Building law: 2nd emergency exit from attic (hip roof)

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Yes. Once these steps are built. And then the attic is retroactively approved as living space. The realtor will be pleased when I inform him. But eventually he’ll probably find a fool who doesn’t notice. It also explains why twice the buyers backed out after (alleged) approval. Apparently, the bank’s appraiser noticed it every time.

I always take fire protection very seriously. I can understand if one makes a compromise (risk) in their owner-occupied property with a self-converted attic, but here it is about two apartment units that are not rentable in this condition. Really bad idea.

Hello,

this is about two residential units that are not rentable in their current condition

Maybe I’m missing something, but I don’t see any residential units there. The attic floor is just rooms of the house below.

But that doesn’t make things any better if someone wants to buy the house to rent it out.

Some steps can be retrofitted, but I would rather ask whether you’ll get approval for that.

Best regards,
Andreas

Maybe I have tomatoes on my eyes, but I don't see any apartment units there. The attic floor consists only of rooms of the house below.

No, those are 2 maisonette apartments. They consist of the upper floor and attic floor. On the ground floor there is another residential unit.
The investment would also be a bit too big for me. I am only acting in an advisory capacity. But I probably already did my job well ;-) .

Explains also why now twice the buyers backed out again after (alleged) promise. Apparently the bank's appraiser noticed it each time.

Well, the banker probably noticed incongruences between the approval and the actual state, they're less interested in the steps.

The investment would also be too big a deal for me. I'm only acting in an advisory capacity there.

Phew, I was just about to get jealous ;-)