Нидерланды : Покупка недвижимости

Нидерланды : Покупка недвижимости  Netherlands: Buying Guide

How high are realtors’ and lawyers’ fees in Netherlands? What about other property purchase costs? TRANSACTION COSTS Who Pays? Transfer Tax 6% buyer Legal Fees 1% - 1.5% (+ 19% VAT) buyer Registration and other Fees 1% - 1.2% buyer Agent's Fee 1% - 2% (+ 19% VAT) 1% - 2% (+ 19% VAT) buyer seller       Costs paid by buyer: 9.33% - 11.36%     Costs paid by seller: 1.19% - 2.38%     ROUNDTRIP TRANSACTION COSTS: 10.52% - 13.74%                     See footnotes How difficult is the property purchase process in Netherlands? There are no restrictions on foreign ownership of property. The process of purchasing a home in the Netherlands involves a price agreement between seller and buyer (facilitated by the agents or makelaars of course), and the signing of a temporary contract (voorlopig contract) that will cover all aspects of the sale and protect involved parties during the process. A 10% down payment is then paid to the seller after which a copy of the signed contract will be sent to a notary public (notaris) where the transfer of ownership will be completed. Consequently, the registry of the property will be done by the notaris at the Public Registry Office or the Kadaster. It takes an average of five days to complete all the four procedures needed to register a property in the Netherlands.   FOOTNOTES TO TRANSACTION COSTS TABLE     The round trip transaction costs include all costs of buying and then re-selling a property – lawyers’ fees, notaries’ fees, registration fees, taxes, agents’ fees, etc.           LEGAL FEES: Dutch law mandates that civil law notary must be hired to perform the property registration process in Netherlands. Legal fees are negotiable. Some civil law notaries charge a percentage of the property value while some charge by the hour of work. On the average, fees are around €1,000 to €3,500 or around 1% - 1.5% of the property value, plus 19% VAT.     ESTATE AGENT FEES: Estate agent fees are generally negotiable, around 1% to 2%, plus 19% VAT. Each party pays for their agent.