What to look for when inspecting real estate before buying?

Buying real estate is one of the biggest investments in life. But behind the beautiful windows of an apartment may lie not only comfort, but also seizures, prohibitions, and legal disputes. Checking before buying is a mandatory step that will help you avoid fraud and financial losses.

🔍 Here’s what you should definitely pay attention to:

1️⃣ Ownership rights and the grounds for their emergence

📄 What to check:

Documents confirming ownership rights (extract from the Register of Property Rights, purchase and sale agreement, inheritance certificate, etc.).
Continuity and legality of the chain of transfer of ownership rights.

⚖ Basis:
🔹 Law of Ukraine “On State Registration of Real Rights to Immovable Property”

2️⃣ Seizures, mortgages, prohibitions on alienation

📄 What to check:

Extract from the State Register of Real Rights.
Information from the Unified Register of Debtors, open enforcement proceedings.

⚖ Basis:
🔹 Law of Ukraine “On Enforcement Proceedings”

3️⃣ Legal disputes regarding the apartment

📄 What to check:

Data from the Unified State Register of Court Decisions regarding the property or owner.
Decisions on recognition of ownership, division of property, reclamation, etc.

⚖ Basis:
🔹 Civil Procedure Code of Ukraine, Articles 4, 81

4️⃣ Presence of co-owners, minors, registered persons

📄 What to check:

Who else owns/uses the property (co-owners, children, registered persons).
Did they give their consent to the sale — written consent is mandatory.

⚖ Basis:
🔹 Family Code of Ukraine, Art. 65

5️⃣ Construction documentation (for new buildings)

📄 What to check:

Right to land.
Building permit (DIAM).
Documents for commissioning the facility.

⚖ Basis:
🔹 Law of Ukraine “On Regulation of Urban Development”

✅ Conclusion

An apartment without verification is like a lottery ticket: you may get lucky, or you may end up in years of court proceedings.

Legal verification is not a formality, but financial security.
Contact our specialists — we know how to identify risks even before the contract is signed.

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