The municipality wants my property - How to negotiate properly?

Hello,

do you mean with pressure tactics ultimately expropriation for the common good?

Yes; there can hardly be a more annoying consequence.

However, I found an article on the internet ...

I do not know this article, but I assume that on the one hand the content is probably not comparable and on the other hand that a procedural error or similar was the basis of the decision.

As far as I know, such matters always end in a settlement and each side pays its own lawyer ..

That would be the cheapest option, but in my opinion hardly applies when cities or municipalities are involved as defendants. The lead time is too long for that, as Emer described – so there is enough time for a settlement.

Btw., in a settlement the lawyers of both parties always earn double according to BRAGO; so it is a lucrative business.

Kind regards

Hello,

(yes, the thing with typos is a thing )

How it is when only public institutions are exchanged in a development plan is hard to say.
I know cases where compensation land was offered (so a piece of comparable land that is not in the development area) or, as in your case, money.

If the price for your property is already based on the standard land value for land with development potential, you will not be able to get (much) more out of negotiations. Because, as I already said, this value is usually the one with which the rest is calculated.
The further increase in value therefore does not come from: "ohh, this now looks better, this is now worth more," but through the reallocation, in whatever form (same total value over less land area results in a higher value per sqm) and through the inclusion of the money for development costs.

Maybe just casually ask one or two notaries from the municipality. Ours back then estimated the standard land value almost 1:1 as it actually was. That way you get a few more opinions and can see if the offer from the municipality fits.

Good luck