Buy
You see every cost before you fall in love: price, closing costs, service charge. To the euro.
≈ 10.6% closing costs in Hannover – worked out for every home.
Plain speaking
We say up front what others explain afterwards.
Price, fee, timeline, next step. Sounds obvious. In our industry it sadly isn’t always – so we put everything in black and white. Decimals included, where there are any.
- Price
- 96.8%
- of first asking price achieved (median) – because we price realistically, not high.
- Fee
- 3.57%
- buyer’s fee incl. 19% VAT – in the listing, the contract and here.
- Timeline
- 46.5
- days from first listing to notary (median).
- Next step
- 1
- contact person. From the first question to handover.
How calculated?
- Price
- 58 sales, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026. Notarised price ÷ first asking price. Median, so no outlier flatters it.
- Fee
- 3.00% + 19% VAT = 3.57%. Due only once the notarised contract is signed.
- Timeline
- Counted from publication; add an average 9 days of preparation – better said now.
- Next step
- You get a direct line, not a hotline.
Sample figures, fictional
Currently listed · 8 homes · updated Monday 5 Oct 2026
Eight homes. Every one with a price, floor plan and energy rating.
Even an F rating goes on page one with us – not page nine.
Rooms: German count = living room + bedrooms, not kitchen or bath.Kaltmiete: rent before heating and service charges.
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- New
Bothfeld · Terraced house · 4 rms · 112 m² · Energy rating F · €398,000 · €3,554/m² · NewTerraced family house
Bothfeld · Terraced house
Three retrofit options, fully costed – so you know what an F rating really means.
€398,000€3,554/m²
- New
List · Flat · 3 rms · 84 m² · Energy rating D · €319,000 · €3,798/m² · NewPeriod flat with a bay window
List · Flat
€319,000€3,798/m²
- Open viewing Sat 10–12
Kirchrode · Semi-detached · 5 rms · 128 m² · Energy rating B · €529,000 · €4,133/m² · Open viewing Sat 10–12Semi-detached with heat pump
Kirchrode · Semi-detached
€529,000€4,133/m²
- Reserved
Linden-Süd · Flat · 2 rms · 54 m² · Energy rating D · €179,000 · €3,315/m² · ReservedFirst home with a garden patch
Linden-Süd · Flat
€179,000€3,315/m²
- Available 1 Dec
Südstadt · Flat · 3 rms · 78 m² · Energy rating E · €795 Kaltmiete · €10.19/m² · Available 1 DecPeriod flat with courtyard balcony
Südstadt · Flat
€795Kaltmiete · €10.19/m²
- New
Linden-Nord · Flat · 2 rms · 61 m² · Energy rating D · €625 Kaltmiete · €10.25/m² · NewTop-floor flat in Linden-Nord
Linden-Nord · Flat
€625Kaltmiete · €10.25/m²
- First occupancy from 1 Jan
Kronsberg-Süd (Bemerode) · Terraced house · 5 rms · 118 m² · Energy rating A+ · €1,580 Kaltmiete · €13.39/m² · First occupancy from 1 JanNew-build terraced house, first occupancy
Kronsberg-Süd (Bemerode) · Terraced house
€1,580Kaltmiete · €13.39/m²
- Sold in 23 days
Bemerode · Flat · 4 rms · 96 m² · Energy rating B · €329,000 · €3,427/m² · Sold in 23 daysKronsberg: four rooms, zero steps
Bemerode · Flat
€329,000€3,427/m²
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A move is a comma.
Not a full stop.
For everyone closing a chapter – and everyone starting one.
Three ways in
Buying, renting or selling?
Rent
A reply to every enquiry within 48 hours – even if it’s a no. We check every rent against the official rent index before listing.
Tenant fee: €0 – that’s the law (§ 2 (1a) WoVermittG).
Sell
A free written valuation. Then you decide – we won’t chase you. For you, a comma. For another family, the first sentence.
Avg. 14 weeks from first meeting to handover
The bill, up front
What buying in Hannover really costs.
Slide the price. We show every line item – including the ones we don’t earn a cent from.
Item | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Transfer tax (Lower Saxony) | 5.0% | €17,500.00 |
Notary & land registry | approx. 2.0% (estimate) | €7,000.00 |
Komma buyer’s feeKomma seller’s fee | 3.57% incl. VAT | €12,495.00 |
Total closing costs | €36,995.00 |
TotalYou receive €386,995.00
Notary and transfer tax are usually paid by the buyer. Possible costs on your side: cancelling old land charges, early-repayment fees or taxes – check with your bank and tax adviser.
Orientation only, not tax or legal advice. Notary fees follow the GNotKG schedule; estimated here.
How selling works
From the first meeting to handing over the keys. With dates.
Meeting & valuation
We look at every room, cellar included. Three working days later you have our assessment in writing – with comparables and an honest range instead of a wishful number.
Documents & listing
Land register extract, energy certificate, declaration of division: we order what’s missing. Daylight photos, a redrawn floor plan, and the listing goes to you for sign-off.
