m) | stock |
| beständig | sustainable / lasting |
| Bestandsaufnahme (f) | inventory |
| Bestandsimmobilien (pl) | portfolio properties |
| Bestandverhältnis (n) | tenure |
| Bestechung (f) | bribery / corruption |
| Besteuerung (f) | taxation |
| Bestimmung(en) (f/pl) eines Gesetzentwurfs | provision(s) of a bill / draft |
| Bestlage (f) | prime location |
| Beton (m) | concrete |
| Betonfertigteile (pl) | prefabricated concrete elements |
| Betrachtungsweise (f) | approach / perspective |
| Betreten (n) verboten | no trespassing |
| Betriebsgelände (n) | premises |
| Betriebskosten (pl) | running costs / operating costs / service charges / maintenance cost (AE) |
| Betriebskostenabrechnung (f) | service charge invoice, annual (quarterly) |
| Betriebskostenentwicklung (f) | development of servicing and maintenance charges |
| Betriebsmittelkredit (m) | working capital loan |
| betroffen | involved / affected, by / concerned |
| Beurteilung (f) | evaluation / analysis / assessment |
| Beurteilung (f) vom Investitionsstandpunkt | investment appraisal |
| Bevölkerungsentwicklung (f) | population growth/development |
| Bevölkerungsschichten (pl) , breite | broad levels of the population |
| Bevölkerungswachstum (n) | population growth |
| bevollmächtigen | authorize, to / authorise, to (BE) |
| Bevollmächtigte (m) | authorized person / representative |
| Bevorratung (f) | supply / stocking |
| bevorstehend | pending (jur.) / upcoming / imminent |
| Bewässerung (f) | irrigation |
| bewegliche Sachen (pl) | movables |
| Beweglichkeit (f) | mobility / flexibility |
| Bewehrung (f) | reinforcement |
| Bewertung (f) | evaluation / appraisal / valuation |
| Bewertung (f) zu Wiederherstellungskosten (f) (minus AfA) | depreciated replacement cost valuation |
| Bewertungsgutachten (n) | valuation report |
| Bewertungsmethode (f) | valuation method |
| Bewilligung (f) | permit / consent / permission |
| Bewilligungsverfahren (n) | permit procedure / permission procedure |
| Bewirtschaftungskosten (pl) | running costs / operating costs / service charges |
| Bewohner (m/pl) | resident / dweller / occupant |
| bewohnerorientiert | tailored to the needs of the residents |
| Bewohnerversammlung (f) | residents' meeting / residents' reunion |
| Bezahlung (f), einmalig | lump (sum) payment |
| beziehen auf, sich | refer, to |
| Bezirk (m) (Land) | community / commune |
| Bezirk (m) (Stadt) | district |
| Bezirkshauptmannschaft (BH) (f) | community government |
| bezugsfertig | move-in condition, in / ready for occupation |
| Bilanz (f) | balance sheet / financial statement |
| billig | inexpensive |
| Bindeglied (n) | link / connector |
| Bindung (f) (Vermögensbindung) | tying-up (-of capital) |
| BIP (Bruttoinlandsprodukt) (n) | GDP (gross domestic product) |
| blanko | unsecured |
| Blanko-Rekta-Wechsel (m) | non-negotiable bill of exchange in blank |
| Blankokredit (m) | unsecured loan |
| Blitzableiter (m) | lightning rod |
| Blitzschutz (m) | lightning protection |
| Blocksanierung (f) (A) | block renewal |
| Boden (m) | land |
| Bodenbereitstellung (f) | land provision |
| Bodenbeschaffenheit (f) | soil conditions |
| Bodenbeschaffung (f) | land procurement |
| Bodenmarkt (m) | land market |
| Bodenplatte (f) | slab |
| Bodenspekulation (f) | land speculation |
| Bodenuntersuchung (f) | soil survey |
| Bodenwertsteigerungsabgabe (f) | capital gains taxes on the appreciation of land value |
| Bogen (m) / Bögen (pl) (z.B. Spitzbögen) | arch / arches (e.g. pointed arches) |
| bohren | drill, to |
| Bonität (f) | credit rating / creditworthiness |
| Bonitätsauskunft (f) | credit rating agency report |
| Börsenwert (m) | market value |
| Böschung (f) | slope |
| Branchendurchschnitt (m) | sector average |
| Breite (f) | width |
| Briefkasten (m) | letter box / mail box |
| Briefkurs (m) | selling rate |
| Broschüre (f) | prospectus / brochure / leaflet |
| Bruttoaußenfläche (f) | gross external area |
| Bruttogeschossfläche (f) | gross floor area |
| Bruttoinlandsprodukt (n) (BIP) | gross domestic product (GDP) |
| Bruttonationalprodukt (n) | gross national product |
| Bruttoumsatz (m) | gross revenue |
| Bücherschrank (m) | bookcase |
| Buchwert (m) | book value / carrying value |
| budgetär | budgetary |
| Budgeteinsparung(en) (f/pl) | budget consolidation / budget cuts |
| Budgetzuweisung (f) | budget allocation |
| Bundesanleihe (f) | federal bond |
| Bundesdenkmalamt (n) | Federal Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments |
| Bundesdenkmalschutz (m) (unter B. stehen) | subject to preservation control for historical buildings |
| Bundesgesetz (n) | federal act/law |
| Bundesland (n) / Bundesländer (pl) | province(s) / federal province(s) |
| Bundeswohn- und Siedlungsfonds (m), BWSF (A) | Federal Housing and Homes Fund |
| Bürge (m) | guarantor / surety |
| Bürgermeister (m) | mayor |
| Büro (n) | office |
| Büro (n) des stellvertretenden Premierministers (England) - ist verantwortlich für die Errichtung leistbarer Häuser und Wohnanlagen | Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) - responsible for the building of new affordable homes and communities |
| Bürofläche (f) | office space / area |
| Bürogebäude (n) | office building |
| Büromiete (f) | office rent |
| Bußzahlung (f) | penalty / punitive charges |