Building law is divided into private and public building law and deals with rights and obligations relating to house construction.
Private construction law is aimed at the client and the contractor of construction projects in the form of private individuals and companies. This includes legal matters between the client, owner or neighbor on the one hand and the developer or parties involved in the planning and implementation such as engineers, architects and construction companies on the other.
Public building law deals with the realization of building projects and is aimed at private individuals who have to interact with the state for a building project. It therefore includes planning, land use and building regulations law and thus regulations on development planning, land use and hazard prevention.
What both types of construction law have in common is that construction law cases predominantly deal with remuneration issues, discussions about defects and liability claims in cases of real estate fraud. The numerous construction projects and the increasing internationalization (especially through crowdinvesting) are constantly adding new case constellations and questions to construction law.
Crowdinvesting or swarm financing refers to the financing of a project by a crowd, a group of backers. Private capital is exclusively provided to real estate investors, who can then replace part of the equity in the loan. Unfortunately, crowdinvesting also involves considerable risks for investors. In the event that you have been damaged by incorrect investment advice for a real estate crowdinvesting project, I will effectively enforce your claims for damages against your bank advisor.
Property law in the German Civil Code therefore regulates the legal relationships of persons to property and grants “rights in rem”, especially to land. The rights to property are regulated in the property law of the German Civil Code (§§ 854 – 1296 BGB) and the property law determines the allocation of property in terms of ownership and possession. In order to create clear legal conditions, we support you from the acquisition of real estate and project development to the implementation of all necessary approval procedures.
A commercial lease is when the property is rented for business rather than private purposes. If you want to open a store or other service business and have found the perfect property, you need to be careful in all your euphoria. A commercial tenancy agreement contains numerous pitfalls and requires good specialist knowledge to avoid them. If you have any questions about your commercial lease or your contractual partner’s fee claim, please contact us.
Time and again, dubious market players use fraudulent means to take money from tenants, prospective tenants or property owners. Given the number of new real estate offers every month, your own vigilance is not enough to avoid the hidden scams. If you suspect fraud via a provider or have already fallen victim to real estate fraud, contact us immediately so that we can take legal action to mitigate your financial loss.
Leaseholds provide for the use of agricultural land for an unlimited period of time. However, the landowner grants the property buyer a right of use, usually for a period of 50-99 years. With the leasehold comes a risk that brings with it security difficulties with the leasehold investment. If you, as the owner of a leasehold property, feel that you are too much of a stranger or are thinking of investing in a leasehold property, then contact me for legal advice.
Botched-up construction work is an unpleasant affair for building owners, which unfortunately happens far too often. As a rule, the client must accept the building contract with all the associated defects. Do you see yourself in a hopeless situation as a building owner? Do you need legal help in submitting a notice of defects so that the contractor can rectify the construction defects within a reasonable period of time? In order to prevent financial losses, get professional builder advice and the necessary builder consumer protection from us in good time.
Construction law combines legal expertise with technical issues and, in addition to supervising contract negotiations and conclusions and providing advice, also includes on-site appraisals and discussions. Due to his 12 years of experience with property developers, Mr. Kaufmann knows the construction industry, its procedures, dynamics and characteristics and is therefore available as a legal and technical expert.
Moreover, in construction law, the trick is often in the detail, which is why precise file work is essential. Due to ever-changing constellations of issues, you need to find individual solutions in your interests that address the right points with pragmatism and assertiveness. It is about your individual path and also about finding a solution instead of stubbornly insisting on your own rights and continuing the case in a permanent loop. Conciliatory and mediative solutions can therefore be an alternative.
Do you have construction defects in your new build or purchased property and would like expert advice from a builder? Are you unsure about the construction contract or are you unclear about your contractual partner’s fee claim? Do you need help writing a notice of defects or simply want legal advice when building or buying a property? Then consult us!
Excellent advice in a difficult liquidity situation.
Private tax office claim: installment payment agreed and resolved. Agreement also reached with the house bank.
No insolvency! no coercive measures! not even a negative entry with Schufa and credit agencies. I would like to thank Mr. Kaufmann for his very professional, successful and outstanding human help. I can only recommend it expressly and unreservedly.
I asked my tax law question and received a competent, comprehensible and very detailed answer on the same day, which answered my questions more than satisfactorily. I found the unobtrusive manner of communication particularly pleasant.
Thank you very much.
Representation and mediation with a bank:
Mr. Kaufmann helped me quickly and easily with a legal dispute with my bank. The problem was that the bank did not want to hand over the sale price to me after selling the land, but wanted to repay its own loans first, contrary to the agreement. Mr. Kaufmann was very proactive and reached an agreement with the bank very quickly. This would not have been possible without his support.
Finally found a lawyer like Mr. Kaufmann! Previously only had sleepyheads who only woke up when it came to their own bill. Mr. Kaufmanbn stands behind his clients 100%. He tries to get everything out of it that he can. He himself is only satisfied when his clients are satisfied too. He is a fighter. I know from my own experience that this is unfortunately no longer a matter of course for most lawyers these days. So thank you once again.
We came to Mr. Kaufmann with a very complex tax matter. At the beginning we didn’t have the feeling that we could solve the matter in a positive way. In the course of the proceedings, however, we increasingly got the feeling that we had chosen the right lawyer. Competent, helpful and always a solution on the table. Nice, competent advice and implementation. With his help, we brought it to a good end and a lot of stones fell from our hearts. All in all, the right step. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you once again for your help and advice.
First-class advice and support for people in medium-sized companies, among others. Mr. Kaufmann and his team are very friendly and competent and are personally committed to their clients. Highly recommended.
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We offer you a building owner consultation. Or do you have questions about notifying us of defects? We can help you with construction defects in your new build or purchased property.
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