an official document that qualifies for the purpose of taking enforcement action, but is not the writ of enforcement itself, i.e. it is the first step only

For 'a friend of a friend'? in the UK that is euphemistic for a girl- or boyfriend.

Anyway, a knowledge of UK vs. DE conveyancing and civil litigation might come in useful.

IATE's website:

amtliche Anschrift

vollstreckbare Ausfertigung einer notariellen Urkunde oder eines gerichtlichen Entscheides

EN

first authentic copy of a deed bearing the executory formula

'Auf Antrag kann ohne weitere Nachweise vollstreckbare Ausfertigung erteilt werden..'

>on application an authentic copy - which is enforceable without any further types of evidence - can be issued, to the Seller (vs. Vendor in the UK since 2000) however, only upon notice of acceleration of maturity and *according to its tenor* and to the Buyer (vs. Purchaser in the UK) to obtain possession upon evidence of payment of the purchase price.

"Der Käufer unterwirft sich – mehrere als Gesamtschuldner - wegen der in dieser Urkunde eingegangenen Verpflichtung zur Zahlung des Kaufpreises samt Verzugszinsen gem. § 288 Abs. 1 BGB hieraus ab dem Datum der Erteilung der vollstreckbaren Ausfertigung der Zwangsvollstreckung aus dieser Urkunde."

- (translate backwards:)

By reason of the obligation he has entered in this Deed to pay the purchase price, plus any interest on arrears arising herefrom, pursuant to §288 (1) German Civil Code, the Buyer - multiple parties being jointly and severally liable - does assent (submit) to levy of execution (automatic foreclosure) under this Deed as from the date the authentic copy for enforcement (e.g. out-of-court) is issued.

§ = section
Absatz = subsection
Urkunde _ likely to be the notarial deed of sale vs. purchase deed in the UK which denotes a sale of *unregistered* land.