Real Estate
Our real estate lawyers have the specialist knowledge and experience that your business needs to get the most out of its real estate assets and transactions.
The real estate market in Bangladesh is growing in terms of complexity and sophistication. The land developer, land owner and flat purchasers both need legal advice while they are entering into any legal relationship with each other. We advises clients on real estate and land related matters including vetting land related documents, drafting agreement and preparing deeds and documents e.g. trust, gift, sale, agreement for sale, flat purchase agreement, mortgage, lease, rental agreement etc. We also provide support for registration of land related documents. We are one of the few Bangladeshi law firms with the experience, skill and depth of resources necessary to deliver a high-level of service to real estate sector participants, anywhere in Bangladesh. Our lawyers appear in the Civil Courts, Supreme Court for major institutional lenders, investors and developers (including national house builders), as well as high net worth investors, businesses and individuals.
What Services Do We Provide
- Conducting title searches and verifying ownership records;
- Examining record-of-rights (Khatian), mutation certificates, and deeds
- Checking for encumbrances, mortgages, pending litigations, and government acquisition
- Issuing legal opinions on property titles for individuals, developers, and financial institutions;
- Drafting and registering sale deeds, lease deeds, sub-lease deeds, power of attorney; gift deeds, exchange deeds, contract for sale deed (Bayna); mortgage deed; flat purchase agreement;
- Foreign power of attorney (processing and Registration);
- handling stamp duty and registration at Sub-Registrar’s offices;
- Recovery of rent, eviction suit under the Rent Control Act, 1991
- Advising on land acquisition by government and private entities under the Acquisition and Requisition of Immovable Property Act, 2017
- Assisting developers with land conversion (agricultural to non-agricultural) and RAJUK/CDA/KDA/RDA approval
- Structuring joint venture agreements (JVAs) between landowners and developers;
- Rajuk Sale Permission, MOHPW sale permission, NHA Sale Permission;
- Drafting land development agreements, allotment agreements, and project management contracts;
- Advising banks, NBFIs, and developers on mortgage creation and registration; loan and security documentation; release and enforcement of mortgage; assisting in real estate financing, housing loans, and Islamic finance structures;
- advising real estate developers (REHAB members) on building permits and environmental clearance; contractor and supplier agreements
- advising on compliance under the Real Estate Act, 2010;
- Drafting building construction contracts, supply contracts, and consultancy agreements
- Handling disputes arising from delayed possession, defects, or breach of development contracts
- Representing clients before civil courts for title and possession suits; Land Tribunals and Appellate Tribunals for record of rights; Arbitration in development or joint venture disputes
- Handling disputes over ownership and boundary conflicts; breach of contract or delayed handover of flat; eviction and recovery of possession; Illegal occupation or land grabbing
- Advising developers and apartment owners under the Real Estate Development and Management Act, 2010;
- Drafting and registering Deed of Declaration, Deed of Apartment, and Co-ownership Agreements
- Advising on association formation, maintenance fees, and common area disputes of any building;
- Advising foreign companies or expatriates on land acquisition restrictions under FDI laws; Long-term leases and joint ventures; BIDA and BEZA land leasing frameworks; Structuring industrial land leases for EPZ/SEZ projects
- Advising on Muslim inheritance laws, Hindu and Christian succession laws;
- Preparing heirship certificates, partition deeds, and family settlements;
- Handling succession certificate and probate proceedings