Hello,
I wanted to keep you updated. Currently, it looks like we are still waiting for a response from the bank. Meanwhile, we have a house as collateral, which is valued at €360,000 (as estimated by the bank). There is still a debt of €180,000 on it, but nevertheless, there is €180,000 available as security. The bank we are waiting for said that we either have to provide additional collateral or equity of €40,000. We actually have the security now through the house. Of course, it is only second priority because €180,000 still has to be paid, but that shouldn’t really matter in this case. Allegedly, we will get an answer this week whether it will work out.
In the meantime, we also went to another bank, BHW. They were crazy. They actually wanted me to obtain a BWA profit and loss statement from my current employer and even the EKST2010. Of course, I politely declined. Hello? I want a loan and not my employer. If they want to know something about him, they can just check the Creditreform. The company has existed since 1979 and always posts good numbers; the fact that it is my parents’ company shouldn’t matter here. Many children work in their parents' business, possibly to take it over someday. So I found it quite outrageous to demand such documents from us. What do you think? Will the house bank agree? And don’t you also think what the BHW wanted was outrageous?