Can the deposit paid when buying a house be refunded?

Buying a house first is a common phenomenon in many real estate sales. What does it mean to buy a house first? Subscription refers to the behavior of developers to let buyers pay subscription fees through some concessions before formal sales. What does the approval of the real estate mean? Is it illegal to recognize the house? If you don't buy a house, can the deposit paid by the buyer be refunded?

What is recognition?

The specific operation of "recognizing funds" is roughly as follows. First of all, consumers go to the developer to fill in their personal data and pay a lot of "sincerity money", and they will get a "certificate" with various names such as VIP card, VIP passport, VIP consumption card or subscription card. Only after obtaining these "certificates" can consumers qualify for "recognition". However, the number of consumers who are often qualified to "recognize" will far exceed the number of houses actually launched by the real estate.

The second step is the so-called "solution" (general developers only begin to "solve" after obtaining the pre-sale qualification). In the case that the number of "approved" houses exceeds the actual number of saleable houses, developers generally take the form of "drawing lots" to select people who can choose houses from the "approved" consumers. After that, the selected house will pay the down payment with a unified house number, sign a subscription book or a pre-sale contract, and sign a "subscription contract" with the developer after picking the house number. Then sign the "Pre-sale Contract" or "Real Estate Sales Contract".

Can the subscription funds be refunded?

When the terms are not signed, the subscription has no legal effect, and the "sincerity money" and subscription money paid by the buyers during the subscription process can be refunded. When purchasing and signing a formal sales contract, buyers need to be careful to identify and prevent behavioral clauses that harm their legitimate interests. When signing any terms, they should also look carefully and pay attention.

Need to carefully check the contract, whether there is an agreement: if the developer stipulates in the subscription agreement that the buyer will not buy a house for personal reasons in the future, then the subscription money will not be refunded; Or agree to directly convert the subscription money into the deposit (according to the law, the buyer has no right to demand the return of the deposit if he fails to perform the contract, and the developer shall return the deposit twice if he fails to perform the contract. ), if there is an agreement between the two parties as a "down payment", it can be executed according to the contract, and then it will not be refunded.

Pay attention to six points when buying a house:

Notice 1: Most of the "approved" properties have no pre-sale permit.

Almost all "approved" properties have the same feature-they have not obtained the "pre-sale permit". Many real estate projects began to be recognized during the construction process. At that time, it was estimated that the pre-sale permit for the house had not been completed.

Note 2: Deliberately control the room number.

Many developers and agents often deliberately control the number of housing sales when "recognizing funds". The insider made an analogy. Some buildings often only release 1/3 houses. After13' s house was sold out, it declared "all sold out", deliberately creating the illusion of real estate sales. "The more houses are sold, the more anxious consumers are and the more anxious they want to buy them. But it won't be long before you find someone willing to change hands, but the price is naturally much higher. " Experts warned that "this is often done by developers or intermediaries."

Notice 3: Disguised occupation of consumer funds

When obtaining the subscription qualification, consumers will be required to pay a large sum of "subscription sincerity money". Usually thousands, tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. Although developers have promised to "admit sincerity" can be returned unconditionally without interest. However, some experts believe that this is actually a "financing method" that takes up consumer funds for free. In addition, some experts reminded these "trust funds" that the government and other institutions did not have any regulatory measures. Once there is a problem with the project, the developer will run away with the money, and it is the consumers themselves who suffer.

Notice 4: developers will raise prices at any time, and discounts will become castles in the air.

(The above answers were published on 20 17-02-23. Please refer to the actual situation for the current purchase policy. )

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