The rented apartment has been sold: Why the old deposit file remains relevant for the seller
What must I, as the former landlord, retain in a verifiable way about the deposit when the rented apartment in Germany has been sold.
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Building the document folder before the sale: find the right evidence for every statement about the property
Which documents do I need for my Austrian flat sale, and which statement can I actually prove with them?
Managing a private house sale: from the sales goal to work packages you can decide on
How do I turn a planned Austrian house sale into a complete workflow with results, responsibilities and approvals?
Renovating before sale: Weighing the new expenditure against an uncertain additional proceeds
How do I decide on a voluntary renovation before selling when costs and later sales advantage are uncertain to different degrees.
Sell discreetly without a public listing: Deliberately prepare the limited sales route
How can I organise an explicitly discreet sale and decide whether the limited route still suits my objective.
Selling the rented flat earlier: combining the original rental plan and the later reason for sale for tax purposes
Why must I resubmit the previous assessment of whether the activity is a source of income when selling early in Austria after a loss-making rental?
Giving up land for a public project: Establishing a threatened expropriation before assuming a tax exemption
Why a sale of Austrian land to a public authority is not exempt from the real estate income tax solely because of its name.
Selling a Business and Property Together: Do Not Treat a Debt Assumption as an Automatic Release of the Seller
Why do I have to clarify the creditor and debt situation separately when selling a business together with land in Austria?
Selling a subsidised apartment in Lower Austria: first identify the old loan type and possible takeover
How do I clarify before selling an apartment in Lower Austria whether an existing subsidy can at all pass to the buyer?
Selling after a house repair: do not pass on claims against the contractor with the invoice alone
How do I prepare in Austria to pass on possible claims from recent works to the house buyer.
The Austrian GmbH sells to a shareholder: Assess the company interest before the private commitment
What should I prepare when an Austrian GmbH is to sell its property to a shareholder.
A compulsory portion is claimed, the house is to be sold: clarify monetary claim and ownership status separately
How do I classify a compulsory portion claim in Austria before deriving a specific share of the house or a sales obligation from it.