Part of the purchase price is to be kept outside the deed: disclose the complete proposal
How should I react as the seller of a German property if an additional payment or performance is to be omitted from the notarial text?
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Passing on original house documents: determine your own retained final collection before the handover
How do I organise the handover of original documents in a property sale so that important proofs remain findable.
A business still runs in the sold house: plan building handover and business tasks separately
How do I prepare the sale of a house that I partly use for business myself, without overlooking the business tasks.
Insurance claim open, sale planned: consolidating the claim file and the object for sale
How do I organise the preparation of a sale while an insurance claim on the building has not yet been finally processed?
The property has long been in family ownership: obtain more than the inheritance date for the tax review
How do I clarify the chain of acquisition for an Austrian property sale if I only know my own deed of transfer?
Sold at a loss: Why a private property calculation is not yet a freely offsettable tax position
How do I prepare an Austrian property sale with an alleged loss for tax review.
Selling after a recent rezoning: keeping the gain on the land and the rezoning surcharge (Umwidmungszuschlag) apart
What data do I need to provide for tax advice when selling in Austria after a rezoning?
Self-built and temporarily let: defining the limits of the manufacturer exemption (Herstellerbefreiung) before selling a house in Austria
Which documents do I need for the tax review of a self-built house that was temporarily used to generate income?
The buyer presents a renovation sum: break down the cost estimate before replying on price
How do I respond factually in sales to a request for a price reduction justified by a lump-sum future renovation amount.
Digital services are used with the house: distinguish devices, accounts and ongoing contracts
How can I tell before the sale which digital services should belong to the house and which personal contracts must be handled separately.
Work remains after transfer of ownership: separate completion from the new household
How do I prepare the practical procedure for agreed remaining work after transfer of ownership in Austria for individual contract drafting?
A neighbour dispute is ongoing, the house is to be sold: Organise the facts and procedure
How do I factually compile an ongoing Austrian neighbourhood dispute for sales and legal advice?