Hiidenmäki residential home, Lappeenranta

General information

The object for sale is the Hiidenmäki residential home and a storage/waste building with land located in Pöyhiänniemi, Joutseno. The property is about 2 km from Joutseno centre. The Hiidenmäki residential home was completed in 1929 and converted into a service home for people with intellectual disabilities in 1989.

The building has a basement plus two residential floors, and at one end there is a small flat with an open-plan kitchen and WC. There is also a storage/waste building on the plot.

Heating is by natural gas. The natural gas boiler in the heating distribution centre was renewed in 2002. The property has water-circulated radiator heating with thermostatic radiator valves. The unit’s heating pipes and radiators were renewed in 2014. The building has natural ventilation except for the kitchen, which has mechanical extract ventilation.

Plumbing changes were made in 2002.

Radon measurement carried out in 2017.

No condition assessment or condition survey has been carried out for the building.

The building has been actively maintained.

Further information about the building:

Property caretaker Kai Pykäläinen, kai.pykalainen@saimaantukipalvelut.fi or property manager Kimmo Valtonen, kimmo.valtonen@lappeenranta.fi

Viewing the property

Prospective buyers are advised to familiarise themselves thoroughly with the property for sale, the sales brochure, the attached documents and to arrange on-site viewing:

Property caretaker Kai Pykäläinen, kai.pykalainen@saimaantukipalvelut.fi

Basic property information

Address: Hiidenmäentie 1, 54100 Lappeenranta

Property ID: 405-535-10-358

Land area: approximately 2,975 m² plot; the buyer is responsible for land formation costs

Property tax: The seller has not determined the amount or basis of the property tax. The city does not charge itself property tax in its area, so this is not known.

Land use regulations

Plan status: Local plan, indicative plot division

Plan provision: The area is designated for buildings serving social and health care (YS).

The main building is subject to a protection provision in the local plan sr-2: Protected building. Locally historically valuable building that must not be demolished or have its exterior altered without compelling reason.

Repair and alteration works carried out on the building must preserve its locally historically valuable character.

Permitted use according to the plan:

Building serving social and health services. A change of use requires a deviation permit. The need for a deviation permit must be confirmed with building control.

When preparing a deviation permit, the possibility of changing the use is examined. Deviation permits are processed by city planning.

Building rights according to the plan:

e = 0.3 (plot ratio, i.e. floor area relative to plot area), i.e. approx. 892 m² of floor area

Used building rights: The combined floor area of the buildings is 303 m².

Movable property to be handed over

Low-value movable property in the buildings will be transferred to the buyer without separate compensation.

The seller is not responsible for the condition or usability of the movable property; it is handed over as scrap and the buyer is responsible for its removal.

Rights based on connection agreements

Transfer of connection rights: Rights based on connection agreements transfer to the buyer without separate compensation.

Electricity connection: Lappeenrannan Energia Oy electricity connection, entitlement 3x35A.

Water connection: Municipal. Remote-read DN 20 water meter with a measuring range of 16 l/h – 4 m³/h and overloads at 5 m³/h.

Sewage connection: Municipal

Natural gas connection: Gas sales agreement with Auris Kaasuenergia Oy.

Alarm connection: The alarm connection is not transferred to the buyer in the sale.

Connection fees: The seller is responsible for all charges based on connection agreements until the date of transfer of possession of the property.

Technical condition of connections: Original condition.

Property encumbrances

Encumbrances and mortgages: No mortgages or liens have been registered on the property for sale.

Rights of use

Easements: The property is subject to a road right (0-2012-K13637).

A gas pipe leading to the neighbouring property runs along the north-western edge of the property; no official easement has been registered for it in the property registry.

For information on how the gas pipe affects use of the property, contact Auris Kaasunjakelu Oy.

Shares of communal areas: No shares in communal areas or special rights.

Access

Access routes: According to the local plan, the property may be accessed via Ierikankuja.

There is a no-access restriction on the Hiidenmäentie side.

Property income and maintenance costs

Income from the property: Income from the property before the agreed transfer of possession belongs to the seller.

Buildings, structures and equipment on the property

The seller has not verified whether the drawings of the buildings correspond to the actual construction method regarding foundations, chimneys, ventilation ducts, load-bearing structures or exterior and interior structures, nor whether the materials used in construction differ in some respects from those shown in the drawings.

The seller has not verified whether the building's electrical system complies with current electrical safety regulations or whether the electrical system has been modified since construction.

The seller has not verified the condition or functionality of the water and sewer pipes or the materials used, unless otherwise stated below.

The seller has not checked the functionality of locks of buildings, structures or equipment on the property unless otherwise stated. The seller recommends renewing the buildings' locking systems.

Stormwater is directed onto the plot.

The seller's average annual energy use for heating the buildings has been approximately 56.5 MWh/yr, i.e. roughly 5,650 m³/yr of natural gas (calculated value).

The seller's annual water use has been about 270 m³/yr.

The building's electricity consumption has averaged about 13.6 MWh/yr.

