Commission-free real estate directly from the owner in Wermelskirchen

Commission-free rent and buy in Wermelskirchen

Rustic half-timbered houses and slate facades, church buildings worth seeing and a large drinking water reservoir: this is the small town of Wermelskirchen in the Bergisches Land region. The North Rhine-Westphalian town with a population of just under 35,000 is 35 kilometers from the Rhine metropolis of Cologne, and the state capital Düsseldorf is 45 kilometers away. Remscheid and Solingen form Wermelskirchen's two larger neighboring towns. With its idyllic townscape, the popular hiking area around the Dhünntalsperre and the short distances to the surrounding nature of the Bergisches Land, Wermelskirchen is a town with high recreational value for young and old. An indoor swimming pool and two outdoor pools, good facilities with daycare centers and schools, the municipal library, the well-known cultural center Kattwinkelsche Fabrik and numerous clubs and associations provide fun and entertainment in the lively small town.

Lifeline A 1

The town is attractive not only for living, but also for working: Wermelskirchen is located directly on the federal highway 51 as well as on the highway A 1 and has its own slip road with the junction "Schloss Burg/Wermelskirchen". This means that the major cities of Leverkusen, Cologne and the Ruhr area can be reached by car in a short time. Instead of the rail service, which was discontinued at the beginning of the 1980s, numerous regularly scheduled bus lines connect the city with the surrounding towns and villages - including Remscheid and its train station. Originally a center of shoe manufacturing, Wermelskirchen's economic life is now characterized by a variety of small and medium-sized businesses. Among the better-known companies in the town is the headquarters of the DIY chain OBI, and Wermelskirchen is also home to numerous metalworking companies, mechanical engineering firms and technology companies. With the "Unternehmenspark UPA1" located directly on the highway, the city has created an attractive location for company branches in recent years.

Affordable living in Wermelskirchen

In addition, Wermelskirchen has another positive location factor: rents and purchase prices for real estate there are comparatively low and, what's more, are often available commission-free. In particular, rental apartments in Wermelskirchen are usually rented without a broker, while when buying condominiums and houses, one must rather reckon with having to add the unloved broker's commission to the purchase price. But for an average purchase price of 277,000 euro for an owner-occupied house and low 1,350 euro per square meter for a free-hold apartment (data of immobilienscout24.de) can be gotten along also this. Compared with the large metropolises of the Rhine rail it lives in the half-timbered city Wermelskirchen extremely favorably - and in addition still calmly and in the country: Nearly ninety per cent of the development are according to data of the real estate portal immobilienscout24.de single family houses. Getting a second-hand home, condominium or plot of land in Wermelskirchen without paying a broker's fee is not easy, but it's not impossible: With a bit of luck, you'll find a property here that is free of brokerage fees and meets all your requirements.

Living in Wermelskirchen (Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis)

Source: immobilienscout24.de, as of March 2014