Notary fees: cancelled purchase
Hello all,
Would really appreciate some advice about a recent bill from the notaire.
Basically, my girlfriend and I were within days of going to sign the projet d'acte at the notary in Montreux, when we decided that we had major doubts about our future in Switzerland. We had signed the 3eme Pillar, but were within the 14 days 'cooling off' period so cancelled that with no expensive consequences.
The notary however, has sent us a bill for 'travail deja effectue et des divers frais engages', and has stated that we are liable for a third of total fee, if we had signed.
We do not feel great about pulling out so close to the wire, but we had not signed anything to do with the property, and were within our rights to say no at that point before it really did get too late. Paying something towards this seems reasonable, but the fees being asked seem out of proportion, especially as nothing was signed.
Can anyone offer any advice about this, or has had similar experiences?
Thanks in advance for any pearls of wisdom from the community.
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