Sale Promise Cost Calculator for Geneva
Enter the property price: the calculator breaks down each item due on signing the promise and compares it with the cost of the final deed of sale.
Your preliminary sale agreement
Estimate excluding fees and disbursements, based on the Geneva regulation on notaries' fees (art. 2, 10 and 12, as at 30 April 2015) and on the law on registration duties (art. 33 and 50). The actual amount appears on the notary's invoice.
What a sale promise costs in Geneva
A sale promise executed before a notary costs around 0.3% of the property price for the tariffed items, and up to 0.5% including fees and disbursements. Three items are added together: the notary's fee, reduced to a third of the tariff for transfer deeds with a minimum of 200 francs, the 1 ‰ registration duty on the market value, and the annotation in the land registry, a flat 255 francs when the deed provides for it.
The 1 ‰ duty paid on the promise is not deducted from the 3% due on the sale: no offsetting is provided for between the two deeds. The calculator displays the final deed of sale alongside it, to place the promise within the total cost of the transaction.
What the calculator does not include
The notary's fees, freely set and invoiced separately from the fee, and disbursements (50 francs per certified true copy) are not included: they appear on the statement handed over at signing. The costs of the final deed, including the 3% registration duty, are broken down by the notary fees calculator.
What a sale promise commits you to, what it contains, the deposit and withdrawal are covered in the guide to the preliminary agreement in Geneva.