Defensive offer, or have house prices become so expensive?

But few laypeople are able to be shown a defect and to see and recognize the consequences it has. For over 200 sqm of area to be renovated – with the high demands – it is wise to have an expert for old building renovation take a thorough look and also to get permission to look behind a wall panel at a critical spot.

Yes, absolutely, there is no doubt about that. I just wanted to mention that it is still necessary, from the seller’s side, to disclose a known defect. However, that by no means excludes that the buyer should take a very close look beforehand o_O

Maybe on Judge Alexander Hold.

You probably watched it too often, otherwise you wouldn’t say such nonsense.

But first, you have to prove to the seller that he knew about a defect. If something is hidden behind all the wood, you have bad odds afterwards. It gets even worse if some heirs or someone else sells a house they haven't lived in themselves for the last few years.

That is a bit too smug for me.
Even if it may be difficult in hindsight to claim or obtain rights, that does not mean it is allowed to conceal known defects. Concealing a defect in a legal transaction means deception, and this is legally punishable in legal dealings. And yes...... many deceivers still roam freely around, but that does not make their actions legal by any means.
Murder is also punishable, even if you don't get caught, even with Uncle Hold.

You probably watched that too often, otherwise you wouldn’t say such nonsense.

That is nonsense. A defect is the deviation of the actual condition from the agreed condition. If it is agreed as inspected, then there is no defect. You learn that already in basic civil law. By the way, I am a lawyer with the qualification for the judiciary, are you?

It was about hiding known defects and this sentence simply does not exempt [es].

By the way, I am a lawyer qualified for the judiciary, are you?

If you mean me with that.....No, unfortunately I have only been unsuccessful and mostly useless professionally so far. Does everyone have to kneel at home when you float into the room? Your fancy-sounding job title in this context sounds like the "Ben Gurion" in Kishon's Yiddish Poker :D.
I think that , like me, wanted to point out that a seller must generally inform the buyer of a defect known to him, i.e. even a partly judicially cited, already existing deviation of the actual from the target condition. It was only about defects already known to the seller; High Court, no need for snarky, arrogant jabs at forum users. Are "Reading" and "Handwriting" no longer subjects included in the mentioned "little certificate" nowadays?