Real Estate and Construction Law

Real Estate and Construction Law

In the acquisition, lease, development and transfer of immovable property we advise by treating the legal status of title, the intended use of the property and the parties’ contractual obligations together. Land-registry records, existing rights and restrictions, and the parties’ undertakings are examined in detail; the legal structure of the transaction is then assessed in light of the client’s present rights and the activities they intend to carry out.

On construction projects we consider the needs of landowners, contractors and other counterparties together with the project’s technical features and commercial operation, and we advise from contract preparation through construction, progress payments, delivery and acceptance. In title and lease disputes, and in claims of delay or defective or incomplete works, we keep the contract terms and the evidence required in practice in view, and we conduct applications, negotiations and litigation on that basis.

Services

• Title, encumbrance and contract reviews before the purchase or sale of immovable property.
• Drafting and negotiating sale, promise-of-sale, lease and property-use agreements.
• Preparing flat-for-land, revenue-sharing, contractor and subcontractor agreements.
• Following disputes on delay, incomplete or defective works, termination and damages.
• Conducting actions for cancellation and registration of title, partition, prevention of interference and mesne profits.
• Following rent determination and adaptation, eviction and rent-arrears disputes.
• Supporting owner decisions and contracts in urban transformation, and evidence-preservation, mediation and interim-relief processes.