The selling GbR is still entered in the old land register: clarify the register transition before completion
Why may a sale today by an old German land-holding GbR require more than the existing land register (Grundbuch) extract?
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After the sale the tax office demands real estate transfer tax from you: distinguish liability to third parties and the purchase contract
What should I clarify as a seller when, despite an agreed payment of tax by the buyer, a German real estate transfer tax assessment notice is sent to me.
Private house sale during a pending enforcement auction: A purchase interest does not stop the process
How do I, as an owner, prepare a possible private sale if an enforcement auction (Zwangsversteigerungsverfahren) is already pending in Germany.
Selling farmed land while the harvest is still standing: prepare the plot and the current season together
What information do I need for a German sale of farmed land when the current harvest and use do not simply end with the calendar?
A higher purchase price only upon later approval: separate secured amount and conditional top-up
How do I, as a German property seller, assess an offer with an additional payment dependent on a later event.
Buyer side withholds purchase price: separate alleged defect and payment dispute for advice
How do I prepare a German sales case when the buyer side withholds part of the purchase price because of an alleged outstanding performance?
Gold or crypto-assets as the property purchase price: Legally clarify the counter-performance before accepting it
Why it is not sufficient in a German property purchase merely to confirm that an offered tangible or crypto-asset amount has been paid.
Buyer’s side reports insolvency: immediately organise contract status and performances rendered for advice
What should I, as seller in Germany, compile if an insolvency of the buyer’s side becomes known during the processing?
An allegedly new IBAN in the sales process: Verify the change outside the message
How should I respond to a surprising change of payment details during a German property sale.
Multiple loans, multiple securities: Assign the actual payoff needs before selling the house
How do I compile for advisory purposes which loans and securities belong together in the planned property sale?
Reselling before your own acquisition is registered: fully disclose two land transactions
How do I prepare a planned resale in Germany while my own acquisition has not yet been fully completed.
Estate administration has been ordered: continue clarifying a house sale already under way with the right responsibilities
What must heirs in Germany bear in mind when estate administration (Nachlassverwaltung) is ordered while a sale is being prepared?