1 → 2 split
In Germany
A notary is compulsory here too, but the register is what makes the purchase safe: an entry trusted in good faith holds even if it was wrong, so the notary's checks are not the last line of defence.
1 → 2 split
Who does what
Notar (Notary)Property transfer · Notarising documents · Company registration · Notarising company formation acts
Grundbuchamt (Land registry)Property transfer · What holding land actually means · Land registry
Main similarities
- Property transfer
Main differences
- Company registration → Guichet unique des formalités des entreprises
- Land registry → Cadastre, Service de la publicité foncière
- Notarising company formation acts
- Notarising documents
- What holding land actually means
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Function by function
01 · Property transferNotaire → NotarClose
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