Real Estate Law

Our real estate practice area provides legal services to domestic and foreign individuals and business entities carrying out real estate operations within the Mexican territory.

Investors are frequently concerned with being able to determine the legal status of real estate properties under Mexican laws, since this entails the security of their investments and the success of the projects upon their commercialization. This is the primary reason our Firm offers specialized services in this field.

The services offered by the Firm include basically the following: Preparation and negotiation of, and amendments to:

1. Agreements for the transfer of title, such as real estate purchase, swap and loan agreements.
2. Aagreements for the transfer of use, including commercial, residential, tourism leases and other types of leases.
3. Agreements related to financing, including credit agreements of any kind, financial lease, investment trusts and financial factoring.
4. Agreements related to the guarantee regime in Mexico, such as: pledges; mortgages covering real estate, aircraft, vessels, concessions and industrial plants; guarantee trusts; surety bonds and back bonds.
5. The instruments needed to establish a condominium regime, including attending meetings of condominium owners.
6. Agreements related to administrative authorities.

And...

1. In general, issuance of legal opinions for the purchase and sale of properties throughout the Mexican territory.
2. Processing documents prior to the acquisition of properties throughout the Mexican territory.
3. Third-party determination of property values, for tax purposes.
4. Advice on procedures for obtaining permits, licenses or authorizations to carry out the acquisition, development, subdivision, merger and construction of industrial, commercial, services and tourism real estate properties.
5. In general, the design, implementation and start-up of the most favorable real estate strategy to carry out investments in Mexico.

Contact US

Gonzalo Ruy-Díaz diaz@portilla.com.mx

Enrique Díaz diaz@portilla.com.mx