The new Real Estate Registration Act that came into effect in January restructured the system for registering properties purchased in installments or subject to conditions, and introduced the so-called buyer's right. However, since January, there has been considerable debate regarding whether the buyer's right can be registered on properties involved in bank financing (and therefore under alienation and encumbrance prohibition). A recently enacted amendment to the law, however, resolves this issue.
Reals Advises Upvest on Mezzanine Financing for Goodwill Shopping Center Portfolio
Reals has advised Upvest on the first phase of mezzanine financing for the Goodwill shopping center portfolio, beginning with OC Kastanova, in the Czech Republic.
Overview of Recent Efforts to Reform Spatial Planning and Construction Regulation in Slovakia
Over the past several years, Slovakia has witnessed numerous legislative initiatives aimed at reforming the frameworks for spatial planning and construction permitting. These initiatives were designed to modernize outdated procedures, enhance legal certainty, and accelerate construction development.
Ioana Grigoriu Joins KPMG Legal Romania as Co-Head of Real Estate Practice
Former Filip & Company Counsel Ioana Grigoriu has joined KPMG Legal Romania as its new Co-Head of the Real Estate Practice.
Norton Rose Fulbright Advises Panattoni on PLN 500 Million BTO Distribution Centre for Media Expert
Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Panattoni on the development of a major BTO distribution center for Media Expert in Lodz, Poland. Causa Finita Szczepanek i Wspolnicy reportedly advised Media Expert.
Dentons and Greenberg Traurig Advise on Helaba and PBB's EUR 100 Million Financing Extension for Globalworth Portfolio
Dentons has advised Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen and PBB Deutsche Pfandbriefbank on the five-year extension of a EUR 100 million financing facility originally granted in 2018 to Globalworth. Greenberg Traurig advised Globalworth.
Schoenherr Advises Bonduelle on Lease Negotiations
Schoenherr has advised the Hungarian subsidiary of Bonduelle on its lease agreement with GTC for their new office in Budapest.