Real Estate Enterprises in Greece

Piperakis Kostopoulos Law Firm has a long-standing expertise in the field of real estate as it has been providing services to support clients who wish to buy, sell, lease or rent real estate or those who wish to invest in real estate or to proceed with the construction of a building. To this end, it carries out full due diligence, draws up the necessary contracts, provides proactive advice and represents the client on an ongoing basis.

In summary, the points that the entrepreneur should pay particular attention to are:

• Detailed due diligence of the property. It is necessary to carry out a thorough legal check of the property in every detail, without excluding the necessity to carry out a solvency check and pending claims of the entrepreneurial developer and the landowner. The subject of the legal audit is not only the possibility of drawing up the contract of transfer of ownership between the developer and the landowner, but also the subsequent transfer of rights with third party prospective purchasers. The same necessity arises in the case of valuable consideration.
• Full specifications and a detailed contractor’s pre-contract with clarification in detail of the work undertaken, the stages of completion, the stages of repayment or transfer of thousandths on the land under the valuable consideration, the conditions for declaring the contractor bankrupt, the definition of liability for the work, relations with the public authorities, including the National Social Insurance Fund, guarantees of good performance, guarantees of compliance with planning and other regulations.
• The legal form of the business based on the needs, specifics and business plan.
• The type of shareholding composition of the company.
• The bodies representing the company and the powers they have under the articles of association and the law.
• Staffing and human resources.
• The ownership or tenancy of the holding’s property together with the licenses for its use.
• Corporate identity and the protection of the intangible assets of the business, such as the trademark, the brand name, the domain name and any other distinctive feature that identifies it and distinguishes it from the competition.
• The protection of the property (real estate and fixed assets) of the company and the entrepreneur.
• Employment contracts with staff and the drawing up of internal regulations for the operation of the enterprise.
• Business secrets and the protection of personal data (GDPR) either in relation to staff or partners or finally in relation to third party customers or not.
• The privacy settings, disclaimers, cookies and the terms governing the company’s website and e-shop if it has one.
• Digital marketing especially through social media and newsletters.
• The protection of intellectual creations, invention, patent.
• Protecting the structure and the way the business is run and organized.
• Corporate governance, the articles of association and the company’s compliance obligations before the competent authorities and bodies, as well as before professional associations and other regulatory bodies.
• Drawing up commercial contracts with partners or third parties, defining the individual obligations and complying with them.
• The solvency of the company and its stakeholders.
• The solvency check of partners and other counterparties of the company.
• Protection before the Courts, the authorities and competent bodies and before professional associations and other entities.
• Preventive counselling and safety measures.
• Cooperation with auditors, certified real estate appraisers, notaries, accountants, brokers, engineers and with credit institutions and supervisory bodies.

Indicatively, the companies that have entrusted us, are active as follows:

• Building Manufacturers
• Contractors – Subcontractors
• Property management
• Real estate companies
• Facility management
• Household goods trading – furniture
• Air Conditioning – Green Energy

Piperakis – Kostopoulos Law Firm has the experience and expertise to advise you and protect you in advance or after the risk has occurred. The issues raised above fall within the scope of our skills, which is a guarantee of our proper handling of the matter you entrust to us.