Strategy for selling a house - what is the best way to proceed?

So we also build on a slope – you enter the house on the north side (street side), then go down some stairs, and then onto the garden on the south side. But that’s normal when you build a house on a slope. Calling it "single-storey offset" is new to me. For us, that’s just a plain old house :D

Maybe he explained it to me wrong, or I misunderstood it. That’s exactly the kind of plain old house we want!
I think it’s great because "plain old house" sounds much cheaper than "single-storey offset," at least regarding construction costs. :D :D

[A contractor explained to me that split-level means you only have the "entrance landing" at street level, then go up half a flight of stairs to the chambers, and down half a flight of stairs to the living area. He said single-story offset means when you enter at street level and basically go straight into the chambers, and you go down a (full) flight of stairs to the living rooms/kitchen, etc.] Then I hope he builds better than he can explain. "Split Level" means "staggered floors," where not only the "entrance landing" is offset, but typically the house depth is halved and a two-flight straight staircase connects the two levels so that each connects to a landing; in weaker slopes, for example, the living area can be three steps lower than the dining area. So, for example, you have the entrance at street level "level 0" with a partial basement "-1" below, and behind it the garden level "-0.5" with the chambers on the floor "+0.5" above. An example of split level in the forum can be found at (by the way with, in my opinion, the coolest TV emperor’s lodge kitchen ever, basically the house for watching the World Cup, I’m still amazed after what I think is four years now – although the sauna is also really worth mentioning).

how’s it looking with you guys? Have you already been to the notary?

We have been waiting for 4.5 weeks for the cancellation approval from ING on the unused bridge loan, whose termination was already confirmed to me in writing in January.

All other conditions for the payment of the purchase price are met (even the land registry office responded within 14 days..)

Originally, the purchase price was supposed to be paid on 1st March..

It’s going in that direction. We have had the contract draft since this week and will schedule an appointment as soon as we have agreed on when it suits everyone best.

Can you follow up with ING again?

Can you check again with ING?

Called ING directly after the notary just told me that it's their responsibility... the cancellation approval has apparently been with their own notary since Thursday and is supposed to come back soon.

When are you planning the handover? Summer or autumn?

About the summer. Ideally, we hand over the house on the weekend when the moving company has also cleared out, so that we don't have to drive up again separately.