Procedure for purchasing land

  • Erstellt am 2015-12-15 14:48:43

Goldi09111

2015-12-16 20:36:25
  • #1
Good evening everyone,

Today we had a 4-hour conversation with the architect, partly directly on the property and partly at our home to show and explain our current situation, which we both find very important.

It was a very pleasant, open, and seemingly honest conversation; my wife is also positively impressed (that's already half the battle).

Anyway, I brought up the topic of property transfer tax again, and he said that since the company acts as the general contractor, there have never been any problems with this. The legal text apparently allows it as soon as I acquire the property and want to build, so you can always speak of house and land. Well, I would just talk to people who have built with the company to see how it was for them.

The topic of the soil survey is always done before planning or starting construction concerning the mentioned additional expenses (soil replacement, compaction...).

The "problem" with the stream was also addressed again, and here we were somewhat reassured because it is an artificially created stream controlled by a pipe system from the neighboring town, and the pipes are apparently max. 500mm in diameter. We will have the matter checked again across offices, just to be sure...

Today we also received a 20-page building description that I am currently reviewing and already roughly marking a few things I want to question. I think there will be a separate topic about this here.

We parted ways today with the understanding that he will create a first draft, including a cost estimate (he knows our current limit), based on our conditions, and we will meet again around week 3 of 2016.
 

nms_hs

2015-12-16 22:41:59
  • #2
If the soil survey is only conducted before the start of construction, it is too late for "inclusions" in the land price, as you have probably already purchased the land/house by then.

Such conversations are the best
 

Goldi09111

2015-12-16 23:07:47
  • #3
Mhh well you're right. I always wonder why one should do a soil survey? To find out what extra effort is needed to build the desired house? If I want to build my house on this plot, then I can't avoid improving the soil condition, or am I mistaken here? Or is it typical to spend x.xxx€ before buying a plot of land and possibly more than once?
 

f-pNo

2015-12-17 00:33:06
  • #4


Well - look at it from this perspective. You buy a house including a basement. You sign the contract and thereby commit to acceptance and payment. Suddenly it turns out that the soil conditions are so poor that they need to be improved at great expense, a water vein runs through the construction area, and building a basement is not possible.

If push comes to shove (inflexible general contractor), you not only pay for the soil improvement but also have to accept and pay for the basement (30 - 40 TH EUR). You have invested a lot of money for nothing. Even if you leave out the basement issue - you might take out 20,000 too little loan because you were unaware of the increased costs for soil improvement and then have to refinance expensively.
 

Goldi09111

2015-12-17 09:26:59
  • #5
The thing with the additional financing is certainly a word! I will follow up again in the next conversation to see how we proceed with it....
 

Doc.Schnaggls

2015-12-17 10:16:46
  • #6
Hello,

Personally, I would never buy a piece of land without first having a soil survey done.

Every plot can hold unexpected surprises.

Our plot, for example, had previously been built on (my grandparents' house) and was therefore well known to me.

If we had relied on the "old" house's basement always being dry, we would have faced an unpleasant surprise.

Since our current basement is 30 cm deeper in the ground than the "old" basement, we learned from the soil survey that we would be reaching a water-bearing layer during heavy rain, which would have caused significant water damage without proper sealing.

Therefore, it is better to spend the 700 - 1,000 euros to have peace of mind.

Regards,

Dirk
 

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