Ukraine

Registering Property in

Ukraine

Listed below is a detailed summary of the steps, time and cost involved in registering property, assuming a standardized case of an entrepreneur who wants to purchase land and a building that is already registered and free of title dispute.

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  • Standard Property Transfer

  • Property Value: UAH 1,179,191.66
  • City: Kiev

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain an extract from the Bureau of Technical Inventory stating that the building and ownership rights in it are duly registered

The seller has to obtain an extract from the Registry of Ownership Rights on Immovable Property or, in those localities where the Registry is not yet established, a certificate from the Bureau of Technical Inventory (BTI) that such building and ownership rights in it are duly registered. Since the building is situated within the territory of Kiev, the procedure to obtain such certificate is stipulated in Decision No: 74/74 of the Kiev City Council dated June 20, 2002 (otherwise, the Order of Ministry of Justice, dated Feb. 7, 2002 would apply). An on-site inspection is performed in order to obtain the certificate. The documentation shall include:
Request to issue the certificate
Founding documents of the company (original and photocopies)
Information with respect to balance-sheet value of the building
Documentation confirming title to the building
Technical passport of the building
Document confirming authorities of an applicant to represent seller (e.g. Power of Attorney)


Agency: Bureau of Technical Inventory 		7, 14 or 30 days (depends on choice of expedited procedure) UAH 99,17 (7 days); UAH 81,12 (14 days); UAH 58,65 (30 days)
2 The notary checks for encumbrances on the property (land and building)

Before notarization of the agreement, the notary should check whether or not any prohibitions for real estate alienation and tax encumbrance exist for both the land and the building.

Agency: Notary's office 		1 day UAH 150-200
3 Notarization of the sale agreement of the building

The sale purchase agreement of the building is notarized by a private or public notary. Notary’s fees are agreed among parties. There could be one single agreement underpinning both sale of building and sale of land or be two separate agreements: the sale of building (warehouse) and the sale of land parcel. Parties can prepare the sale agreements by themselves before notarization, but usually the notary prefers to use his standard proforma. State Duty (fee) is paid to the notary and equals 1% of the transactional value of the building. The buyer of the building will also pay a special assessment in the amount of 1% of building’s transactional value to the State Pension Fund. The buyer can make the payment to the State Pension Fund prior to the notarization of building sale agreement or provide the notary with the money to make such payment. The documentation shall include:
BTI Certificate (obtained in Procedure 1)
Ownership documents
Founding documents of the company
Decision with respect to the sale of the building (if necessary)

Agency: Notary's office 		1 day 1% of transaction value of the building (state duty) + 1% of property value (State Pension Fund) + UAH 3,000 (Notary’s fees)
4 Evaluation of the price of the land

The document on evaluation of the price of land can be provided either by the local divisions of the State Centre of the Land Cadastre, or by the legal entities that are licensed by the State Centre of the Land Cadastre for providing such services. In Kiev, such service would cost around 300 UAH (around 60 USD) and take minimum 2 weeks. The procedure of evaluation of the price of land is quite complex, it includes land inspection, market research, etc. Evaluation of the price of land is required before the notarization of the agreement.

Agency: Center of State Land Cadastre 		14 days UAH 1000
5 Obtain a certificate that the seller’s rights in the land parcel are duly registered at the Center of State Land Cadastre

The seller must obtain a certificate that the company’s rights in a land parcel are duly registered. Such certificate is issued by the Center of State Land Cadastre within 10 days after receiving the request – but may take longer in practice. In Kiev, such a certificate is issued by the Kiev Center of Land Cadastre.

Agency: Center of State Land Cadastre 		10 days UAH 50
6 Notarization of the sale agreement (land and building)

The sale purchase agreement of the building is notarized by a private or public notary. Notary’s fees are agreed among parties. There could be one single agreement underpinning both sale of building and sale of land or be two separate agreements: the sale of building (warehouse) and the sale of land parcel. Parties can prepare the sale agreements by themselves before notarization, but usually the notary prefers to use his standard proforma. State Duty (fee) is paid to the notary and equals 1% of the transactional value of the building. The buyer of the building will also pay a special assessment in the amount of 1% of building’s transactional value to the State Pension Fund. The buyer can make the payment to the State Pension Fund prior to the notarization of building sale agreement or provide the notary with the money to make such payment. The documentation shall include:
BTI Certificate (obtained in Procedure 1)
Ownership documents
Founding documents of the company
Decision with respect to the sale of the building (if necessary)

Agency: Notary's office 		1 day 1% of transaction value of the land (state duty) + Notary fees (already paid in Procedure 3)
7 Submit the notarized sale agreement to the City Bureau of Technical Inventory and Registration of Property Rights in Real Estate

When the sale purchase agreement is notarized, the buying company can then proceed with the registration of its property rights. The company will submit the notarized sale agreement to the Kiev City Bureau of Technical Inventory and Registration of Property Rights in Real Estate. The documentation shall include:
Request to register the property rights
Notarized sale purchase agreement (original and notarized copy) (obtained in Procedure 3)
Technical passport of the building
Document confirming authorities of an applicant to represent the buyer (e.g. Power of Attorney)
Receipt of fees paid for services
Copy of company’s State Registration Certificate and State Statistics Committee Certificate


Agency: City Bureau of Technical Inventory and Registration of Property Rights in Real Estate 		3, 7 or 14 days (depends on choice of expedited procedure) UAH 110,83, UAH 86,26, or UAH 61,57 respectively
8 Registration of the title of land plot

The Law No.1878 of 11 February 2010 of Ukraine "On Amendments of the Law of Ukraine "On State Registration of Rights to Immovable Property and Other Legislative Acts of Ukraine" set the time limit for this procedure at 14 days and cost at 266 UAH.

Agency: Municipal Enterprise Kiev Center of Land Cadastre 		54-85 days UAH 266
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