One more storey on the existing building: Pre-check an extension
Three houses down they added an extra storey. That is an interesting observation, but not yet an answer for your own building.
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A house project across multiple parcels: Clarify the spatial extent before planning
The desired house lies on one parcel, the access on a second and the planned pipeline possibly on a third.
Gap site found: which documents belong together before house planning
Check a gap site: types of plans, building encumbrances and your own house variants to discuss with professionals before planning.
Does my house really fit on this plot? How to prepare the meeting with the municipality
Before purchase bring together concrete usage wishes, local plans and open plot/building questions for the meeting with the municipality.
Former workshop, now building plot: Check a property's prior use before buying
Bring together in an orderly way prior use, official information and existing investigations of a building plot before purchase.
Plot by a stream: What a hazard map can clarify before purchase
Distinguish flood map, construction project and insurance question deliberately before deciding on a plot of land.
The rent‑index survey requires information: As a landlord provide the correct flat and rent data
A rent‑index survey can be compulsory. Assign type of rent, rent amount, changes and flat characteristics to the actually required reference date.
The print shop reports missing bleed: Correct the real-estate flyer for the specific production order
The print shop complains about the bleed of the real-estate flyer. Assign final format, bleed allowance and safety area to the ordered product and provide a checked correction version.
The deposit savings book is lost: prepare the judicial substitute document and the subsequent bank procedure
A lost deposit savings book requires a different procedure to an open deposit accounting. Clarify loss, entitlement and court, follow the edict and coordinate the order with the bank.
Vienna housing subsidy repaid early: Do not derive rent obligation solely from the loan balance
A repaid subsidy loan does not prove free rent formation for every Vienna flat. Assign the planning-designated proportion of floor space and the conditions of the assurance before re-letting.
One-off payment for the last months' rent: Check for a genuine rent prepayment before agreeing
An additional payment is not turned into a genuine rent prepayment merely by its label. Check the temporal allocation, the treatment on early termination and the permissible rent separately.
Continuing in the Dienstwohnung after employment ends: Clarify the later contractual status from the actual agreements
Continuing to live in the property and accepted payments do not alone explain the subsequent contractual status of a Dienstwohnung. Gather the original basis and later agreements for review.