Well seeings as the old boy was 70 and had lived there 20 years or so and had rebuilt and extended and added pool etc, i bet he paid about 5,000 for it .. So obviously his Capital gain is a few Thousand and if the Notary hadnt pointed it out and i know all about this stuff .. That would of been for me to pay whilst he was back in Germany with his fistful of Euros ..

So the importance of a Good Notary speaking English is a god send ..as a minimum a good translator who understands what its all about ..