Real estate lawyer

Buying real estate - one of the profitable investments, the acquisition of property requires a detailed analysis of title documents, the legality of the right of acquisition and alienation of real estate owners, checking for the presence of arrests on the alienation of property, the presence of aggravations due to mandatory (mortgage), public (judicial arrests, tax liens), rights in rem (easement, emphyteusis, superficies), checking for the presence of rights to property (real estate) of third parties (legal cleanliness check).

Legal advice on real estate

We do not limit you to the right to receive quality legal assistance within 30 minutes, 60 minutes.
The consultation ends when you have fully received and understood the answers to your questions.
Since sometimes there can be a lot of information within the consultation and you need to "sleep" with it and put it on the shelves.
Based on this, all clients are guaranteed the right to call a lawyer after the consultation and clarify any nuances that arise on the same or the next day regarding the consultation within the already paid amount

If, in addition to the consultation, you use other legal services, you pay extra for the services minus the cost of the consultation. The cost is indicated for providing a consultation at the company's office. A lawyer can go on-site.
Lawyer's visit Kyiv/Kiev region - 2500 UAH.

Checking the legal, i.e. legal cleanliness of real estate differs significantly for primary real estate и для secondary property. This affects which documents and legal facts need to be checked.

Our company has a developed list of documents and information that is necessary to conduct a quality inspection. The client can provide documents and information to the lawyer both at the company's office and by sending documents to our company's e-mail or messengers. If the developer or the seller's party can provide a package of documents only in the office (notary, sales department, real estate agency, etc.) it is possible to visit the lawyer to familiarize with the documents and obtain all necessary information.

After receiving the documents and information, as well as after payment for the service, a full verification is carried out, followed by the provision of a written report to the customer's e-mail. After the verification, the customer and the lawyer discuss each point of the report in the telephone mode, where it is indicated what documents are provided by the seller's or developer's side, what databases they are checked against, whether the information provided in the documents and databases carries risks and negative consequences for the acquisition.

It is additionally possible to discuss a legal opinion (audit) in the company's office or a lawyer's visit. The cost of discussion is charged as legal advice.

Our company checks such real estate objects: property rights in new buildings, townhouses, duplexes, triplexes; ownership of apartments (rooms), houses and land plots, commercial real estate, parking lots, storage rooms, etc.
Real estate or construction inspection is necessary when concluding all types of real estate agreements: lease agreement (sublease agreement), exchange agreement, gift agreement, easement agreement (emphyteusis agreement), joint activity agreement, real estate management agreement, preliminary agreement, property rights purchase and sale agreement, derivative purchase and sale agreement, forward contract, construction financing fund participation agreement, HCC unit participation agreement and others.

Lawyer visit in Kyiv/Kyiv region – 2500 UAH.
Lawyer visit in Kyiv/Kyiv region – 3500 UAH.
The verification period is 3 days from the moment the sales department provides a complete package of documents and information necessary for verification and payment for the service.

Urgent audit (verification of real estate/new construction) is possible:

3 business days – 5800 UAH;
2 business days – 7250 UAH;
up to 24 hours (business day) – 9100 UAH;
same day (business day) – 12,600 UAH.

Please check with a lawyer for the cost of obtaining an audit report on weekends and holidays.

*When verifying the purchase of real estate in a new building, an additional fee of UAH 2,500 is charged for verifying the first investor and spouse.
**When selling real estate by a legal entity, an additional fee of UAH 5,000 is charged for an in-depth check of the company.
***When checking the history of old secondary housing stock prior to 2013 – UAH 2,500 – 4,000.

Audit (check) of the developer or developers in case of joint construction under a joint construction agreement; agreement on the transfer of developer functions: proofreading of joint activity agreements, agreements on the transfer of developer functions, checking for arrests, mortgages, court decisions, enforcement proceedings, the company's bankruptcy, etc.;
Audit (reputation check) of the developer: experience in the market, the presence of independent construction projects or participation jointly with other developers; fulfillment of obligations, construction deadlines, utility connection deadlines;
Checking the land plot (land plots) on which construction is being carried out, proofreading and checking of agreements related to the land plot (lease agreements, sublease, easement, superficies, agreements on extension of agreements, etc.);
Checking construction permits;
Checking the output data and technical conditions for connecting utilities;
Verification of related agreements and documents (prospectus (for investing through securities), FFB rules, housing cooperative charter, commodity exchange advertiser, etc.)
Analysis (determination) of the legality of the investment scheme offered by the developer

Checking statutory documents (if alienating a legal entity), passport and tax code (for individuals)
Checking a representative by proxy and the proxy itself
Checking arrests, mortgages, court decisions, enforcement proceedings, liens, prohibitions, rights of third parties of sellers and real estate
Checking the marital status of the seller and the regime of the real estate
Checking the cleanliness of the history of the real estate
Checking the ownership of real estate
Proofreading and checking documents for real estate
Providing a memo of documents for concluding a transaction, providing recommendations on additional documents required for the buyer in order to conclude a safe transaction that cannot be challenged in the future based on the conducted conclusion/

