Hello.
We are going to buy a plot of land in a new development area that has not yet been surveyed at the time of the purchase contract. The contract states that the survey of the land is included. Verbally, we were told that later on, we only have to cover the building survey ourselves.
Now I am wondering if it is sufficient that the contract only mentions a survey in general. I have read that there are different types of surveys, for example, just a rough survey without setting boundary markers, and other types of surveys as well.
Do you happen to know the specific term for the type of survey that includes everything, including setting the boundary markers, so that we can be sure no unexpected surveying costs regarding the land will come up?
Kind regards
Peter
We are going to buy a plot of land in a new development area that has not yet been surveyed at the time of the purchase contract. The contract states that the survey of the land is included. Verbally, we were told that later on, we only have to cover the building survey ourselves.
Now I am wondering if it is sufficient that the contract only mentions a survey in general. I have read that there are different types of surveys, for example, just a rough survey without setting boundary markers, and other types of surveys as well.
Do you happen to know the specific term for the type of survey that includes everything, including setting the boundary markers, so that we can be sure no unexpected surveying costs regarding the land will come up?
Kind regards
Peter
The building site and your plot need to be surveyed in some way before you bring in a house. Where does your site foreman’s surveyor want to have a reference point?
The fact is, the plot should or must be surveyed in its current condition.
Then, after the building permit / planning permission is granted, a professional comes and roughly stakes out your house, etc. This way, the excavator operator or whoever knows exactly where the house will be placed.
The civil engineer excavates everything, and the surveyor returns for the precise measurement.
Once the house is built, the authorities will contact you after a few months, and a publicly certified surveyor will verify all measurements. This ensures that your house is correctly recorded in the official registers and catalogs.
The fact is, the plot should or must be surveyed in its current condition.
Then, after the building permit / planning permission is granted, a professional comes and roughly stakes out your house, etc. This way, the excavator operator or whoever knows exactly where the house will be placed.
The civil engineer excavates everything, and the surveyor returns for the precise measurement.
Once the house is built, the authorities will contact you after a few months, and a publicly certified surveyor will verify all measurements. This ensures that your house is correctly recorded in the official registers and catalogs.
Nordlys schrieb:
which a trained site foreman can also manage. Since Nordlys keeps promoting the practice of having staking carried out by non-surveyors, I feel I must repeatedly warn against it. If errors occur, insurance companies usually classify this behavior as gross negligence and exclude any liability.
infors schrieb:
in addition to the boundary survey, only the boundary marking and, much later, the building survey remain The marking of new boundaries is, at least in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), legally part of the boundary survey. Upon request by the surveying office, this can be postponed under certain conditions (see @Alex85, #4). A separate commission is only required if the boundaries were already marked but the boundary markers have been lost.
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