Practical guides, written in plain language, on the questions that come up in every transaction. The information is general and is not a substitute for advice on your specific case.
A memorandum of understanding with certainty and intention to be bound is a full contract. What this means, how to register a cautionary note on it, and what was achieved in an enforcement claim we brought in the District Court.
Read moreBought a second-hand apartment and discovered damp that the seller knew about? The seller's duty of disclosure, rescission or repair, and what was achieved in a case we handled in the District Court.
Read moreBought a share in an apartment, no cautionary note was registered, and a creditor of the seller had it attached? What happened in a case that reached the court, how the case law has changed, and how to avoid this on the day of signing.
Read moreBought an apartment and then discovered that one of the sellers' signatures had been forged? What the law provides, what happened in a case that reached the Supreme Court, and how to verify the sellers' identity before signing.
Read moreSeven things worth checking, questions for the first meeting, warning signs, and the office's experience in hundreds of sale transactions.
Read moreWhat the law says, what the lawyer does at each stage of the transaction, and what happens when a stage is skipped.
Read moreHow the fee is set for second-hand and developer purchases, the cap on the developer's lawyer's fee, what a fee quote should include and what additional costs to plan for.
Read moreOwnership and undivided land (musha), agricultural land, zoning plans and building rights, betterment levy, 6% purchase tax, and 18% VAT where the seller is a dealer.
Read morePurchase tax calculated according to the official brackets: sole apartment, additional apartment, new immigrant, person with a disability, plot of land and business premises.
Read moreOnline issue in a few minutes, the fee, finding the block and parcel from an address and vice versa, and how to read an extract before buying.
Read moreMost of the risks in a second-hand apartment transaction can be uncovered in two weeks of checks. These are the checks, in order of importance, and what to do when one of them does not add up.
Read morePurchase tax is the largest incidental cost of buying an apartment, and it depends on only two variables: the value of the apartment and the number of apartments you own. Both variables can be planned for.
Read moreA buyer purchasing from a developer pays tens or hundreds of thousands of shekels for a property that does not yet exist. The law requires the developer to secure that money. The practical question is whether the security has actually been issued, and exactly what it covers.
Read moreThe delivery date in the agreement is almost always an optimistic one. The law sets out what the buyer is entitled to when it is not met, and the agreement cannot detract from that.
Read moreMany sellers discover their betterment tax liability only after signing the agreement. That is the wrong way round: the tax should be checked before the price is set, because it directly affects the net proceeds.
Read moreIn an apartment transaction, the money changes hands before the right is registered. That gap, between payment and registration, is where all the risks arise. This is how to close it.
Read moreIn an initial conversation we will go over the property, the other party and the payment schedule, and tell you what needs to be checked before you sign.
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