Inspection of detailed drawings before signing the contract for house purchase

It also simply depends on the notary: My last draft purchase agreement was significantly weaker from the buyer's perspective than an earlier one (different notary). From my point of view, it was only acceptable after adjustments. However, this does not mean that the seller was "disadvantaged," even though their position became worse.

Good morning, darling,

For a moment I actually held my breath, but this:

... in particular the legal consequences of the contract to be concluded.

reminds me to think about taking a breath.

For this reason, the notary grants the parties two weeks to review. This time is especially meant to allow inexperienced parties to ask questions BEFORE the appointment and not be brought into the pressured signing situation if a draft contains significant disadvantages.

To put it bluntly: most notarial contracts regarding real estate purchase are quite boring and usual strings of dry notary German. Therefore, no impression should arise that notaries might be eager accomplices of shady sales geniuses!

One thing is (unfortunately) also true: before money changes hands, before it becomes customary for buyers to naturally commission this service, a lot of water will still flow down the Rhine.

Rhineland greetings

Good morning, honey.

reminds me to remember to breathe.

Breathing is the prerequisite for all thinking processes.

Basically, the complexity in most cases is actually not about the "notary part" of the purchase contract, but rather in the appendices. In fact, in most cases, the land transfer part is quite dull and not difficult at all, even in assessing the legal consequences of concluding a contract. The spice lies in the attached construction descriptions, which very (very) often are appended to the purchase contracts.

The notary cannot (and will not) comment much on the construction descriptions. That is neither his task nor would he (she) regularly be able to do so. This part of the purchase contract is, in my opinion, (almost necessarily) to be reviewed by an expert (alternatively by Payday). The consequences of this appendix are much more far-reaching than a normal land purchase contract would usually be.

Everyone has liability insurance and usually also household insurance. Construction insurance is often taken out as well, because a bad guy could steal a radiator. But the fact that there can be considerably serious (sometimes existentially threatening) disadvantages due to poor construction work is usually deliberately suppressed. The costs for professional support and proper contract review are considered unnecessary, even if one has no expertise at all. These things could also be seen by yourself if you are not completely blind, you don’t need external expertise for that (right, Payday?).

Anyway. Everyone is the architect of their own fortune. That also means responsibility for financial ruin and the loss of all assets.

Hello Volker,

Breathing is the prerequisite for all cognitive processes.

That's true – I just had plenty of time to practice that in the meeting. The lady of the house had so much "expert knowledge" to share simultaneously (admirable) that at first it seemed difficult to impossible to bring the conversation in at least a somewhat chronological order.

Basically, the complexity in most cases is actually not in the "notary part" of the purchase contract but in the annexes.

Which – in the case of a pure land purchase – are manageable because they mostly consist of a land register and cadastral extract, maybe BVA.

The building descriptions the notary cannot (and will not) comment on much. That is neither his task nor is he regularly capable of doing so. This part of the purchase contract should (almost necessarily) be examined by an expert (alternatively through Payday) in my opinion. The consequences of this annex are much more far-reaching than those of a normal land purchase contract generally are.

I hardly believe that our payday wants to spend time on that. Regardless of the fact that I am sure he is not capable of fully understanding a building description. Interpretation and reality often differ greatly; especially in my job.

But I realize – we both have talked past each other, mate. In my opinion, you mean classic developer contracts – handled through a notary, while I rather mean the appointment of a notary. And that’s why I obviously and gladly agree with you that it is not the task of a notary – nor can it be – to examine the content of a building description. The person sitting in front of him has been given enough sense by Mother Nature (at least I hope so) to be able to act responsibly on his own. Be it with appropriate training or by relying on external expertise.

Rhineland regards