Real Estate
We draft and notarise contracts for the purchase or sale of real estate. In fact, we accompany the property purchase from the initial consultation through the entire sales process up to the entry of the new owner in the land register (“Grundbuch”). We advise regarding existing regulations in connection with real estate, clarify the legal consequences and ensure that the contract is drafted in a balanced and transparent manner. This also includes accompanying provisions such as securing the financing of the property, e.g. through a land charge. Further to this, we bear in mind relevant family law and inheritance law issues and discuss any useful supplementary agreements. Our services include the swift processing of notarised contracts, registrations and the handling of the necessary correspondence with authorities, banks and courts.
We are also happy to assist with property-related projects outside of purchase agreements – for example, with the creation of easements, usufruct or residential rights, applications for cancellation orcorrections to the land register including the collaboration with external lawyers or tax advisors.
Areas of Expertise:
- Purchase agreements for residential property, commercial property and undeveloped land
- Purchase from real estate developers
- Division in accordance with the German Condominium Act (“Teilung nach WEG”)
- Land charges, easements (e.g. usufruct, right of abode, right of residence) and other rights in rem
- Real Estate transfer agreements/gift of real estate
- Succession planning in connection with real estate (family pool/family company)
Useful links (in German):
- Infoblatt: Der Kauf einer privaten Immobilie (Bundesnotarkammer)
- Glossar Wohnungskauf-und Bauträgerverträge (Bundesnotarkammer)
- Glossar Grundschulden und Hypotheken (Bundesnotarkammer)
- Glossar Grundstückskaufverträge (Bundesnotarkammer)
- Baulastenverzeichnis Land Berlin (ServicePortal Berlin - Request for information)
- Liegenschaftskataster Land Berlin (ServicePortal Berlin - Request for information/extract)
