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Lawyer for all surveying offices in Austria

20.12.2025 | Real estate law
Legal representation before the surveying office Our lawyers represent you before all surveying offices in Austria. Surveying Office Search

Attorney for all cadastral communities in Austria

20.12.2025 | Real estate law
Legal representation regarding all cadastral communities Our attorneys represent you regarding all cadastral communities in Austria. Cadastral Community Search

Real Estate Purchase

24.11.2025 | Law
Real Estate Purchase When acquiring a property, various legal areas intertwine, including civil law, land registry law, and tax law. Whether private or commercial: Before purchasing, a thorough examination of …

Escrow

24.11.2025 | Law
Escrow An escrow is a special legal relationship in which a trustee manages assets or rights in trust for the benefit of one or more other persons (trustors). Within the …

Real Estate Income Tax

24.11.2025 | Law
Real Estate Income Tax Anyone who sells a property and makes a profit must, in many cases, pay real estate income tax. When selling land, a house, or a condominium, …

Real Estate Transfer Tax

24.11.2025 | Law
Real Estate Transfer Tax When buying a plot of land or a property, real estate transfer tax is incurred in Austria. This tax liability not only affects classic purchase agreements, …

Partition Action

24.11.2025 | Law
Partition Action The partition suit is a legal instrument that allows a co-owner to force the dissolution of the community of owners. Every co-owner has the right to take this …

Mortgage Action

24.11.2025 | Law
Mortgage Action The mortgage action is a special form of lien action that specifically relates to immovable property. It is used when a creditor is secured by a mortgage registered …

Construction Prohibition Action

24.11.2025 | Real estate law
Construction Prohibition Action If a neighbor begins a construction project that endangers your rights, you do not have to stand by idly. The Construction Prohibition Action gives you the opportunity …

Lawyer for the Surveying Office [mrop-lp-rarad-name]

14.06.2026 | Real estate law
Surveying Office Our law firm has been in Austria since 1953 and has six locations. Our lawyers for real estate law, land registry and cadastre will assist you in all …

Lawyer for the KG [mrop-lp-rarad-name]

14.06.2026 | Real estate law
Cadastral Community Our law firm has been in Austria since 1953 and has six locations. Our experts in real estate law, construction law, land registry matters, and surveying are active …

Boundary Disputes

24.11.2025 | Real estate law
Boundary Disputes between Neighbors In Austria, in the case of boundary disputes, there are several ways to resolve unclear, unrecognizable, or disputed property boundaries: Boundary Restoration by the Surveying Office …

Is Roasting Chestnuts on the Balcony Legal in Autumn?

24.11.2025 | Real estate law
Christmas Market Atmosphere on your Own Balcony Thick down jackets, homemade mulled wine, and chestnuts straight from your own grill. What could be more relaxing than moving the Christmas market …

Is a Summer Barbecue on the Balcony Legal?

24.11.2025 | Real estate law
Grilling steaks and seafood on the balcony every summer evening – neighbors must accept this much smoke and smell of fat.

Real Estate Law

24.11.2025 | Real estate law
Real Estate Purchase in Austria We are the right attorneys for real estate purchases in Austria. Our attorneys are familiar with the specifics of Austrian real estate law and the …

Construction Law and Superstructures

24.11.2025
Building on Foreign Land In Austria, the principle of “superficies solo cedit” (the superstructure yields to the ground) prevails. All things (for example: a house) that are firmly connected to …

Escrow Services

24.11.2025 | Real estate law
Handling of Escrow Services The escrow service plays an important role in the handling of real estate contracts. An escrow agreement is concluded for the assumption of the escrow service, …

Taxes and Fees

24.11.2025 | Real estate law
Taxes and Fees When purchasing a condominium, certain taxes and fees are payable. These are listed and explained in detail below. Real Estate Capital Gains Tax (ImmoESt) The real estate …

Rights to Real Estate

24.11.2025 | Real estate law
Granting of Rights and other Types of Transfer Donation A donation is the gratuitous transfer of an item (§ 938 ABGB). There are two different possibilities Donations with actual transfer …

Land Register / Release from Encumbrances

24.11.2025
Land Register The land register is a public directory in which properties and their rights in rem are registered. These rights in rem include, for example These rights can only …

Types of Acquisition

24.11.2025
Types of Acquisition Sole Ownership The sole ownership of a movable or immovable object belongs to one person without restriction. They alone are entitled to dispose of it and thus …

Real Estate Transaction Laws in Austria

24.11.2025 | Real estate law
Real Estate Transactions in Austria Real estate transactions in Austria are regulated at the state level. Each federal state has its own and quite different legal regulations, which govern, for …

Vienna Land Transfer Act

24.11.2025 | Real estate law
Vienna Land Transfer Act Green Land Transfer in the Federal State of Vienna The acquisition of agricultural and forestry properties is not explicitly regulated in Vienna. Grey Land Transfer in …

Vorarlberg Land Transfer Act

24.11.2025
Vorarlberg Land Transfer Act Agricultural and Forestry Land Transactions in the State of Vorarlberg The acquisition of agricultural and forestry land in Vorarlberg is generally subject to approval. If the …

Styrian Agricultural Land Transaction Act

24.11.2025
Styrian Agricultural Land Transaction Act Green Agricultural Land Transactions in the Federal State of Styria The acquisition of ownership of agricultural and forestry land in the federal state of Styria …

Burgenland Land Transfer Act

24.11.2025
Burgenland Land Transfer Act Agricultural and Forestry Land Transactions in the Province of Burgenland The acquisition of ownership of agricultural and forestry land in the Province of Burgenland is generally …

Tyrol Land Transfer Act

24.11.2025
Tyrol Land Transfer Act Green Land Transfer in the Federal State of Tyrol In Tyrol, the acquisition of ownership of agricultural and forestry land is generally subject to approval. The …

Lower Austria Land Transfer Act

24.11.2025
Lower Austria Land Transfer Act Green Land Transfer in the Federal State of Lower Austria In Lower Austria, the acquisition of ownership of agricultural and forestry land is generally subject …

Upper Austria Land Transfer Act

24.11.2025 | Real estate law
Upper Austria Land Transfer Act Green Land Transfer in the Federal State of Upper Austria In Upper Austria, the acquisition of ownership of agricultural and forestry land is generally subject …

Salzburg Land Transfer Act

24.11.2025
Salzburg Land Transfer Act Salzburg from 01.03.2023 Transitional Provisions New regulations on land transfer will apply in Salzburg from 01.03.2023. However, the old provisions will still be partially used as …

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