Buying shares of a real-estate GmbH instead of the house: correctly classifying the subject of the offer
What should I check if I am offered company shares in Germany when I economically want to acquire a particular house.
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Buying a woodland plot with hunting interest: separate land ownership and exercise of hunting before bidding
May I hunt there myself after buying a German woodland plot.
Buying a property by a stream: Include the watercourse margin in the planned use
How do I assess a German property by a watercourse if I want to alter the area right up to the water?
Acquiring a Dauerwohnrecht instead of a condominium: Understand the offered right and the obligations
How do I compare a German offer for a Dauerwohnrecht with the purchase of a condominium I expect?
Award received, house still occupied: Orderly clarification of surrender after the German auction
May I move into the still-occupied auctioned house or change the locks immediately after the award.
After buying a house a hidden defect appears: Arrange a targeted examination despite an exclusion of liability
How do I prepare the legal clarification of a defect discovered only after a German purchase if the contract contains an exclusion of liability?
Buying a flat with a double parker: Check the parking space with your own vehicle and the operational routine
How can I tell before buying a flat in Germany whether the offered mechanical parking space is suitable for my everyday needs.
House purchase with heat contract: Examine the existing heating and the continuing supply together
How do I assess the German house purchase when the heat supply is organised via a longer-running supply or contracting contract.
A third party uses the roof or facade on the house you are buying: Understanding third-party use before giving consent
How do I check a German house purchase if roof or facade areas are already being used by another company.
Buying your own rental flat: turning familiar rooms into a new ownership decision
What do I need to re-examine when buying my previous German rental flat, even though I already know the flat well.
The purchase contract refers to another deed: Read the referenced documents before the notary appointment
How do I prepare for a German notary appointment when essential purchase rules are contained in another notarial record.
The purchase contract provides for immediate compulsory enforcement: understanding the submission (Unterwerfung) before notarisation
What consequences is a German notarial submission to enforcement (Vollstreckungsunterwerfung) meant to have for my purchase price obligation?