Viewings & Monday report
Viewings only with proof of finance, bundled into two slots a week. Every Monday a report to everyone involved: enquiries, viewings, feedback, offers.
Notary & handover
We coordinate the draft with the notary, come with you to the signing and note the meter readings at handover. Then: coffee. On us, this time.
Avg. 14 weeks in total
Book step one – free valuation
No obligation. No phone call unless you want one.
Book step one – free valuation
No obligation. No phone call unless you want one.
Four neighbourhoods, one red thread
Hannover painted its red thread right onto the pavement.
4.2 kilometres, 36 stops, right across the city centre. Ours is shorter: four neighbourhoods we know like our own front door.
List
Period buildings, the Lister Meile, the Eilenriede on the doorstep. People know their baker by first name.
- Buy avg. ~€3,640/m²
- Rent avg. ~€11.95/m²
- Eilenriede 6 min
Linden
Once the workers’ quarter, now everyone’s. Limmerstraße, the Ihme riverbank; loud and warm – not for Saturday lie-ins.
- Buy avg. ~€3,100/m²
- Rent avg. ~€12.00/m²
- Light rail 2–4 min
Südstadt
Wide streets, period next to post-war, the Maschsee ten minutes away. Quieter than Linden, livelier than you’d think.
- Buy avg. ~€3,820/m²
- Maschsee 8–12 min
Kronsberg
A model district built for Expo 2000, a new one growing south: green, nurseries, light rail. Less period charm, more A and B ratings.
- Buy avg. ~€3,110/m²
- Light rail ~20 min
Averages: asking prices, rounded, as of Oct 2026.
People
Four people. One fixed contact per client.
Here we’d rather show you what we work with than what we look like. Faces are available at the office.
Trained architect. Measures every room twice – by laser and by footsteps.
Arrives by cargo bike. Rain included.
Reads every lease twice. Once out loud.
Shoots in daylight only. Waits for sun if needed.
Our windows are big. On purpose.
- Address
- Am Roten Faden 1
30163 Hannover - Opening hours
- Mon–Fri 9 am–6 pmThu until 8 pmSat 10 am–2 pm
- Phone
- +49 511 0314159
We don’t give mortgage advice – we’ll gladly point you to independent advisers.
Voices
What people said after completion.
Renate W.Döhren5 out of 5 Three siblings, three cities. The Monday report reached us all at once – no arguments about who knew what.
Sold the family home · 39 days
Jonas & Mira K.Linden-Süd5 out of 5 Okan talked us out of the first flat – too much deferred repair for our budget. We bought the second. The final bill was 40 euros off the estimate.
Bought a first flat
Hakan T.Bothfeld5 out of 5 Keys handed in at nine, new ones at three. Both handovers on the same day.
Sold & bought
Svenja B.Kleefeld5 out of 5 One viewing, three vetted applications, one decision.
Landlord · 14 days
Dieter H.List4 out of 5 Nobody called afterwards. Until I called them – two years later.
Valuation only
Aylin S.Südstadt5 out of 5 The first flat got a no within a day, with a reason. The second, a lease.
Tenant
Ingrid & Paul R.Kirchrode5 out of 5 New flat first, then the house sale. Sounds trivial; it wasn’t for us.
Downsized
Marek P.Misburg4 out of 5 The G rating was printed large. Nobody haggled the price apart afterwards.
Sold a G-rated house
How we collect reviews
Every party is asked once, a week after handover. We show every answer, unfiltered. Response rate 71%. Lowest rating: 2 out of 5 – because of parking.
The small print, in large print
What you’d otherwise only ask at the third meeting.
For flats and single-family homes, buyer and seller pay the same amount if both pay (§ 656c BGB); your share may be at most half (§ 656d BGB). With us that’s 3.57% each, incl. 19% VAT. Due only once the purchase contract is signed at the notary. Example: €319,000 gives €11,388.30.
No. Since 2015 whoever hires the agent pays. We let on behalf of landlords. Hannover also has a rent cap (currently until 31 Dec 2029); we check every rent before listing.
In Hannover roughly 10.1–10.6%: 5.0% transfer tax, about 1.5–2% notary and land registry, 3.57% buyer’s fee. On €300,000 that’s about €30,200–31,700. Every listing works it out.
Yes, for selling and letting. It must be shown at the viewing at the latest and handed over afterwards. Even the advert states type, kWh/(m²a), energy source, year built and class A+ to H. If it’s missing, we commission one – price quoted first.
Yes, no strings. You get a written market appraisal with comparables. A formal valuation under § 194 BauGB, e.g. for an inheritance dispute or the tax office, is different – for that we refer you to independent, publicly appointed surveyors.
With the certificate of inheritance or the notarised will. Only all heirs together can sell. Updating the land register is free within two years of the death. Tax questions go to your tax adviser – we’ll tell you which documents they need.
No. If you do sell: the agency contract must be in text form (§ 656a BGB). Our sole agency runs six months, then it’s cancellable monthly.
Didn’t see your question? Call us: +49 511 0314159.
