China
Notary fee
The fee a notary office charges to certify the home sale contract, set in tiers by the contract value.
How it works in Vietnam
In Vietnam a sale between individuals must be notarised (công chứng) before the title moves to the buyer. A higher contract value means a higher fee, but the rate gets smaller in the upper tiers and the top tier has a cap.
Buyer and seller agree who pays; the calculator assumes the buyer. The fee a notary office collects already includes VAT.
Related terms
- Sale and purchase agreement
The contract between buyer and seller that sets the price, how it is paid and when the home is handed over.
- Registration fee
A one-off charge the buyer pays to the state when the home is registered in their name, set as a percentage of the home's value.
- Secondary market
Buying a home that already has an ownership certificate from its current owner.
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