In reality, a real estate sale and purchase transaction is the most hazardous transaction in Ukraine. As in such case, there is always possibility of loss of funds or property.
In some cases, there is a risk to deal with the professional gyp artists in real estate area. The specified persons, by using proper illegal schemes and introducing themselves as owners of somebody’s buildings, try to resell it to good faith buyers. Either they realize other criminal actions regarding disposal of apartment, a private house or business premises.
Due to it, it is recommended to involve individual experienced specialist such as a lawyer or real estate lawyer for such cases.
Services of real estate lawyers in our company:Real estate transactions require impeccable legal support. This is exactly what our clients choose — security, responsibility and complete control over the process. |
Legal due diligence of real estate:
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Legal support for real estate sale and purchase agreement:
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Agreements with commercial real estate (office buildings, shopping malls, hotels, industrial facilities and others):
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Legal support for non-residents at the purchase of real estate in Ukraine:
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Asset structuring and protection:
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When you need a real estate lawyer
Clients come to us when:
- agreement or object has high value;
- it involves commercial, investment, or distressed real estate;
- there are risks of seizures, litigation, ownership disputes;
- it is necessary to structure the agreement and not just “sign the agreement”;
- client values control, predictability, and ownership of the result, not just a formal advice.
The uniqueness of our real estate services
Purchase or sale of real estate in Ukraine — it is always a risk area. Hidden mortgages, litigation, double sales, property seizures, forged documents, or even fraudulent schemes involving powers of attorney — all of these are the reality of the market.
Most buyers, realtors or even lawyers verify the property only through basic extracts available to the public. Such documents show only the current state of the object: who the owners are and are there encumbrances at the moment of verification. But they do not present a complete history of ownership transfer and hidden risks.
- receive complete extracts including all history of owners and registration actions;
- see archived records, released mortgages, old seizures, injunctions;
- monitor the reasons for ownership changes (agreements, court decisions, executive inscriptions, exchange, etc.);
- find suspicious “chains” of ownership transfer, which often conceal fraudulent schemes.
👉 This in-depth due diligence allows our real estate lawyers to identify issues before an agreement is signed, thereby protecting the client from losing tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.
As a result, the client receives complete legal expertise of real estate with professional opinion of the lawyer on the security of the agreement conclusion, with conclusions: whether it is safe to purchase or should the agreement be refused.
A real estate lawyer in Kyiv – our privileges are:
1) Law Firm “Lotysh & Partners” has many years of successful experience, more than 20 years, – to do a legal support of real estate contracts in Kyiv city and Kyiv Region.
2) Hold seminars, conferences on issues of legal risks at the sale and purchase of housing or business real estate.
3) Guarantee the legal service quality, – legal services in real estate are provided only by professional lawyers.
4) The Law Office’s real estate lawyers develop their skills every year by taking part in specialized events accredited by the Ukrainian National Bar Association.
5) If necessary, we provide legal support of real estate transactions in English when non-residents buy real estate in Ukraine.
6) We work during martial law 2022-2026!
Therefore, our service “Real Estate Lawyer” has an advantage in the specified field on the legal services market.
In due diligence of real estate, a real estate lawyer researches the complete legal “history” of a proper building from the date of ownership arising to the present.
For example, at the land verification, we review such documents:
- land ownership document (Extract from the State Register and/or Information Sheet from the State Register and/or State Certificate on Land Ownership);
- extract from the State Land Cadastre;
- document under which the present owner bought the land (civil law sale and purchase contract or barter agreement, gift agreement or others);
- document under which the land was allocated to the primary owner (decree on allocation of land made by the local authority to determine lawfulness of privatization in accordance with the Land Code and research if the land designated purpose was changed);
- copy of technical documents / land management project;
- detailed plan of the territory, General Plan of community;
- or Extract of the land location from the General Plan;
- extract from topographic and geodesic plan on a scale of 1:2000 (if any).
Due to the stated above actions of real estate lawyers, we may determine any hidden legal defects of the property. Thus, to secure a buyer from any possible risks that the transaction will be recognized as invalid in the future.
In addition, we recommend you to involve specialists in “legal support of real estate transactions” just on the stage of selection of a proper apartment, building, premises, or land. So, it is appropriate to start such cooperation before arising legal disputes.
Consultation with real estate lawyer
To schedule a consultation, please call: +38 067 743-27-66.
- Full legal consultation is — from 100 EUR.
The format of consultation and detailed cost are determined on an individual basis after an initial discussion of your request.
Consultations are provided by appointment, – at the office of the Law Firm (Kyiv city, 77 Sichovykh Striltsiv Street, office 407) or online (WhatsAoo, Zoom, Google Meet).
Legal consultation includes:
- general legal analysis of the situation;
- explanation of real estate law;
- determination of general legal risks;
- legal recommendations;
- calculation of the cost of further legal services provided by the real estate lawyer (legal due diligence of a new building or other real estate object, preparation of necessary documents to exclude any legal risks, legal support at signing sale and purchase or tenancy of real estate / land contract, presence of the lawyer at notary office or at the developer’s office at signing documents, protection of property owner’s interests in a court or law enforcement agencies and so on).
Standard legal risks at purchase of real estate
During legal due diligence of real estate our lawyers often identify the following issues:
- hidden mortgages or other encumbrances on the property;
- court litigation regarding ownership;
- violation of privatization procedure or land transfer;
- sale of real estate in the absence of the owner’s proper powers;
- risk that the sale and purchase agreement will be declared invalid.
Those is why conducting a legal due diligence of the real estate before conclusion of the agreement allows you to identify all risks before signing the agreement and avoid potential financial losses.
Pre-trial analysis of a real estate case
If necessary, in cases where real estate disputes cannot be resolved through pre-trial procedures, we provide pre-trial case analysis services.
What the legal services include:
- review of the submitted documents, case papers;
- advices in filing a claim to a court;
- defining the legal defense strategy in a court;
- calculation of the expenses necessary to file a claim to a court;
- calculation of legal services value in legal representation in a court.
Protect your rights in real estate today!
Don’t risk your property—get professional legal assistance from an experienced real estate lawyer:
✅ Analysis of agreements
✅ Support of purchase and sale agreements
✅ Resolution of disputes in real estate
✅ Legal due diligence of objects
📞 Call us by phone +38 067 743-27-66
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