FAQs about Purchase Property in Germany

In Germany, there is no restriction on foreign buyers whilst buying a property. For foreigners, the same legal rules apply to residents.

It is important to know that buying a property as a foreigner in Germany does not entitle you to get a residence permit.

This means on the other hand that foreigners do not need a residence permit to buy a property in Germany.

For more information, you can consult our article Buying Property in Germany.

Thanks to our real estate experts, we can help you find the home of your dreams. Our company also provides real estate consultancy, regular accounting services with the company, residence/work permit procedures, licenses, legal dispute solutions with our licensed consultancy firm Gurcan Consultancy.

To provide detailed information about real estate procedures in Germany please consult our article Real Estate Investment in Germany.

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To provide detailed information about real estate procedures in Germany please consult us.

Yes. There is no restriction on foreign buyers for real estate investments in Germany.  For more information, you can consult to our article : Buying Property in Germany

The immigrants who invested in a real estate investment, have right to gain residency permit in Germany but not automatically. There are several ways to apply residency via investment. Please get in touch with us.

After finding the real estate that you want to purchase, there are several steps. After the agreement, you have to get registered and pay the required taxes.

There are 5 steps for property purchase in Germany:

1. Agreement of the Parties (Please ask an offer from [email protected] to organize your contract and all process)
2. The Parties must declare together with the transmission of the property in front of the notary (so-called conveyance of property, representation is possible)
3. Then the Transmission will be entered the land registry, meaning that with transmission the buyer will be the owner of the property
4. The Agreement of the Parties has still to be given when the transmission will be entered
5. The seller must have the authorization to transmit

The cost of house purchase depends on many factors such as the city, the wide and the width of the house.  Aside from the house’s price, there are several expenses that you have to pay.

Aside from the real estate’s own expense, you have to pay;

1. Property Sale Tax (In German, grunderwerbssteue): Between 3,5 to 6,5% up to the region
2. Registration Fees: Around 0,8% to 1,2%
3. Notary Fees: %1,2 to 1,5% (depending on the several circumstances)
4. Real Estate Agent Fees: Up to your deal between the seller. These can be 1,5% to 6% of the purchase price depends on the deal.

The hard part is to find your dream house. After that, our team assists you in all steps of purchase process.

It is important that in Germany to a lawyer to buy real estate. So when you found the one you want to buy then comes the part where we can help you and provide complete legal assistance from drafting the contract to the possession of the property. With our legal assistance, everything is easy.

Purchase Property in Germany does not give the right to residency automatically. There are several ways to obtain a residence permit in Germany.

Our expert immigration lawyer provides assistance for the residency process in Germany. Please contact us.

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Our team can handle the purchase process with the power of attorney.