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The service-charge point deserves a written breakdown, not just a headline figure. Ask what the charge covers, whether the amount is current and whether there are other recurring property costs that buyers would need to consider. Uncertainty can suppress offers even when the eventual total is...

The €966,000 purchase price is easy to identify; the costs that follow the villa are harder to map. I’m putting together questions for a Berlin adviser and want the estimate to cover more than the immediate transfer tax, notary work and land-register charges. Which items should be separated...