Purchase price determination - Acquisition of land from private individuals

We (as outsiders) searched for and found our property through a classified ad in the community newsletter. Real estate ads were even published there for free. Maybe that is also an option.

We (as outsiders) searched for and found our property through a classified ad in the community newsletter. Real estate ads were even published there for free. Maybe that’s an option too.

We also found our house that way. Many (truly) old owners can’t use Immoscout or are skeptical and/or see real estate agents as useless money sharks. They then respond to newspaper ads. We placed a wanted ad in the village rag every two weeks and each time we received at least three calls with new offers. That was in 2018, so not that long ago.

You will 100% not get an answer.

If you can find out an owner and approach them, you practically scream "I am desperately looking!!!". The only possible price then is the price the property is worth to you. No matter what the standard land value says – it is anyway specified for a standardized property and is based on the past.

Nonsense. I did exactly the same thing a year ago in Hesse and got a cadastral map with the name and address of the owners for €7.50 per property. However, actually fewer people are interested in selling than one might think.

Nonsense. I did exactly the same thing a year ago in Hesse and received a cadastral map with the name and address of the owners for €7.50 per property.

This is legally not in order and even forbidden to disclose personal data. For that, you must either be the owner (as with the land register extract) or prove a legitimate interest. And a simple "I would like to know who owns the property" is not sufficient for that. It says something like this at every office. You are not a purchaser, but just curious. If an office does not pay attention, you get the information about the owner. This is fundamentally strictly forbidden for a simple owner search.

That is legally not okay and even forbidden to disclose personal data. For that, you have to be either the owner (as with the land register extract) or prove a legitimate interest. And a simple "I would like to know who owns the property" is not sufficient for that. That is how or similarly how it is stated at every authority. You are not a buyer but just a curious person. If an authority does not pay attention, you get the statement about the owner. It is basically strictly forbidden for a pure ownership search.

That is even possible online in Hesse. Register via the Geoportal and as a potential buyer that is a legitimate interest, since densification of building areas is in the interest of the general public. Only the address and the name are given.

this is even possible online in Hesse. Register via the Geoportal and as a potential buyer

This is practically possible online everywhere. But you do not have a legitimate interest, as you are not a potential buyer. But where there is no plaintiff, there is no judge.

Curiosity is excluded. And you cannot convincingly demonstrate that the intention to purchase can actually be achieved by disclosing personal data.

Once again: obtaining the information and actually being entitled to it are two very different things.

Only the address and the name are given.

Only? Everyone complains about data protection, but releasing ownership details without the persons’ consent is okay for you? Unbelievable!