Pre-made purchase contract - special services?

Hi,

I have a few questions about the special services in the purchase contract. The following applies to us. We are buying a house and land together from a construction company. A floor plan, building application, etc. are already available.

Now we want to make a few changes, which are associated with an additional cost. For example, a finished attic or a slanted "entrance wall" to the living room/kitchen instead of a door to the living room in front and another door to the kitchen on the side. Or making the guest WC a bit larger to include a shower there.

We want to change that afterwards – among other things to save property tax (especially because of the costs for the attic). According to the company, this is not a problem and the costs remain the same as they told me in the conversation. Has anyone done something similar?

The purchase contract states "creation... and existing planning". That theoretically means they could simply say no and I cannot do anything about it. Or is this normal practice?

I will have the contract reviewed by a lawyer, but still I would be interested to know if this is perhaps common in the construction industry.

Regards

I don't know if this is the case with a developer house (in your case). But it is common practice in a contract for work that the client can order upgrades in the fittings, as long as it is feasible. These are the things that the contractor often earns extra money from. However, the prices of the individual items are usually confirmed in writing in advance.

Now we want a few changes, but these are associated with an extra charge.

We want to change that afterwards - among other things to save property tax (mainly because of the costs in the attic)

According to the company, it is not a problem and the costs remain the same, which they told me in the conversation

That somehow contradicts itself. Does it cost an extra charge or not? Or does it cost an extra charge that is concealed with a "beautified" invoice for the tax office and then recalculated later?

When buying from a developer, you buy the land with the house and receive it completed. This also counts for the tax office. What is done separately beforehand increases the total price; after that, you can add whatever you want. The "commitment" of the developer doesn’t really matter to the tax office. The whole thing sounds more like "they won’t notice anyway."

If the plan is to hand over a "half-finished house" and complete it by yourself/self-contracting, then that is not a problem.

Property tax is determined according to the standard land value, right? If you now have 15 sqm of attic space, it doesn't make a difference.

But to have legal certainty, also regarding the building application etc., I would include it now.

BEFORE signing, the developers promise a lot. Afterwards, it may not be possible or may involve costs.

Always always always in writing

The property tax is based on the standard land value, right? If you now have 15 sqm of attic, it doesn't matter.

Well: Property tax and real estate transfer tax are two different things... (although the OP talked about property tax, he probably means real estate transfer tax). For the real estate transfer tax, the price is decisive: Either just for the land (if not a package deal) or for the land including the house: And that's what this is about.

Yes, but it's about the value of the house: do I already include special features worth 20,000 in the purchase contract or do I specify that later. I don't see any fraud in that.