Real estate and construction

Real estate and construction

Key contacts

Jaroslav Havel
Managing Partner
jaroslav.havel@havelpartners.cz

Lukáš Syrový
Partner
lukas.syrovy@havelpartners.cz

Václav Audes
Partner
vaclav.audes@havelpartners.cz

We provide legal services in all aspects areas of real estate and construction projects with a significant share of the real estate legal advisory services market in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Our real estate and construction team consists of more than 30 lawyers, is led by the managing partner Jaroslav Havel with support of another 6 partners, and according to available information represents one of the largest legal team focusing on real estate and construction in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Our comprehensive legal and tax services in the fields of real estate and construction include the following:

Real estate and construction law

  • advising on real estate sales and acquisitions (including legal due diligence, the preparation/review and negotiation of transaction documentation, and transaction structuring proposals including tax structuring)
  • advising in connection with the development of residential projects including the subsequent sale of individual residential units
  • advising on greenfield and brownfield projects including turnkey projects
  • advising on the development and regeneration of industrial real estate (brownfield investments), including a review of ownership relationships, legal aspects of construction, renovation and environmental issues
  • advising on facility management (such as lease agreements and dealing with lessees)
  • representation in administrative proceedings relating to zoning and development, including administrative penalties and administrative justice
  • advising on project financing, structuring and negotiations for agreements with financial institutions
  • seminars and tailored training aimed at the most significant changes in private law related to real estate
  • client representation in judicial proceedings and arbitrations
  • active involvement in professional, real estate related organisations in the Czech Republic, such as the Association for Real Estate Market Development, the Czech Construction Law Society and the Association for Foreign Investments with the government agency CzechInvest

Environment

  • advising on the assessment of compliance with environmental laws
  • advising on the solution of environmental pollution
  • representation in disputes relating to the environment and public participation; the elimination of vexatious practices
  • representation in environmental permit procedures, including representation in administrative and judicial proceedings
  • advising on liability for environmental damage
  • advising on regulations governing individual components of environmental law, particularly waste disposal, water management, water and sewer system regulations, mining law and air protection including emissions trading

Public sector

  • client representation in connection with tenders issued by the state or self-governments (including procedures under the rules of international organisations, such as the European Investment Bank)
  • advising in connection with PPP projects, including incorporation of public entities and legal services related to companies, construction firms, manufacturers, consultancies and service providers
  • advising on investment incentives and state aid for greenfield and brownfield projects

Press releases

HAVEL & PARTNERS is the most popular law firm for clients and the best law firm in the Czech Republic for the third time in a row in the Law Firm of the Year competition
The results of the 15th annual Law Firm of the Year competition in the Czech Republic, organised by… read more »

HAVEL & PARTNERS is the largest Czech law firm and the fifth largest law firm on the Slovak market. It is the largest law firm in the field of Intellectual Property law and Competition law
In the TOP 10 largest law firms ranking, which is compiled by the daily SME and The Slovak Spec… read more »

HAVEL & PARTNERS upholds its leading position in the CEE region – Acquisition International ranks it the best law firm in the real estate and construction industries
The largest Czech-Slovak law firm HAVEL & PARTNERS was recognised by the UK’s Acquisition Inte… read more »

Significant Matters

HAVEL & PARTNERS negotiated the first cooperation agreement according to the Prague methodology for developers
Specialists from HAVEL & PARTNERS, led by partner František Korbel, counsel Jan Fikar, and asso… read more »

Havel & Partners was the legal advisor on one of the largest real estate transactions on the office space market in Slovakia
HAVEL & PARTNERS advised the buyer, the Czech company ZFP Investments, on the acquisition of th… read more »

HAVEL & PARTNERS acted as legal advisor to Czechoslovak Capital Partners in the acquisition of an apartment building in Prague and obtaining bank financing
As part of a real estate deal, HAVEL & PARTNERS provided comprehensive legal advice to the inve… read more »

Comprehensive legal advice by HAVEL & PARTNERS on a spin-off of the assets of Pražská teplárenská a.s.
The largest Czech-Slovak law firm HAVEL & PARTNERS has provided, under the leadership of Ondřej… read more »

Advising ZFP Investments, a subsidiary of IAD Investments, on the sale of Prague’s office building Florenc Office Center
HAVEL & PARTNERS, led by partner Lukáš Syrový and senior associate Albert Tatra, has provide… read more »

Advising the City District of Prague 6 on the sale of lucrative land plots for residential construction
The largest Czech-Slovak law firm HAVEL & PARTNERS has provided comprehensive legal advice to… read more »

Advising Golden Star Real Estate on the acquisition of Explora Business Centre office complex
Our law firm has been involved, as legal counsel, in one of the largest real estate transactions … read more »

Articles and Interviews

Rising construction costs – should be borne in mind when contracting
Source: Building World (september 2022) Authors: Martin Ráž, Jan Šplíchal There are many fact… read more »

Slovak real estate market in light of the new Building Act
Source: Building World (2/2022) Authors: Ondřej Majer, Oliver Benda The real e… read more »

Real estate financing in the “pandemic” year of 2021
Source: Building World (June 2021) Authors: Jan Topinka, Martin Stančík The coronavirus pande… read more »

Housing cooperatives as a tool for investing into housing
Source: Building World (March) Author: Josef Adam A number of people link housing cooperative… read more »

How to approach investment in real estate in the time of crisis?
Authors: Václav Audes, Lukáš Syrový Over the last ten years, increasing numbers of people h… read more »

Real estate brokerage in 2020: what the new regulation brings about
Source: BUILDING WORLD magazine Authors: Lukáš Syrový, Jakub Vojtěch This yea… read more »

New Building Act to bring single authority - single proceedings - single stamp
It is a well-known fact that the process of applying for and granting building permits in the Czech… read more »

Publications and newsletters

CONSTRUCTION LAW CHANGES STARTING FROM NEXT JANUARY
Authors: František Korbel, Josef Hlavička, Jiří Buryan, Jan Fikar The new year 2021 will entail,… read more »

‘COVID – Rent’ – A programme to support entrepreneurs whose ability to pay rent was restricted due to the government’s emergency measures
Authors: Lukáš Syrový, Štěpán Štarha, Veronika Ždánská On 19 June 2020, the Czech Ministry of In… read more »

A bill to mitigate the impacts of emergency measures on tenant
Authors: Lukáš Syrový, Jakub Zámyslický The government’s proposal addressing the impacts that … read more »

Effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the governmental crisis measures on the real estate market
Authors: Lukáš Syrový, Josef Adam, Veronika Ždánská On 12 March 2020 the Czech government declar… read more »

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