Danielle

Articles by Danielle (9)

• VvE & apartment Checking the VvE documents before you buy

  Which VvE documents should you request, in what order do you read them and which red flags do you look for? The overview, with a …

• VvE & apartment What is in VvE minutes, and what do you look for as a buyer?

  Reading VvE minutes before you buy an apartment: which topics matter, which red flags to recognise and which documents to request.

• VvE & apartment The VvE reserve fund: has enough been saved?

  How do you know whether an association's reserve fund is adequate? The statutory standard, the calculation and the signs of under…

• VvE & apartment Reading VvE annual accounts: the five figures that matter

  Decipher an association's annual accounts without accounting knowledge: which items to look at, what they mean and which figures …

• VvE & apartment The VvE contribution: what is in it, and when is it too low?

  What exactly does your monthly association contribution pay for, how is it divided, and why is a low contribution often not good …

• VvE & apartment Understanding the deed of division: what may you do, and what not?

  What is in a deed of division and the division regulations, and why does that document decide whether you may renovate, let out o…

• Legal & contract The seller's questionnaire: read it literally

  The seller fills in a questionnaire about defects, renovations and disputes. Here is how to read that list, and how to recognise …

• Legal & contract Ground lease: what to check before you buy

  What is a ground lease, what does a canon review mean for your monthly costs, and which questions do you ask before buying a home…

• Legal & contract Conditional clauses in the purchase agreement

  Financing conditions, a structural survey and the statutory cooling-off period: which conditional clauses exist and how do you wo…