Construction and immovable property

VERITAS possesses many years’ experience in supporting major transactions and grand-scale projects in the construction and immovable property sector.

We ensure the legal structuring of immovable property transactions, and possess expertise in ensuring their state registration. Our lawyers also provide the legal support of transactions approval and execution (for instance, sale and purchase, assignment of title to and lease of buildings, structures, constructions, premises and land plots), as well as mortgage agreements and other security agreements execution.

Our lawyers acted for design and construction companies. We provide advice on all aspects of project implementation, starting with participation in bidding, including contract agreements drafting and discussion, project funding and support.

We also conduct holistic legal audit, enabling to identify and mitigate project risks. Such audit includes the analysis of rights to immovable property, such property operation and management procedure.  We also provide support to clients at all project implementation stages, from memorandum of intent preparation and to the registration of rights to immovable property.

We ensure the legal support of clients’ work with contractor organizations and state authorities, including in connection with the conclusion and implementation of agreements, related to immovable property construction and reconstruction investments. We help settling complex land-related issues and, if necessary, defend clients’ interests in courts.

Services:

• Provision of advice on real estate transactions (buildings, structures, residential and non-residential premises).
• Provision of advice on choosing the best way to acquire ownership right to real estate.
• Due diligence of construction projects and legal review of title establishing and title certifying documents on land plots and other real estate.
• Legal review of documents necessary for real estate transaction conclusion (purchase and sale, equity participation, donation, mortgage, etc.).
• Support of real estate transactions (purchase and sale, lease, mortgage, etc.), including the preparation of contracts (agreements), participation in negotiations on agreement terms and conditions, preparation of documents package for registration, support of notarial actions.
• Support of real estate encumbrance procedures.
• Support to obtaining architecture and urban planning licenses.
• Provision of advice and legal support on the matters of land legislation.
• Provision of advice on various construction issues (construction permits, obtaining licenses, development of designs and estimates, conducting construction works, commissioning of completed facilities).
• Representation and protection of Clients’ interests in litigation related to construction, land legislation, protection of rights to real estate and other areas relating to construction and real estate.