Real estate and construction
From verifying legal title through transfers and leases to development and the new regime for permitting construction. We will guide you through a rapidly changing environment so that your project keeps pace with both the law and the market.
JUDr. Ondrej SteinigerPartner · Attorneyondrej.steiniger@steinigers.com
JUDr. Viktória KertészováAttorneyviktoria.kerteszova@steinigers.comReal estate law
Whether you are an investor, developer, owner, tenant, buyer or seller, you know the challenges of the real estate market — and you want an advisor who understands your needs. We verify legal title, prepare the contracts and represent you in disputes.
Due diligence and transfers
Before a transaction we carry out a legal audit of the target property and recommend suitable security instruments so that you avoid hidden risks.
Development
On a development project we provide legal safeguarding from the acquisition of the land to the final sale, so that you can focus on managing the project, the costs and the quality of construction.
From land to sale
We lead the project through every phase: due diligence and acquisition of the land, contracts with the designer and the contractor, construction financing and its security, all the way to the sale or lease of the units and their transfer in the land register. We set up the contractual documentation so that it protects both your budget and your schedule.
Zoning and construction proceedings
The permitting of construction has undergone its biggest change in decades. We will guide you through the new regime — from land-use planning through the construction proposal to final building approval — and keep watch over both the deadlines and the procedural steps.
The 2025 Building Act and its amendment from 2027
Act No. 25/2025 Coll., the Building Act, has been in effect since 1 April 2025. It replaced the zoning decision and the building permit with a single decision on the construction proposal, introduced digital communication with the building authority, new rules for minor structures and a stricter procedure against illegal construction. In September 2026 the National Council of the Slovak Republic approved its first major amendment, effective from 1 January 2027. The amendment changes the course of the proceedings (the building authority first decides on the proposal and verifies the project only once the decision has become final), simplifies minor structures, abolishes the site manager's final statement at building approval, extends the deadline for the additional authorisation of older unpermitted structures until 31 December 2040 and increases penalties. If you are preparing a project for 2026 and 2027, it is worth deciding in advance under which regime to submit it.
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