Missing right of way after house purchase

I actually can't say exactly where the standard land value is right now, but I'll look into it.

But whether best or worst case ... I don't really see the fault with us and find a payment, if it comes to us, unjustified.

I also suspect that it's the same notary who was and is involved back then and today. I'll look into that too ;)

Martial.White ... how do you come up with the 200 - 300 €? I still can't fully understand the whole issue.

Mainly the neighbor A could cause problems. Now demanding something for the registration, e.g. a right of way fee or similar. But apparently he is fair and adheres to the agreement reached back then, which was not contractually regulated. That is the most important thing in this case.

But whether best or worst case ... I actually don’t see the fault with us and consider a payment, if it comes to us, as unjustified.

Petty indeed. You could have inspected the land registry documents before the purchase (legitimate interest, possibly through the notary) and this could have come to your attention before the purchase. Then you could have required the previous owner to resolve the situation or agree on corresponding cost arrangements.

.. I actually don't see the fault with us and find a payment, if it comes to us, unjustified.

This is the case for many people in many areas of life. Doesn't matter, everyone still has the right to complain or grumble. We already have a whine thread running in parallel here ;)

... Yes, money is money when you have to pay it yourself. But when you HAVE or OWN something, it can happen that you pay for something that should not have been necessary. A relatively small amount should be bearable without getting gray hairs immediately. The important thing is that everything can be settled!

Of course, there are items that arise and must be paid, no problem at all. But when it comes to items that someone else messed up (in my opinion the notary from 4 years ago), I find it hard to pay the bill for other people. Here in the countryside, you don't have that much to give away :D

Especially since the notary verbally reassured us when reading the contract aloud that all easements are in place for each party. As a layperson, I always think you should be able to rely on the professionals. But well, that’s tuition fees then.

So we definitely don’t want to complain here :) I was just worried that huge sums might be coming our way...

The fees are calculated based on the value of the easement. An easement increases the value of property B in this case and decreases the value of property A. This can be calculated up or down, as desired. Since property B would have another access (although not nicely through the garden) and property A already has an easement registered for property C (is that correct?), I would set the value estimates very low here. Attached is an example for a €5000 value difference (notary costs) and additionally about €56 fee for registration at the land registry office for €5000.

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