Affordable lakefront property: Lake Staffele area available for €300,000
In a heated 40-minute bidding war, a lakeside plot in the picturesque town of Seehausen was auctioned off for 300,000 euros last Thursday at the Weilheim District Court. The successful bidder, a man from Macedonia with limited German language skills, outbid a local woman to secure the 2,000 square meter property.
The market value of the plot is 390,000 euros, but the new owner may need to address two illegal buildings on the meadow—a toilet hut and a bathhouse—as they were constructed without the necessary permits. The district office is currently unable to determine if the buildings are ultimately illegal, and a demolition order is a possibility.
Building regulations in Bavaria, including Seehausen and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, are governed by the Bavarian State Building Code (Bayerische Bauordnung) as well as local municipal planning and zoning laws. Illegally constructed buildings typically face enforcement actions, and for lakefront plots, additional environmental and nature protection regulations apply.
The new owner will also inherit two rights that must be taken over: a mortgage of 30,000 euros and a right of first refusal for the owner of the neighboring plot to the north.
Meanwhile, the training camp for the women of VfB Stuttgart is setting up a six-week training camp in the Ammertal, while the Karacho Festival is celebrating its third edition at the Ohlstadt swimming pool.
Elsewhere, three towns—Murnau, Weilheim, and Peißenberg—are joining forces to found a network company for broadband expansion, and a traditional establishment in a tourist town has closed its doors, causing its name to disappear from the local scene.
Around 15 interested parties were present at the auction, including some from Seehausen and surrounding areas. The auctioneer had to communicate with the man from Macedonia, who had a supporter who whispered the amount in German during the bidding process.
Despite the legal uncertainties surrounding the lakeside plot, the man from Macedonia is now the proud owner, and it remains to be seen how he will navigate the complexities of German property law and building regulations.
The new owner, having secured the lakeside plot through an intense bidding war, now faces potential legal issues with two illegal structures and is expected to comply with Bavaria's building regulations. Moreover, he will need to address two rights, including a mortgage and a right of first refusal, that come with the property in the housing-market context, particularly the real-estate sector.
