Construction and property law

Building, renovating, buying, renting or letting a property: these are milestones that often involve major decisions and a wide range of legal questions relating to contracts, responsibilities, permits or potential disputes. A specialist lawyer helps to provide clear answers to complex questions and to assess risks in good time. In construction and property law, prevention is better than cure; now more than ever. By seeking legal advice from the very outset of a property or construction project, many problems, delays and unforeseen costs can be avoided further down the line. Moreover, the cost of early advice rarely compares to the time, energy and financial consequences of a dispute at a later stage.

What does construction and property law involve, and how can a lawyer help?

Construction and property law is not to be found in a single statute or code, but is the product of an interplay of legal rules drawn from contract law, liability law, environmental and planning law, property law and much more.

FAIRWAY advises and supports clients in all aspects of construction and property law:

• Drafting, reviewing and advising on building contracts, architects' agreements, sale agreements and leases
• Guidance on property projects and transactions
• Assistance in disputes concerning defects, liability, completion and acceptance of works, or their execution
• Mediation as an alternative to court proceedings
• Advice and proceedings in respect of neighbour disputes, easements and real rights
• Guidance through court-appointed expert proceedings and technical investigations

Thanks to its in-depth expertise, FAIRWAY is also trusted by several insurance companies active in the construction and property sector.

Who can benefit from legal advice in construction and property law?

Anyone involved in property will sooner or later encounter construction and property law: the homeowner who renovates their property and runs into permit issues, co-owners in dispute over the management of their apartment building, a landlord wishing to terminate a lease, or an architect faced with questions about professional liability.

In all these situations, sound legal advice makes all the difference.

Would you like to know more?

Anyone with legal questions about construction or property law is welcome to contact FAIRWAY. We listen, analyse and defend your interests with expertise and many years of experience.