Enforcement by attachment of real property is either carried out in the form of a mortgage which then must be disposed of, or by way of immediate auction or sequestration. The creditor can, initially by way of service effected by the creditor himself, serve a preliminary garnishment order upon the garnishee and subsequently obtain an garnishment order from the court having jurisdiction for the enforcement proceedings. Given a formally correct application, the order is regularly issued within fourteen days to three weeks after the filing of the application. Bailiffs are responsible for attachment of furniture. Bailiffs are chronically overburdened with work and often not very rigid, so that enforcement often comes to nothing.
Courts are responsible for attachment of real property.
Given a formally correct application, prompt processing is quite likely. Final disposal of real property takes very long, so that proceeds should not be expected until after one to two years. Creditors can generally make use of all enforcement options, even parallel. In the event that enforcement remains fruitless, the creditor can request that the debtor swears an oath of disclosure of the debtor's assets. The creditor then receives an official record from the court of the debtor's statement.