Land purchase: Questions about the notary

You can also handle this through two notaries. The seller appoints a notary who prepares everything and sends the documents to a notary at your location, where you then sign. The signed contract then goes to the seller's notary.

Is that really stated anywhere?

No, but it is common practice because the notary costs are usually borne by the buyer. The party responsible for the costs can then choose at which notary the contract is drawn up.

Ultimately, however, it is all a matter of negotiation.

Best regards
Dirk Grafe

Good morning,

As a buyer, you do have the right to choose the notary yourself!

This applies to both parties ;)

**"If the parties cannot agree on a notary, customary practice assumes that the one who is to bear the notary costs can also choose the notary."

Rhenish regards

As a seller, I would even prefer that the buyer appoints the notary. If he backs out before signing, he is stuck with the notary costs. In the other case, the seller would have to recover these costs again from the buyer who backed out...

but what about the costs? In the end, it doesn't matter who chooses the notary or are the costs the same?

Yes, in terms of costs it is the same. There are fixed billing rates.