Real Estate and Construction
Our lawyers assist investors and developers, owners and lessees, borrowers and creditors with all types of real estate transactions in Ukraine, including construction, lease and purchase of shopping centers, office buildings, industrial facilities and residential premises, as well as resolution of any type of land issues.
We have experience in obtaining various permits and approvals from various governmental bodies and authorities at all stages of project development, including licenses and approvals required for construction.
Our specialists assist clients in allocation, acquisition, change of designation of land plots and any other issues in the sphere of land use.
Services:
- contractual processing of any real estate transactions, including acquisition or disposition and lease of real estate, including office space, buildings, entire property complexes, separate residential and apartment buildings, and storage facilities;
- elaboration and legal support of any agreements with land, including acquisition of land plots at land auctions, conclusion of lease agreements, emphyteusis, superficies, establishment of servitudes;
- allotment and change of the designated purpose of land plots; legal registration of the right to land plot at the transition of the right to real estate;
- alienated legal audit of real estate, in particular, checking the history of the acquisition of real estate, analysis of real estate transactions, checking restrictions and encumbrances, bringing documentation of real estate in compliance with the requirements of the legislation;
- preparation and support of transactions on the restriction and encumbrance of rights (including mortgages) to real estate, assistance in registering restrictions and encumbrances on real estate;
- advising on all aspects of privatization of immovable property and support of the privatization process, protection of rights and interests in appealing against privatization procedures of enterprises as integral property complexes;
- protection of the rights and interests of investors - owners of real estate.
- consulting on antimonopoly legislation in real estate transactions, development of optimal schemes for the purchase of integral property complexes;
- assistance in settling land disputes and disputes relating to other real estate objects;
- obtaining permits for acquisitions and leases involving non-residents, operations with land and properties of special status or of historical value.
Services in the field of construction:
- support of the procedure for obtaining all permits for construction works;
- advising in choosing a method of financing construction works, as well as implementation of the chosen method;
- preparation of general construction contracts, subcontracts for basic engineering, design, construction and other contracts (including those under FIDIC standards);
- supporting the procedure of putting the objects of construction into operation, including those unauthorizedly built and after reconstruction;
- creation and registration of housing and construction cooperatives and associations of co-owners of apartment buildings.
