The seller was not the only owner

The second plot brought a different task.

I had been communicating with a person I had long known as the client, but the documents showed that the owner of the plot was a family member.

Then we had to clarify marital status, the property regime between spouses and authority to sell.

The owners were in Germany.

The transaction required a notarised power of attorney, apostille and translation into Estonian.

Copies of the documents were ready.

But the notary needed the original.

So a transaction that was already agreed became dependent on an envelope travelling from Germany.

We looked for the tracking number, clarified which service had been used and watched whether the documents would arrive before the scheduled notary appointment.

Several hectares of land, the buyer, the seller and the notary were ready for the transaction.

One sheet of paper was missing.

The documents arrived in time. But shortly before the notary, another question appeared, one no one had discussed before: what exactly stays inside the old hangar?