Documents for selling a house in Germany: which you need, where they come from, what they cost
Land register extract, cadastral map, energy certificate: which documents a house sale requires, where to get them, what they cost and how long they take.
Everything you need to know about the German energy certificate
Plain-English guides to the German energy performance certificate (Energieausweis): who needs one, what it costs, how the classes work and how to order online.
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Energy performance certificate: who pays — landlord or tenant?
Whoever bears the duty bears the costs. Why passing it on through the service charges is ruled out and what tenants can do if it appears there anyway.
Energy performance certificate when selling a house in Germany: when to show it, when to hand it over
From the decision to sell to the handover: when the certificate must be available, which five details belong in the listing and what a late certificate costs.
Energy performance certificate when selling and letting: the process from listing to handover
When the certificate must be available, which five details belong in the listing and what a missing one costs — the process for sellers and landlords.