Checklist for independent inspection of real estate before purchase

Are you planning to buy an apartment, house, land plot, or commercial premises? Before signing a purchase agreement, be sure to check every item on our list!

🔎 1. Verify ownership

Obtain an extract from the State Register of Real Rights to Real Estate.
Check whether the owner’s details in the register and in the contracts match.
Check how many times the owner has changed in recent years.

🛡️ 2. Check encumbrances

Check for mortgages, seizures, and debts on the property.
Order an extract from the register of encumbrances or consult a lawyer.

🏠 3. Compliance with technical characteristics

Compare the actual area of the property with the data in the technical passport.
Check the legality of any redevelopment.
Check the land use designation for land plots (residential, commercial, etc.).

🏗️ 4. Checking the developer (for new buildings)

Check that the developer has licenses, permits, and certificates for the property.
Study court decisions related to the developer.
Read real reviews from investors.

💬 5. Checking other factors

Make sure there are no legal disputes regarding the property.
Check for registered residents, especially in apartments (without whose consent the sale is impossible).
Check for utility bill arrears.

⚡ Why should you turn to professionals?

Even if you go through this checklist, some legal details remain invisible without experience. That is why the specialists of the real estate and inheritance law firm KUPCOVA (LLC KUPCOVA) offer a comprehensive legal check of real estate, legal support of the transaction, and quick online appointment with a notary.

With us, buying real estate means comfort, safety, and peace of mind.