Basic building information

Buildings: Main building and storage/waste shelter

Main building:

Use: Institutional service building

Year of construction: 1929

Floor area: 291 m²

Volume: 1,700 m³

Number of storeys: 2 + basement

Flats: 1st floor total 154 m²

2nd floor total 112 m²

Basement 32 m²

Construction method: Built on site

Building material: Brick

Foundations: Reinforced concrete

External cladding: Render

Roof: Tiled roof

Windows: Mostly replaced with triple-glazed MSE windows. The kitchen and basement stairwell have old wooden-frame windows.

Heating: Natural gas, water-circulated radiators.

Energy certificate: Energy certificate from 2020.

Storage/waste shelter:

Floor area: 12 m²

Volume: 30 m³

Construction method: Built on site

Building material: Wood

Maintenance and upkeep costs: The seller is responsible for all maintenance and upkeep costs of the object for sale until the date of transfer of possession.

Acceptance of the sale and signing the deed

The seller does not accept conditional offers.

The seller may at its discretion extend the deadline for submitting offers.

The seller reserves the right to accept or reject the highest offer.

Bidders agree that their contact details may be provided by Huutokaupat.com to the seller to enable the sale decision and related notifications.

The buyer of the property will in principle be the person who made the accepted highest online auction bid. The seller is not responsible for the service provider's system functionality.

If the online auction buyer makes a bid on behalf of another person, the bidder must present authorisation and the actual buyer's details immediately after the accepted highest bid by email. Otherwise the City of Lappeenranta will make the sales decision in favour of the person who submitted the accepted highest bid.

The property is sold with its buildings to the auction winner in the condition and with the equipment as stated in the sales advertisement and at the time of sale, except for items marked as belonging to the seller.

The property can only be sold to the highest bidder registered in the huutokaupat.com system.

By submitting a bid the bidder accepts the condition of the property as is.

Descriptions in the sales advertisement are only the seller's estimates of the property for sale.

Areas have not been re-measured. The purchase price is not based on the area of the building or the property.

The sale price approval is confirmed by the City of Lappeenranta's Urban Development Committee. If the sales decision is negative, the bidder has no right to compensation for the cancellation of the sale.

Buyers from outside the EU and EEA need a separate permit for real estate purchases.

The municipal body of the City of Lappeenranta decides on approval of the sale.

The final property sale will be executed in the form prescribed by the Land Code using the deed prepared by the seller and under the conditions stated by the seller.

The purchase price must be paid to the seller before signing the deed.

The seller will hand over the keys and property documents at the earliest at the signing of the deed.

Withdrawal from the property sale

The seller has the right to withdraw from the final property sale at any time if the sale has not been made in the manner prescribed by the Land Code. If the seller withdraws from the sale after the City of Lappeenranta's body has confirmed approval of the sale and that decision has become legally valid, the seller is obliged to compensate the buyer €100.

If the buyer withdraws from the property sale after the seller or the seller's representative has confirmed acceptance of the bid, the seller will charge the buyer €500 for viewings and sale preparation.

The decision to accept a bid will lapse if the final property sale is not completed for reasons attributable to the buyer within one month of the decision becoming legally valid. In that case the seller will claim €500 from the buyer as compensation for viewings and sale preparation.

Viewing the property

Bidders are obliged to familiarise themselves with the property, documents and records before placing a bid.

The buyer cannot later rely on a matter that could have been detected during prior inspection.

Defects and complaints

Defects related to the object of sale are primarily handled as a price reduction. The price reduction covers the difference in value between the faulty and non-faulty object less any level improvements. The buyer cannot later invoke a defect that was evident in the sales material or clearly apparent at the viewing. If the defect is a hidden defect in the property sale, the buyer is not entitled to compensation for other damages, such as costs of investigating the defect, interest on loans taken for repairs, or use of alternative housing. A hidden defect means a defect of which the seller was not aware and could not reasonably have been expected to know. Complaints about defects must be made in writing. Complaints with attachments should be submitted to the City of Lappeenranta's registry. All documents related to the sale and the deed are in principle public.

Information provided by the seller

The seller warrants that it has provided the buyer with all information that the seller knows and which can be assumed to affect the sale.

Completion and payment

The property sale must be made in the form prescribed by the Land Code.

All payments and deeds are handled with the City of Lappeenranta's Urban Development sector.

The deed used in the transaction is the one prepared by the seller.

The signing time and place will be agreed with the buyer separately.

The purchase price is paid by bank transfer to the account specified by the seller before signing the deed.

The buyer is responsible for land register transaction fees after the sale.

The buyer is responsible for the fee of the certifier of the sale or the service fee for real estate transactions.

The buyer is responsible for the transfer tax on the property sale, which is 3% of the purchase price under prevailing tax rules.

The buyer is responsible for subdivision costs of the plot.

The buyer shall apply for title within six months of signing the deed and pay the title registration costs.

The seller is responsible for taxes and other public-law charges related to the property up to the time ownership transfers to the buyer.

The buyer is responsible for the above taxes and charges after ownership transfers.

Contact for completion and payment:

Land Use Manager Tiina Rissanen, tiina.rissanen@lappeenranta.fi