PARES offers complete and personalised legal advice at all stages of real estate operations, regardless of size, complexity or geographical location, from acquisition and licensing to construction and management of real estate assets.
Specialised legal advice
The Portuguese property market is constantly growing and evolving, requiring innovative, specialised and multidisciplinary solutions.
With extensive experience in real estate law, the PARES team offers complete and personalised legal advice at all stages of real estate transactions, regardless of size, complexity or geographical location.
From acquisition and licensing to the construction and management of real estate assets, we guarantee an integrated and multidisciplinary service, aimed at the best results within the area of Real Estate Law.
Our property law portfolio includes national and international clients from the retail, tourism, corporate, industrial, logistics and residential sectors, such as private individuals, developers, investors, financial institutions and property investment funds.
Areas of Expertise
- Real estate transactions: consultancy and advice on purchases and sales (share deal or asset deal), sale & leaseback operations, leasing or space utilisation contracts.
- Due diligence: detailed legal analyses and reports on real estate assets and urban planning processes.
- Development and licensing: accompaniment of tourism, housing and services projects/developments, including prior urban control procedures and advice on preparing and negotiating contracts for the provision of services (e.g. architecture) and project management.
- Real estate rights: advice on various forms of property transfer and rights in rem of use, such as surface rights, usufruct and property easements.
- Real estate litigation: eviction proceedings, property claims, executions for delivery of property and other forms of defence of possession and property, including precautionary measures.
- Collective investment undertakings: organisation / incorporation and advice to real estate collective investment undertakings (companies and investment funds).
- Construction: preparation and negotiation of works contracts, subcontracts and works supervision, including litigation support.
- Financing: advice on financing contracts associated with property guarantees.
- Tourism: consultancy on tourism investment operations, assisting with the installation, operation and functioning of tourism enterprises.
