Legal services
Real estate transactions
Full support in a purchase or sale — from due diligence on the property to completion before the civil law notary.
How the transaction unfolds
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Due diligence
- What the lawyer does
- Examines the history of the property and checks for registered encumbrances.
- What you get
- A clear picture of ownership.
- The risk that falls away
- A hidden owner, a mortgage or an attachment of immovable property.
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Negotiations
- What the lawyer does
- Takes part in the negotiations on the sale.
- What you get
- Terms recorded before they become contested.
- The risk that falls away
- Verbal arrangements nobody remembers afterwards.
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Preliminary contract
- What the lawyer does
- Drafts the document or reviews what is proposed.
- What you get
- A document that protects you if completion is delayed.
- The risk that falls away
- Provisions written solely in the seller’s favour.
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Legal review
- What the lawyer does
- Checks the documents before payment.
- What you get
- Confirmation that the transaction is clean.
- The risk that falls away
- Paying against defective documents.
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Civil law notary
- What the lawyer does
- Drafts the notarial deed; assists with mortgage financing.
- What you get
- Registered ownership.
- The risk that falls away
- Refusal of registration because of an inaccuracy.
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