Knowledge notes
NotesWhen buying, renovating or opening lodging in Japan, the costliest mistakes usually happen before signing. Here we record, in plain language, the regulatory issues we meet again and again on real projects.
改造预算里最容易超支的三项改修予算で超過しやすい三項目Three items that blow the renovation budget
给排水、电容量、隔音与消防，是改造预算里最常超支的三项。給排水、電気容量、遮音と消防。改修予算で最も超過しやすい三項目です。Plumbing, electrical capacity, and sound insulation with fire safety — the three items that most often overrun.
取得费用：除了房价还要准备多少取得費用：物件価格のほかに必要なものAcquisition costs beyond the purchase price
房价之外的取得费用会实实在在拉低实质利回率。物件価格以外の取得費用は、実質利回りを確実に押し下げます。The costs on top of the purchase price pull the real yield down, and they are easy to forget.
把住宅改成民宿或旅馆，要过哪几关住宅を民泊・旅館にするための関門Turning a home into lodging: the four gates
用途地域、用途变更、许可路线、消防，四关的顺序不能颠倒。用途地域、用途変更、許可のルート、消防。この4つの関門は順番を入れ替えられません。Zoning, change of use, which licence you pursue, and fire safety — four gates that must be taken in order.
检查済証没有，会有什么后果検査済証がない場合の影響What happens without a completion certificate
缺少检查済証不等于违法，但增改建、用途变更与融资都会受阻。検査済証がないこと自体は違法ではありませんが、増改築・用途変更・融資のいずれもが難しくなります。Missing the completion certificate is not itself illegal, but it obstructs extensions, change of use and financing alike.
1981年这道线：新旧耐震基准差在哪里1981年という線引き：新旧耐震基準の違いThe 1981 line: old and new seismic standards
1981 年 6 月是新旧耐震基准的分界线，旧基准物件的贷款、改造与转售都会受影响。1981年6月が新旧耐震基準の分かれ目です。旧基準の物件は融資・改修・売却のすべてに影響します。June 1981 is the dividing line between the old and new seismic standards, and it affects financing, renovation and resale.
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