Real Estate Agency

Why choose our law firm for your real estate transactions?

Our law firm is a proud member of the nationwide Ügyvédházak network, where traditional legal services and real estate brokerage are expertly combined. Through our unique service offering, you receive both legal and real estate brokerage expertise in one place.

What does attorney-led real estate brokerage mean?

Members of the Ügyvédházak network, based on authorization from the Attorneys Act, also provide real estate brokerage services alongside their classical legal work. We provide our services:

• In compliance with attorney ethical rules

• Under the supervision of Bar Associations

• Protected by mandatory liability insurance for our clients

• Working in strict compliance with legal requirements

The goal of the network’s attorneys is to provide outstanding, quality, value-proportionate and competitive services to our clients in the domestic real estate brokerage market, based on their university education, knowledge acquired in real estate law, and experience accumulated in preparing, concluding, and executing contracts, and representing their clients.
If you plan to sell or buy real estate in the future, think of our law firm as a cooperative partner from the very first moment!

Why choose us? 5+1 Arguments for Maximum Security:

1. Seamless Process: Everything in One Place Attorney countersignature is mandatory for registering real estate purchase contracts at the Land Registry. If an attorney-real estate broker assists from the beginning of the process, communication gaps and unnecessary rounds can be avoided. The process becomes faster and more efficient, as legal and market tasks are concentrated in one hand.
2. Proactive Risk Management: Legal Due Diligence from the Start
Attorneys possess deep real estate law knowledge. This enables them to conduct comprehensive legal due diligence before posting an advertisement (seller side) or before making a purchase offer (buyer side). By checking the title deed, hidden risks such as encumbrances, unresolved ownership relations, or preemption rights can be immediately filtered out, preventing unpleasant surprises later.

3. Financial Safety Net: Mandatory Liability Insurance
For all attorney activities, including real estate brokerage, mandatory professional liability insurance must be obtained. This is a financial guarantee for the client that traditional real estate brokers do not have. In case of professional error, the insurer covers the damages, providing unparalleled security.

4. Ethical Guarantees and Accountability
Attorneys are bound by the strict ethical and conduct code of the Hungarian Bar Association. If a client feels they were not treated correctly in their case, they can initiate proceedings at the Bar Association. This supervisory system guarantees higher-level service quality and enhanced client protection.

5. Cost-Effectiveness and Transparency
Although it may seem like a premium service, the fee for attorney-led real estate brokerage is competitive with market prices. Moreover, it is often more cost-effective, as the fee for preparing the purchase contract is typically built into the brokerage fee at a discount or free of charge, so the total cost may be lower than hiring two separate professionals.

+1. Strategic Negotiation Advantage
The attorney-real estate broker doesn’t just negotiate about price. Using their legal knowledge, they actively represent your interests in shaping payment terms and other contractual provisions, which can mean tangible financial benefits at the end of the transaction.

Why is it good if my attorney is also my real estate agent?
Real estate brokerage activities often connect to various attorney activities. What could be the main connection points?

1. Real Estate Purchase and Sale: Seamless and Cost-Effective
The attorney’s task is to prepare the purchase contract and handle the transfer of ownership, while the real estate agent helps find the buyer and negotiate the price. If these two roles are concentrated in one hand, legal due diligence and market work proceed in parallel, in complete harmony. This not only speeds up the process but also proactively handles financial issues, such as optimal utilization of duty allowances or planning taxation after real estate sale, which can save significant amounts.

2. Rental: Maximum Protection for the Owner
The real estate agent finds potential tenants and helps establish the rental fee. The attorney prepares a legally “watertight” rental agreement that protects the owner’s interests in all scenarios. If the two professionals are one and the same person, tenant selection and developing contractual safeguards become a single, smooth process.

3. Inheritance and Estate Matters
When preparing a will or during an estate procedure, the attorney provides the legal framework. If the inherited property needs to be sold or rented, the real estate agent’s task is to handle market activities. The attorney-real estate agent manages the entire process from one hand: from legal representation in estate proceedings to efficient property sale.

4. Asset Division: Divorce, End of Cohabitation
Terminating marital or cohabitation community property is an extremely complex process, both emotionally and legally burdensome. The attorney’s task is to prepare the contract for terminating joint ownership, while the real estate agent’s task is to sell the joint property based on the agreement. The attorney-real estate agent handles legal and market processes in one person, reducing conflicts between parties and ensuring smooth administration.

5. Terminating Joint Ownership in Other Cases
Joint ownership can arise not only through family relationships. In any case of terminating joint ownership, if the parties decide on sale, the dual role of the attorney-real estate agent becomes valuable. They prepare the documents for terminating ownership and, based on the established legal foundations, handle the actual sale.

Costs related to real estate gifting

Real estate gifting is one of the most popular forms of intrafamily wealth transfer, with costs consisting of two main items: attorney fees and gift duty. The most important thing to know is that the law provides complete duty exemption for gifts between lineal relatives (parent-child, grandparent-grandchild) and spouses. This makes this solution extremely cost-effective for most family transactions.
However, it’s important to be aware that the exemption doesn’t extend to everyone. In case of gifts between siblings or non-family members, the recipient must pay duty amounting to 9% of the market value. In such cases, it’s worth considering whether a sale with the more favorable 4% duty wouldn’t be a better financial solution.
If you would like to gift real estate, it’s worth being aware of the arising costs.

Usufruct in real estate transactions

Usufruct is a right that entitles its holder to use real estate owned by another person and collect its benefits (such as rental income). It most commonly arises during gifting or inheritance when the original owner (e.g., the parent) retains lifelong usufruct for themselves, thus ensuring their housing for life in the gifted property. Usufruct has a monetary value that must be calculated based on the duty law, depending on the beneficiary’s age. This is significant because the value of usufruct reduces the property’s market value, so the new owner has to pay less duty during a potentially duty-liable transaction (e.g., gifting between siblings).