Step 6 continued

The civil law notary:
• Draws up the contract of sale (this can also be done by the estate agent or another party).
• Draws up the deed of conveyance for the home.
• Draws up the mortgage deed.
• Has the details filed in the public registers.
• Carries out a survey (to establish, for example, whether the vendor is entitled to sell, whether the home is subject to an attachment order, etc.).
• Attends to the settlement and transfer of funds.

Costs:
A minimum and a maximum rate are payable for the deed of conveyance and the mortgage deed.
The fee depends on the purchase amount for the house. The fees for notarial services were liberalised a number of years ago, and civil-law notaries these days compete on price and service. You will often be given a discount if you have the civil-law notary carry out several tasks at the same time (e.g. drawing up a cohabitation contract, a will, etc.).

More information is given at www.notaris.nl under 'a Dutch notary'.