Real Estate Legal &
Purchase Assistance Services
Summary Of Services
From basic diligence checks, to comprehensive conveyancing and purchase assistance. ExpatHub can safeguard your property purchase with international standard real estate legal services.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
"Excellent professional service from ExpatHub, a highly recommended company to work with.
Thanks for making our future in Georgia much easier."
- Gordon
Pre-Purchase/Rental Consultation
Considering Buying or Renting in Georgia? We offer a free 30 minute consultation with our Real Estate experts, where we can discuss:
Because we are a law firm, not a typical real estate agency, our interests align with yours. Our consultation is an information call, not a sales call.
Calls do not include legal advice. Please book a premium consultation with a lawyer if you need legal assistance: ₾300 GEL per hour + VAT (when applicable). In-person or online via Zoom.
This consultation is available to everyone - even if you have had a free legal / tax / immigration consultation with us in the past.
PROFESSIONAL AND HELPFUL
"ExpatHub is an excellent service, they have been very professional and helpful. The free information on their website and the free consultation helped me a lot with my planning. Thanks a lot to the ExpatHub team!"
- Tom
Choose One or Multiple
Real Estate Legal Services
Due Diligence
₾300 GEL + VAT (18%)
- Renewing the property extract
- Checking the owner's background: listings in the debtor's registry, ownership of other immovable property, ownership of shares in a Georgian company
- Confirming the property's characteristics (address, area)
- Checking registered legal defects: liens, mortgages, restrictions, obligations
- Checking the counterparty's Power of Attorney, if the agreement is signed by a third party
Preparing Registration Documents
Using our bilingual (Georgian & English) pre-purchase/purchase agreement
₾600 GEL + VAT (18%)
- Inserting the basic information into our template
- Making minor changes to our template (heavy editing billed at ₾300 GEL + VAT per hour)
Alternatively, reviewing your own pre-purchase/purchase agreement
₾75 GEL per page + VAT (18%)
- Reviewing the agreement and flagging provisions that work against you
- Highlighting the terms that matter most
- Proposing additions and corrections to protect your interests
- Checking the translation between the Georgian and English versions
In-person Assistance With the Registration
₾600 GEL + VAT (18%)
- Accompanying you to the Public Service Hall, bank, or notary, or representing you there on the basis of a Power of Attorney
- Signing as translator, only if using our pre-purchase/purchase agreement
Representation Before the Seller
₾300 GEL Per Hour + VAT (18%)
- Establishing communication with your counterparty
- Negotiating the terms of the sales agreement on your behalf
-Organizing the payment and property registration process
Power of Attorney
Local (Georgian) Power of Attorney
₾400 GEL + VAT (18%)
- Drafting a PoA tailored to your needs
- Accompanying you to the notary office
- Covers the notary fee for notarizing 1 copy of the Power of Attorney
Foreign (Non-Georgia) Power of Attorney
₾600 GEL + VAT (18%)
- Drafting a PoA tailored to your needs
- Translating the original Power of Attorney (from English only)
- Covers the notary fee for notarizing 1 copy of the Power of Attorney
Hourly Services
- Administrative Assistance
₾150 GEL Per Hour + VAT (18%)
- Legal By The Hour
₾300 GEL Per Hour + VAT (18%)
- Tax Advice
₾600 GEL Per Hour + VAT (18%)
Real Estate Purchase Assistance
Comprehensive purchase/research assistance and legal work. Start to finish premium real estate purchase assistance, from initial property research, through due diligence, purchase, and post-purchase.
Why This Package Makes The Difference:
Pricing
2.5% of Purchase Price
+VAT (18%)
Fee: 2.5% of single property purchase value. Min 7,500 GEL.
Comprehensive assistance & legal from initial idea to final sale.
"Done For You" Property Purchasing
Our Real Estate service will take you from initial interest through to final purchase and beyond.
In addition to taking care of the conveyancing (legal/due diligence work), our team will assist you in both research, pre-screening, negotiations, and even assist you in transferring the utilities to your name, for your newly acquired house, apartment, or commercial space. Avoid getting the “foreigner” price on your property and let our in-house Georgian staff negotiate on your behalf.
NOTE: Contrary to most other purchase assistance agents, we never accept "kick-backs" from sellers, keeping our interests always aligned with yours.
For a comprehensive picture of the whole purchase assistance process, how it works, and what is included, download our brochure:
Schedule of Fees:
Do I need to be present in Georgia to start or complete the purchase?
No.
With a power of attorney and apostilled passport we can complete every step of the process for you remotely. Funds for the actual purchase would need to be transferred directly to the seller as we cannot act as an intermediary for funds transfer.
Are there any additional fees?
Additional fees for 3rd party providers may apply, as marked above. Power of Attorney (optional) fees may apply. Typically there are no other additional fees relating to the stated inclusions, but we can discuss any possible additional costs at your initial consultation.
If you intend to conduct the purchase remotely, either entirely or partly, your power of attorney (if signed outside of Georgia) and other international documents may need to be notarized or apostilled in your home country, at your own expense.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
"I went in for a free consultation and was very impressed with the amount of information I was given. I had done a bit of research online myself but their knowledgable staff helped me to understand everything much better and really helped me with my inquiry. Highly recommended ExpatHub services - wish I had just gone to see them from the very beginning!"
- Megan
FAQs
What if the package I want has inclusions I don’t need?
Our quote estimates are based on the services you require. Our packages are designed to make it easy to select the common options that most clients need. If you need extras, or do not need all parts of the package, let us know in your quote request and we will factor that in.
How quickly will the work be done?
This depends entirely on the complexity of the work and the current demand for our services. Analysis of a purchase agreement, as an example, may take 2 to 5 business days, on average.
I need the purchase made with a Power of Attorney. What is the procedure?
We can provide the appropriate PoA document, meeting Georgian legal requirements. If you will be in Georgia, the process is simpler and we can accompany you to the notary to get the document notarized. Once notarized, we can represent you.
If you will not be coming to Georgia, we can email you the PoA, then you will be responsible for getting it apostilled in your own country, and then couriered to us. Upon receipt, we will get it translated and notarized in Georgian, after which, we can represent you.
The PoA service is included for free with the Real Estate Purchase Assistance package.
How long does it take to close a sale in Georgia?
This depends entirely on the complexity of the work and the current demand for our services. Analysis of a purchase agreement, as an example, may take 2 to 5 business days, on average.
However, you should allow 2 weeks on average, from the date of making your intention to purchase the property clear to the seller, through to transfer of the title to you. If the seller is particularly difficult to deal with, or a lot of revisions to the purchase agreement need to be negotiated, additional time may be required.
Once all the legal work is done, and the extract has been renewed and checked, the actual purchase duration to transfer the title can be done the same day, the next business day, or within 4 business days (differing fees apply). This is done at the Public Service Hall. From the Standard package or higher, one of our team will join you for the appointment to assist with the transfer of the title.
Will I need to pay VAT on your service price?
VAT must be applied to all real estate services and agent services (including purchase assistance) when the real estate in question is located on the territory of Georgia. The only exception would be a general real estate consultation that is not related to a specific purchase (i.e., initial consulting for general information about the real estate market and taxes) providing the customer does not normally reside in Georgia and does not plan to imminently.
If you think you will not owe VAT, ask us in your quote request and explain your circumstances.
What may incur additional fees from ExpatHub?
Any work outside the scope and the fair use amounts for each package. No one likes surprise invoices, so our policy is to inform you in advance that we expect additional work to take place that is not covered in your package, and to give you an estimate of what that work may cost.