Legal support in real estate transactions for private buyers and sellers, buyers' groups and developers. A thorough check of the property before you sign, a contract that protects you, and handling of reporting and taxes until your rights are registered in your name.
Services
The support is tailored to the type of transaction, but in each one the work begins with a check and ends with registration.
Second-hand or from a developer, an apartment or a private house. The checks begin before you sign anything, and the file closes only when the rights are registered in your name.
Plots, buildings and commercial premises. Years of experience with companies and building developers, from the land to occupancy, including the commercial side of the deal.
TAMA 38 and seismic strengthening of buildings. Long projects in which the bottom line is decided in the small print.
Representing residents in community extensions of kibbutzim.
Purchase tax, capital gains tax and betterment levy depend on how the transaction is structured, so they are examined before signing, not after.
When a deal gets complicated. Drafting and managing commercial contracts, urgent remedies and representation in court, in matters small and large.
Process
A real estate transaction is a sequence. Each step is closed before the next begins, so problems are not discovered after the money has already changed hands.
01
We clarify what you are buying or selling, the timetable and how it is financed. You leave with a clear picture of the risks and the costs.
02
Land registry extract, registration with the housing company or the Israel Land Authority, building permits, irregularities, liens, attachments and notes. This is how we identify in advance what could affect the deal.
03
Drafting or amending the contract with the other side, including security mechanisms, penalties and a payment schedule aligned with your mortgage.
04
Full support at signing, registration of a caveat, release of payments through the bank and supervision of the handover of possession on time.
05
Reporting to the real estate tax authority, handling assessments, deletion of liens and final registration of the rights in your name. Only then is the file closed.
About the firm
I am Yaacov Haggiag, Adv., a graduate of the law school of the University of West London in England and a member of the Israel Bar Association since 1999. A boutique firm established in 2005, dealing with real estate law at every level, alongside civil and commercial law and litigation.
Before I established the firm, I worked in the real estate departments of leading law firms, and then served as legal counsel to companies and building developers: complex real estate transactions, commercial contracts and representation in court. Among the projects I took part in: the initial planning stages of the municipal football stadium in Netanya and the “Ir Yamim” neighborhood along the city's coast.
My firm handles the purchase and sale of apartments, houses, plots, buildings and commercial premises, combination deals, developer projects, TAMA 38 and the representation of residents in community extensions of kibbutzim. The extensive experience I have gained allows me to identify problems in a transaction in advance, while they can still be solved.
Nice to meet you,
Yaacov Haggiag, Adv.
In the field
Part of my experience in real estate law was built in projects that cannot be managed from a desk: land, planning, tenders and courts.
Netanya
Participation in the initial planning stages of the city's new municipal stadium, in the fields of planning and building law and tender law.
Netanya coast
Participation in the initial planning stages of a new residential neighborhood along the city's coast.
Litigation
Appearances in courts at all levels, before real estate tax appeals committees and in other tribunals.
Ongoing counsel
Legal support for developers and companies: complex transactions, commercial contracts and project support.
FAQ
Before you sign any document, including a memorandum of understanding or an order form with a developer. Such documents may bind you legally, and fixing things afterwards is far more expensive than checking beforehand, and sometimes impossible.
The fee depends on the value and the complexity of the transaction, and is set in advance in a written fee agreement before work begins. At the introductory meeting you will receive a detailed proposal.
Who the registered owner is, which liens, attachments or notes are registered on the property, the state of registration in the land registry or with the housing company, and the expected tax exposure in the transaction.
The developer's lawyer usually represents the developer, and a conflict of interest between the developer's interests and yours may arise. It is advisable to consider independent representation of your own in a transaction with a developer.
The time varies with the type of transaction and the property. Final registration depends on the registering authority. In developer transactions, registration may take a long time, until the project is registered in the land registry by the lawyers accompanying the developer.
In a nutshell, purchase tax is paid by the buyer and is calculated by brackets and by the number of apartments the buyer owns. Capital gains tax is paid by the seller on the profit made in the transaction, and an exemption may sometimes apply. Both are examined before signing.
Yes. The payment schedule in the contract must be aligned with the bank's timetable, and precise documents and securities are required. A mismatch here may lead to delays and penalties.
Yes. In TAMA 38 projects and community extensions of kibbutzim I meet with the buyers as a group, explain the agreement and the guarantees, and represent you before the developer throughout.
Contact
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