Land prices

Hello experts,

We have a plot of land in prospect, about which I have a few questions.

It is very rural, accordingly very cheap. In addition, it is huge - about 1000 sqm, to these sqm about 1000 sqm of grassland are added, which may not be built on but must be purchased as well.

Now my question is: May the grassland be just as expensive as the building land? Are there specific regulations regarding this?

Is it normal to have to pay for water supply and wastewater disposal for about 2000 sqm?

Do these costs count as ancillary building costs? Sorry for my ignorance!

It would be great if someone could answer this for me. THANK YOU in advance!

Counterquestion: Do you really want 2000 sqm? That already involves some work if you live there alone. It also causes follow-up costs. Of course, you also have to pay more for wastewater and rainwater, and so on... Even when the road is redone at some point, you pay proportionally per length of the property. Large plots = large costs.

Incidental construction costs is not a fixed term. Personally, I do not count everything related to the purchase of the property as incidental construction costs. For me, that is a separate item. My house provider logically did not include that either (but at least mentioned the other costs).

No, I actually don't want 2000 sqm. But all the plots are listed with additional grassland. I can't reach the responsible guy from the municipality to ask if we can do without the grassland.

Hello,

I can't reach the responsible guy from the municipality to ask if we can do without the green space.

You will probably be able to save yourself that ....

Many municipalities are moving towards selling so-called green spaces in addition to building land. In the notary contract for the actual property, the conditions are then recorded, which almost always go in this direction: You have to buy the green space, are not allowed to build on it, commit to planting it one way or another, to treat the green space carefully, etc. Ultimately, you have to buy land that visually enlarges your building land, but in reality offers no additional benefit for you and you – and this is the best part – don’t even get to decide how it is used.

Kind regards

Hello experts,

We have a plot in prospect, about which I have a few questions.

It is very rural, accordingly very cheap. In addition, it is huge - about 1000 sqm, plus another approx. 1000 sqm of grassland which may not be built on but must be purchased along with it.

Now my question is: Is the grassland allowed to be just as expensive as the building land? Are there any specific regulations?

Is it normal to have to pay for water supply and sewage disposal for about 2000 sqm?

Do these costs count as incidental construction costs? Sorry for my ignorance!

It would be great if someone could answer this for me. THANK YOU in advance!

Hello,

I have a similar problem. Can someone tell me how this turned out here?

The land prices at the moment are already quite substantial, and if I can do something with the grassland, that would of course be perfect!

I think I can no longer reach the original poster, but maybe someone else can say something about it...

Hello hmclp,

basically, the grassland is also considered as such, i.e.,

- grassland is not building land, nor land with development potential, and accordingly has less value
- since it may not be developed and therefore not connected, no development costs are incurred

=> So make sure that the development costs charged by the municipality/city are only charged for the building land.

The price is ultimately a mixed price, although separate sqm values should be listed in the purchase contract – because different property taxes are due for building land and grassland.

Regarding the use of the grassland, Bauexperte has already written something; you have to be clear about what you are allowed to do according to the municipality and what not. However, there is a little bonus with such areas that certainly has not yet become known to every municipality:

If the area declared as grassland by the municipality is declared as building land in the standard land value map AND the tax office (!different authority!) issues a notice that the correspondingly higher property tax is due for this building or development land (!), then you will quickly have an extremely lucrative conversation with the mayor. Or have bought 1000 sqm of building (development) land at the grassland price.

Best regards
Dirk Grafe