Real estate and Development

Over the past years Yurlov & Partners has developed strong competence and wealth of experience in protection of legal rights of owners and users of real estate, such as land and forest plots, residential property (houses, apartments) and commercial property (non-residential premises, buildings, warehouse complexes and factories), both in pre-trial (administrative) proceedings and in courts.

The Firm provides the following legal assistance:

Acquisition of real estate / construction

Analyzing the risks related to acquisition or ownership of real estate
Preparation of legally protected scheme of acquisition / ownership of real estate
Advice on construction matters on all stages starting from obtaining a construction permit to commissioning the property
Advice on issues arising from ownership of immovable property (claims of adjacent owners, inspections by administrative authorities, removal of obstacles to ownership of the property)
Advice on issues arising from contracts for construction works, including issues related to elimination of defects in completed works
Legal support of termination of obligations under the contract, ensuring withdrawal from the contract with minimal risks/consequences for the Client

Tax planning

Assessment of prospects and representation of owners/tenants of immovable property in the process of reduction of cadastral value
Reduction of tax payments by excluding the property from the list of objects in respect of which property tax is paid based on their cadastral value
Refund/offset of future payments against sums overpaid by the owner in case of reduction of the cadastral value and/or delisting of the real estate object

Preventing the risk of demolition of the property

Assessment of the risk of property being declared an unauthorised construction
Prevention and avoidance of the risk of property being declared an unauthorised construction
Representation of owners in the pre-trial (administrative) and judicial proceedings on the declaration of an property as an unauthorised construction.
Challenging decisions of supervisory authorities on administrative liability of owners/tenants for failure to comply with the authorized use of property in court
Challenging the inaction of authorities and the establishment of obstacles to the possession and use of property in court

Advising and supporting the activities of real estate agents

Advising on structuring the legal relationship with clients purchasing real estate
Optimization of legal relationships related to performance of the agency agreement by agents - from the signing of the contract to the receipt of commission
Representing agents in judicial and pre-trial proceedings on the issue of payment of remuneration/commission on the transaction

Rest assured that even if your specific legal issue is not explicitly mentioned, we are fully equipped to assist you.
Contact us, and we will leverage our expertise within the confines of the law to resolve your problem and implement the necessary measures to prevent its recurrence in the future.