Real Estate & Property Law

Drafting and preparing a wide range of real estate agreements, including purchase, sale, and lease of land, apartments, houses, and commercial properties; combination transactions; self-construction agreements; urban renewal projects; and purchase group arrangements. Our firm represents both buyers and sellers, including private individuals, companies, contractors, urban renewal developers, and investors from Israel and abroad.

End-to-end legal guidance throughout all stages of a transaction – from planning to completion. Services include handling planning, licensing, and permits; representation before appeals committees; assistance with financing; support for developers in dealings with authorities; drafting agreements with project consultants (architects, engineers, supervisors, and appraisers); subdivision and registration of rights; and tax planning. We also advise on the technical and execution aspects of construction, with particular attention to construction quality and performance.

Comprehensive legal services in all areas of real estate taxation, including preliminary tax assessments, development of effective tax strategies, representation before the tax authorities, filing of tax reports, and pursuing objections and appeals before tribunals and courts when required.

Full legal support for development and construction companies, from zoning and planning procedures through permitting, betterment tax issues, and securing institutional or bank financing, to ongoing negotiations with third parties and urgent legal assistance throughout the project.

Frequently appointed by the courts to manage real estate tenders in cases involving co-ownership disputes, partition proceedings, and estate distributions. We also conduct tenders for private owners seeking to maximize the value of their property sales.

Tailored lease agreements for residential and commercial properties, representing both landlords and tenants. Services include drafting customized provisions, ensuring compliance with legal requirements, negotiation, and ongoing support throughout the lease period.

Targeted representation in landlord–tenant disputes, including expedited eviction proceedings, rent collection, enforcement of lease breaches, realization of guarantees, and claims relating to maintenance and habitability. We act promptly when necessary, using fast-track procedures, and appear regularly before the courts.

A longstanding leader in this field, our firm has extensive expertise in the unique body of case law developed by the Rental Tribunals and the Supreme Court. We represent both protected tenants and property owners in eviction claims, rent adjustment proceedings, change-of-use disputes, and cost-sharing claims. We also draft agreements for tenant exchanges or agreed-upon vacation of protected properties, offering creative solutions for releasing properties from statutory restrictions.

Managing and leasing properties for clients in Israel and worldwide, acting as the owner’s attorney-in-fact throughout all stages of ownership and leasing. This includes marketing properties, negotiating with potential tenants, drafting secure lease agreements, rent collection, tenant relations, maintenance, handling utility and municipal obligations, and operating dedicated trust accounts for rent proceeds, expenses, and taxes – ensuring full transparency with periodic reports. For clients abroad, we also provide income tax reporting and payment services in Israel.

Comprehensive representation before judicial and administrative bodies in all real estate disputes, including claims for breach of contract, construction defects, unjust enrichment, protected tenancy, eviction of tenants and squatters, family disputes in divorce or dissolution of partnerships, injunctions, liens, and other remedies. We also represent clients in administrative petitions, appeals, and proceedings before the High Court of Justice, as well as objections to local authority demands for renovations or preservation.

We accompany contractors and apartment purchasers in relation to duties owned, concerning various warranties, whether legal or contractual, express or implied , regarding the fitness of the residential apartment both during the examination period (as provided by law or agreement) and thereafter. Our office maintains ties with first rate professionals for assessing the extent of damage during the first stage of accompanying the client. We proceed, hands on, till all repair is complete, according to applicable law. Finally, in the event that deficiencies and/or defects were not repaired, as required, we proceed by turning to judicial avenues.

Legal support for registering and transferring rights with the Land Registry, the Israel Land Authority, the Jewish National Fund, and housing companies. We also handle condominium registrations, mortgages, cautionary notes, and subdivision procedures.

Advising on property tax (arnona), betterment levies, development charges, and other municipal assessments. Our firm files objections, appeals, and administrative petitions to safeguard taxpayers’ rights against public authorities.

Representation in compensation claims for property devaluation caused by zoning plan changes, nearby construction permits, or other damage. We also handle expropriation claims, objections to expropriations, and proceedings to annul expropriations.

Representation of contractors and purchasers in matters relating to liability for residential property defects during and after statutory warranty periods. We work with leading experts to assess damages, supervise remediation, and, when necessary, pursue legal action to enforce repairs and compensation.

Legal support for projects and investment ventures abroad, advising clients in negotiations and agreements with foreign individuals and entities. Our firm maintains strong working relationships with law firms in England, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Portugal, the United States, and South America, enabling us to provide real-time, cross-border legal services.