Advice and legal representation on the entire procedure of a purchase, ownership, sale, management and maintenance of your Bulgarian investment /apartment, house, land/ and on the construction process and project development
Inquiry of documents and Drafting and Negotiating the provisions of any kind of legal papers in connection with the purchase/sale/rent of a property: We prepare a draft or may check carefully drafts of documents to all our clients before signing any contract – a preliminary contract for purchase or a sale of a property, rental contract, management and maintenance contract, or a Title deed for buying or selling a property. The inquiry aims to find out whether the seller is the legitimate and only owner of the property, whether the property is free of encumbrances or liens, whether the property is subject to litigation or other court procedures, whether the building where the property is located, is built up in compliance with all legal requirements and is granted with habitation certificate, whether the company-seller is duly set up, is not in liquidation or bankruptcy procedure and who is legally grounded to represent it.
Legal representation upon a Power of attorney in a property purchase or buying process and preparation of all necessary documents /Title Deed, Protocols, contracts/ connected with property sale-purchase in Bulgaria
Legal representation in front of all respective central and local Bulgarian authorities, banks and institutions, Notary publics and in front of any other natural persons /buyer, seller/ and legal entities
Identifying property history and investigating property ownership for past periods
Tax advices in connection with the sale/purchase of a property
Translation of legal papers into English or Russian language
Registration at Registry Agency (Bulstat Register)
Registration of the property transfer at the respective Municipality Tax Office
Tax re-declaration of a property
Opening or transfer of water and electric accounts
Wills and legal advices on inheritance issues
Drafting of maintenance, management and rental contracts
Legal comments and advice on maintenance, management and rental contracts
Legal assistance in organizing owners assembly in buildings regulated by the Condominium Act
Legal advices on the requirements of the Condominium Act and registration of buildings
Registration / re-registration of a Bulgarian company
Identifying property history and investigating property ownership for past periods
Аssistance for changing purpose of land and procedures for regulation of landed estates
Termination of preliminary contracts for sale-purchase of real estate, claiming compensations
Out-of-court dispute resolutions and legal proceedings in Courts
Company formation and registration
Establishment of branches, trade representative offices and non-profit organizations
Company secretarial support, registered office, VAT registration, Bulgarian bank account arrangement
Drafting partnership/shareholder agreements, share purchase contracts, contracts for management and other documents connected with the existence and the business activity of the company
Dispute resolution and out-of-court settlements
Structural changes in companies
Employment contracts
Tax related questions – Corporate tax, double taxation and tax planning
Accountancy
Insolvency and liquidation of companies
General legal advice relating to day-to-day company’s activities
Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts – agency, leasing, franchising, guarantee, trade and supply agreements
Due diligence
Advising on various investment opportunities in Bulgaria and the appropriate legal form for correct structuring of the investment initiative (type of company, company structure, management etc.)
Securities – financial securitization of performance and payments in local and international agreements
Credit report on companies
Legal representation of commercial companies in front of the Courts and Arbitration panels