Is giving away area a gimmick? What areas are usually given as gifts in new homes?

When everyone is buying a house at the sales office, the salesperson will introduce some discounts to the buyers. Some developers will give away the area, but there are still many friends about the area given away by the developers. There will be doubts, so is the area given away by the developer a gimmick? What areas are usually given away in new houses?

1. Is the area given away a gimmick?

The area given away by developers is not necessarily a gimmick. The area given away can be divided into many types, and some are non-compliant areas given away:

1. Stealing area

Stealing area means that the developer transforms the original equipment platform into indoor area. In fact, the donated area other than the area calculated in the real estate certificate is actually invalid. area, the property rights cannot be effectively protected by law. On the other hand, there are many hidden dangers in these stolen areas during acceptance inspection, and they often become places where safety accidents are prone to occur.

2. Illegal construction

If the area donated by the developer is not approved by the planning department, and the developer arbitrarily changes the structure of the room, it is a standard illegal construction and must be followed. Provision for demolition. In addition, area theft violates the requirements of construction regulations on floor area ratio. If the area theft is successful, the additional area is illegal and may face the risk of paying back the land transfer fee.

3. The area not included in the property rights

The donated area that is not included in the property rights or is not reflected in the purchase contract is a scam. The area that is not included in the property rights is an area that is not included in the property rights once there is demolition or subsidies. category, the donated area is not included, this should be clearly stated in the purchase contract. In addition, there is no need to pay property fees for the donated area that is not included in the property rights, so you should clearly see the marked area when paying property fees.

2. What areas are usually given as gifts in new houses?

1. Terraces

Generally, for gifts of terraces, developers will use eye-catching slogans to mark the free area in the model room. come out. A terrace is a platform with enclosures set on the roof, ground floor or awning for outdoor activities. According to the new version of the "Code for Calculation of Building Area of ??Construction Projects", terraces, open-air swimming pools, flower stands, roof water tanks and decorative structural components are not included in the building area.

2. Small courtyard

A small courtyard generally refers to a one-story courtyard that can be used as a small garden or developed into a vegetable garden and given as a gift area to home buyers. In fact, the first-floor courtyard should belong to the public area, and the house property ownership certificate of the house buyer will not have the surveyed area of ??the courtyard. It is also a house with a small courtyard on the first floor. The unit price of a house with a small courtyard will be slightly higher than that of a house without a small courtyard.

3. Basement

The basement refers to the building space located below the ground level. According to the "Code for Calculation of Building Area of ??Construction Projects": basements and semi-basements should be calculated based on the peripheral horizontal area of ??their structures. . If the structure is 2.20m or above, the full area should be calculated; if the structure is below 2.20m, 1/2 area should be calculated. If the developer gives away a basement less than 2.2m, it is actually equivalent to giving away half of the area to the home buyer.