Rexona96
2024-02-04 03:25:25
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Addendum:
: Even if a bank were to give you a loan – it really looks like your inexperience is being taken advantage of here. Please inform yourselves about the topic of buying a house and if you buy the house against all warnings, please have an appraiser inspect it BEFORE THE PURCHASE. You seem to have no idea about the subject...
First of all, thank you very much for the direct feedback. Not exactly clueless, but the appraiser was already planned before we sign anything at the notary. Especially to check the mentioned facts.
Very good point, which also kept me awake.
A house from 1997 of course does not have an energy efficiency class A if nothing was done except exchanging the heating system (plus solar) and triple glazing.
But: the heating system as a new condensing unit presumably has efficiency class A. I suspect there was a sticker with a big fancy A on it and the seller told the completely inexperienced young potential buyers: "Yes, that’s something really fine, efficiency class A!"
Correct in terms of content, but I doubt the lending value of 400,000€. Of the 100,000€ invested in the property, 50,000€ went into the garden (a.k.a. hardly valuable). Here any loan-to-value ratio will be broken...
In fact, the energy efficiency was stated as E in the exposé, but during the on-site viewing, without prior knowledge, the new gas boiler, windows, and solar systems were mentioned. Regarding the gas boiler, he only said that it dates from 2022 and a new energy certificate has already been requested and will be available before purchase. He estimated it as class A but could not guarantee it. Then I also asked him about the solar systems, and he claimed they cover the entire electricity consumption of the house. So far, however, he has not presented any concrete facts about this, so I cannot say with certainty whether that is true.
These statements are so far based only on the broker’s information. Therefore, I plan to contact him again after a positive response from the bank and to verify the facts he conveyed verbally.
Regarding the garden and its low value, I have to admit that I was not aware of this. It always sounds promising when it is said that a lot of money was invested, but of course this statement corresponds to reality. Currently, I am considering possibly deducting 12% from the purchase price and hope that I would still be eligible as a buyer then. At a purchase price of 420,000 euros, the situation already looks much more attractive.
I am also sure that the broker exaggerated some things.