Buying a house in NL - help!
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Euroboy,
It's related to the so-called "verborgen gebreken" ; hidden faults. Its covered in the Dutch law.
Quick check with Google showed that if your contract has a "garantiebepaling" (guarantee clause), the seller is responsible to correct the faults after you bought the house.
You better discuss this with your real estate agent, he should know and if you really want your house checked in advance he should have some contacts as well.
Nice house by the way !!
Good luck buying, Han
It's related to the so-called "verborgen gebreken" ; hidden faults. Its covered in the Dutch law.
Quick check with Google showed that if your contract has a "garantiebepaling" (guarantee clause), the seller is responsible to correct the faults after you bought the house.
You better discuss this with your real estate agent, he should know and if you really want your house checked in advance he should have some contacts as well.
Nice house by the way !!
Good luck buying, Han
Nice house Euroboy.
If you have an Estate Agent acting on your behalf (an Aankoop Makelaar) then you can ask them to have a survey performed on the house - we did the same on our place as it's 100 years old. It's called a Bouwtechnische Keuring. We got a nice book with pictures of the things that needed doing along with the details.
If you tell the seller you don't speak Dutch or your Dutch isn't fluent, the Lawyer should organise an official translator for you. Although my wife is Dutch, I am not fluent so had to pay for an official translator qualified in conveyancing.
I actually found the whole process very easy and not stressful at all.
The worst thing was registering at the Gemeentehuis !
Drop me a PM if you get stuck - am happy to help.
Steven
If you have an Estate Agent acting on your behalf (an Aankoop Makelaar) then you can ask them to have a survey performed on the house - we did the same on our place as it's 100 years old. It's called a Bouwtechnische Keuring. We got a nice book with pictures of the things that needed doing along with the details.
If you tell the seller you don't speak Dutch or your Dutch isn't fluent, the Lawyer should organise an official translator for you. Although my wife is Dutch, I am not fluent so had to pay for an official translator qualified in conveyancing.
I actually found the whole process very easy and not stressful at all.
The worst thing was registering at the Gemeentehuis !
Drop me a PM if you get stuck - am happy to help.
Steven
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