Is there any document required by law to be attached to the contract when you want to buy a house?
Some documents, like title deed, water sewerage connections diagram, are by law required to be attached to the contract. If not, unless the purchase is settled, the buyer is entitled to rescind the contract within 14 days after the exchange of the contract and get back the whole deposit paid.
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After you have signed a contract to buy a house, can you change your mind?
If it is a residential property, subject to certain exceptions (eg. buy the house by public auction), there is a cooling off period. You may rescind the contract at any time before 5pm on the fifth business day after the day on which the contract was made. However, 0,25% of the purchase price of the house will be forfeited by the vendor.