A property acquisition should test the assumptions on which the proposed building project depends.
Archive article, reviewed and updated on 12 November 2026. The original publication date is retained.
Check the legal development position
Review ownership and rights, permissions, public-law restrictions and the intended use. Identify which records are missing and whether the purchase agreement should depend on a particular approval or further investigation.
Connect findings with the transaction
A legal issue may require a condition, price adjustment, warranty or practical redesign. Coordinate with technical and environmental advisers so that unresolved assumptions are not hidden in a general statement that the site is suitable.
Four practical examples
Illustrative scenarios: the appropriate steps depend on the contract, evidence and applicable law. These are not reports of client matters.
A future access road
Confirm the rights and delivery obligations needed for it.
A permit for a different use
Assess whether the intended operation requires a new approval.
An old industrial site
Coordinate environmental findings with contractual risk allocation.
A construction obligation
Check its scope, timing and relationship to the purchase formalities.
Further guidance
Legal framework & further reading
Reviewed: 12 November 2026. Statutory references are to German law unless stated otherwise.