As a general rule, an acquirer of unjustly obtained property may claim compensation from its title holder for expenses incurred for maintenance.

Oksana Afanasyeva discusses the latest changes and their effects: "All property owners abroad will have to think about taxation of property transactions".

In the survey for 2018 we discuss the main changes in real estate legislation adopted during the last year in Russia, which are of particular interest to practitioners, namely:

The brutal ruble devaluation and economic recession in the Russian Federation are the main reasons behind this steep drop off in overseas property activity.

Since the entry into force in 2005 of the Federal Law on participation in shared construction, relations between buyers of apartments in houses, which are being constructed and developers have come under closer attention from government agencies

On 5 February 2018, the Arbitration Court of Moscow Region delivered its decision (hereinafter, the "Decision") on ZKK VODOKANAL (the "Company") (case No. А41-50945/17).

Crimea and Sevastopol became integral parts of the Russian Federation as two separate new Russian regions.

The new federal law "On State Registration of the Real Estate" No. 218-FZ dated 13 July 2015 entered into force on 1 January 2017 ...

The Russian parliament is considering a draft law establishing mandatory notarisation for all transactions concerning rights to assets which are subject to state registration.

The current edition of the Civil Code of the RF stipulates that an unauthorized construction is a residential building, other building, structure or other immovable property erected on a land plot not designated for such purpose in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law or other legislative acts, or erected without obtaining necessary permits, or in material breach of town planning and construction regulations and rules.

This Chapter will consider the typical issues and challenges connected with the financing and development of real estate in Russia, before considering real estate financing structures and investment funds active in the real estate lending and capital markets.

The state Duma of the Russian Federation has adopted in the third and final reading a bill regulating rental relations during high-alert regime. The adopted law allows small and medium businesses from the list of sectors...

January 2015 started with continuation of the phase-in introduction of amendments to Russian land legislation made by the Federal Law No.171-FZ of 23 June 2014 (here in after referred to as the Law).

The Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography (Rosreestr) is a federal executive body which carries out the functions of state registration of rights to immovable property and transactions with it.

Certain provisions of Russian law imply that real estate disputes may be the subject of arbitration; however, none explicitly allow for such a possibility.

In the past three months amendments to the real estate laws of the Russian Federation have taken effect which improve legal certainty for investors in Russian real estate:

In the past three months amendments to the real estate laws of the Russian Federation have taken effect which improve legal certainty for investors in Russian real estate

On 4 July 2012 the State Duma passed the first reading of the draft federal law "On Mutual Insurance of Civil Liability of Entities which Raise Funds for Participatory Construction of Apartment Blocks (Developers) for Non- Fulfillment (Improper Fulfillment) of Obligations under Contracts for Participatory Construction" ("the Draft Law").

For better or worse, we live in an increasingly globalised world. And in the lifetime of many businesses, there comes a time when they need to expand into new markets in foreign lands.

In den letzten drei Monaten sind im Immobilienrecht der Russischen Föderation Änderungen in Kraft getreten, die die Rechtssicherheit von Investitionen in russische Immobilien erheblich verbessern: