08.04.2021
07.04.2021
Home Renovations
From time to time a house may need some renovations as the building ages. It may be necessary to do, for example, a roof or drainage renovation. When hiring a contractor to do the renovation work the client should pay attention to a few important things. Often...
07.04.2021
Property Developer’s Ten-year Financial Liability
Real estate and dwelling law | 8.11.2018 | Yleinen @en In Finland a property developer (in the scope of this article a construction company) can establish a new housing co-operative as it builds new residential buildings. This process in which the developer starts a...
09.11.2020
Valuation in Acquisition and Generational Handover
Valuation, value and price People’s view of the value of a company depends greatly on their perspective. The seller views the value as high. The buyer sees the value as being lower than the seller does. A financier has yet another angle on the matter. In...
02.04.2020
Checklist for Buying a Detached House
The law obliges the buyer to inspect the property carefully. After the sale one may not invoke a defect that should have been detected during the inspection. The buyer should take enough time to inspect the property and visit the site more than once. The parts of a...
27.09.2019
Declining an Inheritance
How to decline an inheritance and its consequences When disclaiming an inheritance a beneficiary gives up their legal or bequeathed right to the inherited property. This means the beneficiary is no longer a shareholder in the decedent’s estate. As the...
27.09.2019
How to Rent a House in Finland – Real Estate Law
Real estate and dwelling law | 7.4.2021 | Yleinen @en This article was originally published in the Omakoti Magazine Usually, rental properties are apartments rather than single-family houses. However, renting a house is by no means unheard of. One must remember...
27.09.2019
Equality of Shareholders
This article has been published in Asunto & Kiinteistö Magazine As per Chapter 1, § 9 of Limited Liability Housing Companies Act all the shares of the housing co-operation establish same rights unless provided otherwise in the articles of association. General...
27.09.2019
Why Estate Inventory Must Include Surviving Spouse’s Assets and Debts
Family and Inheritance Law If the decedent was married at the time of death, an estate inventory deed must include the surviving spouse’s assets and debts in addition to the decedent’s assets and debts. Also, an ex-spouses assets and debts must be...
18.06.2019