Appointment with the notary for notarization - experiences?

hello dear forum community,

we want to buy a house and have already received a draft contract by email from the notary (on 14.02.) I just spoke with the real estate agent, he proposed a notarization appointment between 25.02. and 28.02. if we sign on 28.02., it will be just 14 days since the contract draft was sent. the problem is that the current owner of the house is abroad and will be in [D] between 25.02. and 28.02., however this is too short notice for us (we still want to have the contract reviewed and have to work between 25.02. and 28.02.). could it have a negative effect if we say we have no time then? (for example, the seller might then say he wants to sell to someone else or something like that?) especially given that the owner does not live in [D] and will only be in [D] for these 4 days mentioned above. we are not exactly sure how to proceed now. 14 days between sending the draft and signing is not exactly much.

we want to have the contract read by a professional, is it more advisable here to choose a specialist lawyer or to get in touch with the responsible notary?

thank you very much for the answers =)

I would in no case accept an earlier appointment just because the seller is not there. Don't let yourselves be pressured. He will come back. After all, he wants to sell the property. And unless he is coming from Australia, the seller will come back. It is not easy to find a new buyer that quickly.

In the end, you are the ones who are foolish if this was a trick to prevent the review of the contract.

You can review a contract in one day. You don't need to call the responsible notary. Find a lawyer specialized in real estate law and ask for a short-term appointment. If you don't get one and can't get time off work, it's pointless anyway. But: if the seller only comes back in 3 months, you'll be annoyed too.

I don't quite understand now either. Why aren't 14 days enough? Or haven't you seen the property yet, and do you mean the complete inspection with an expert etc. with the 14 days??

We were told that there must be at least 14 days between receiving the notary draft and the signature.

Contract review or not: if you want something, you sometimes have to bite the bullet and take time off during the notary's office hours, especially since the sellers are coming from out of town. It never felt fast enough to me with the notary appointments...