Proofreading of the contract(s) proposed for signing
Checking the powers of the parties to sign the contract(s) by requesting and checking the statute, appointment order, passport, tax number, and other documents; checking the seller's side (representative by power of attorney) for arrests, mortgages, court decisions, enforcement proceedings, authenticity of identity documents.
Checking accompanying documents depending on the investment scheme (checking and proofreading the prospectus if the apartment is purchased through securities, FFB rules, etc.)
Changing the wording of the agreement by making corrections and recommendations, conducting negotiations, coordinating the text of the agreement with the seller or the developer company, a notary, their lawyer or attorney

REMEMBER! After signing the Agreement, all previous negotiations, correspondence, preliminary agreements and protocols of intent on issues related to the Agreement in one way or another lose their legal force. Therefore, all agreements and promises that are not fulfilled before the signing of the Agreement by the seller or developer must be reflected in the text of your agreement.

Proofreading the final version of the agreement(s) proposed for signing/verification with the previously agreed version
Verification of all data with the original documents
Checking the documents of the signatories on the seller's side
Checking the availability of all documents for concluding the transaction
Checking and proofreading the presence of a marriage contract, consent to conclude a transaction, an application to confirm the regime of the real estate object - personal private property
Control of payment for services according to the preliminary agreement, contract, law
Coordination of future steps and stages of registration of ownership of the buyer depending on the investment scheme
Elimination of risks and negative consequences during signing of the transaction with the developer, notary
Drawing up and control of signing receipts and carrying out other actions provided by law to protect the interests of the buyer
Control check of all documents after signing the transaction received from the developer / notary

REMEMBER! The notary does not provide services for checking real estate and construction. In accordance with Article 27 of the Law of Ukraine "On Notaries", the notary is not liable if the person who applied to the notary for the performance of a notarial act submitted false information regarding any issue related to the performance of a notarial act; submitted invalid and / or forged documents; did not declare the absence or presence of persons whose rights or interests may be affected by the notarial act for which the person applied. Only a real estate lawyer can check real estate and construction and secure your transaction.

Acceptance of an apartment in a new building in Kiev and Kiev region - An opportunity to protect yourself and your loved ones from the risks of unreliability and danger of using the real estate object

After the complex has been completed, measurements have been taken by the Bureau of Technical Inventory, and the payment for square meters has been adjusted between the developer and the investor, the next stage comes - acceptance of the apartment. Acceptance of the apartment is accompanied by the signing of the Acceptance Act.

This procedure should not be treated as a formal signing of a document that means nothing. That is not the case at all:

After signing the Apartment Acceptance Certificate, the risk of accidental destruction or damage to the apartment passes to the investor. What does this mean: if a flood, fire or other incident occurs before signing the Acceptance Certificate, the developer must restore the condition of the apartment at his own expense; after signing the Acceptance Certificate, the responsibility for restoration and repair falls on the investor.
After signing the Apartment Acceptance Certificate, the investor is responsible for financing the elimination of all construction defects identified after signing the certificate.

What does this mean: There are visible defects in the apartment. For example, when decorating the facade - a crack in the window or half a brick protruding where it should not be. These are visible defects that any investor can see without being a specialist. But there are defects that are not visually striking or are disguised by the developer's builders.

Qualified specialists will help to see all the defects and violations of state building codes. They go to the site at the time of acceptance and record all violations in the construction site. Such violations and defects may pose a risk to the reliability and safety of the use of the property.

Based on the results of their work, they draw up a written REPORT on the technical inspection of the property regarding the determination of the technical condition of the property (stitched, numbered, signed and sealed by a certified specialist).

Based on this report, a Defective Act is drawn up indicating the violations and defects that the developer's representatives are obliged to eliminate within 1 (one) month.

List of documents required to receive the service of acceptance of the apartment with the receipt of the Report on the technical inspection of real estate regarding the determination of the technical condition of the object:

Copy of the passport and tax code of the investor;
Copy of the investment agreement (preliminary agreement, agreement for the sale and purchase of property rights, agreement on participation in the construction financing fund, etc.);
Explication of the premises or explication of the floor (layout).

Term of preparation of the report: 3 working days from the moment of departure to the site and payment for the service

Cost: from 3500 to 7000 UAH.

Presence during the preparation and preparation of the defective act, participation in negotiations with the developer's foreman's objections: 1800 UAH.

*Lawyer's visit to Kyiv/Kiev region - 2500 UAH.

We offer:

Legal consultation

Real estate verification

Investment contract verification

Agreement support

Acceptance of an apartment in a new building

Notarial certification of contracts

Legal advice on real estate

Property Due Diligence Check

Checking the Real Estate Agreement and Coordinating the Investment Scheme for New Buildings

Real Estate Transaction Signing Support

Acceptance of an Apartment in a New Building