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When purchasing a newly built property, a building description is attached to the certified purchase contract as an essential part.

The declaration of division is regulated in § 8 of the Condominium Act (WEG). The declaration of division can be described as the "statutes" or "basic law" of a divided property, as all the essential rights and obligations of the co-owners are established here.

The exact amount of equity to be contributed depends on the financial and income situation of the potential buyer as well as the location and risk profile of the property.

The responsible expert committee evaluates all property sales and uses them to determine location-specific "standard land values", which are generally published every two years. These averaged prices apply to average plots of land in a defined area with a specific development potential at a given point in time.

The "hereditary lease" is prohibited by law in Germany today. Colloquially, however, the "Erbbaurecht" is often referred to as "Erbpacht". A "hereditary building right" is a right equivalent to real property which is formed in a separate "hereditary building right land register".