NeueWelt
2018-10-23 12:34:23
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Good day
unfortunately, my first post here is about a somewhat unpleasant story from which questions arise for me.
It would be great to receive some opinions on this.
Question:
Who is responsible for the notary costs that arose from the preliminary contract?
The case in brief:
We (girlfriend + I) find a house on Immoscout.
Arrange a viewing appointment with the agent.
We like the house and shortly afterwards have it reserved.
We clarify the financing with the bank. Everything is okay. However, the bank still wants the building documents, such as the building permit etc.
The agent pressures us for days and arranges a notary appointment (in our name).
The appointment could also take place if the agent or seller had copies made of the building file.
Since this did not happen despite repeated inquiries, we try ourselves at the building authority. After days of back and forth, we receive a building permit for a house that was planned 20 years ago. However, a different house was built several years later (significant structural differences).
We and our bank therefore demand the building permit for the actually built house. We inform the agent that without the documents the notary appointment must be postponed. The seller and agent then react very angrily, cancel the reservation and try to sell the house to other interested parties.
That is the current status... We never canceled the notary appointment and always communicated that we are still interested in purchasing. We just need the correct documents.
Can costs for the notary or agent now be imposed on us?
After all, I am not buying an illegal building...
Best regards
unfortunately, my first post here is about a somewhat unpleasant story from which questions arise for me.
It would be great to receive some opinions on this.
Question:
Who is responsible for the notary costs that arose from the preliminary contract?
The case in brief:
We (girlfriend + I) find a house on Immoscout.
Arrange a viewing appointment with the agent.
We like the house and shortly afterwards have it reserved.
We clarify the financing with the bank. Everything is okay. However, the bank still wants the building documents, such as the building permit etc.
The agent pressures us for days and arranges a notary appointment (in our name).
The appointment could also take place if the agent or seller had copies made of the building file.
Since this did not happen despite repeated inquiries, we try ourselves at the building authority. After days of back and forth, we receive a building permit for a house that was planned 20 years ago. However, a different house was built several years later (significant structural differences).
We and our bank therefore demand the building permit for the actually built house. We inform the agent that without the documents the notary appointment must be postponed. The seller and agent then react very angrily, cancel the reservation and try to sell the house to other interested parties.
That is the current status... We never canceled the notary appointment and always communicated that we are still interested in purchasing. We just need the correct documents.
Can costs for the notary or agent now be imposed on us?
After all, I am not buying an illegal building...
Best regards