Real estate law
Construction, commercial leases, co-ownership and sales: a full real estate team, ranked by Le Point in 2024.
BKP & Associés' real estate team advises and represents developers, investors, landlords, retailers, co-ownership associations and private owners, from structuring a project to litigation before the courts of Versailles and Paris.
Real estate is the firm's historic practice. It is organised in three teams, each led by a partner: construction, commercial leases and co-ownership. The firm was ranked by Le Point in 2024 among the best French law firms for real estate law.
- Construction: works contracts, acceptance, ten-year and two-year warranties, defects, building damage insurance, court-appointed experts.
- Commercial leases: drafting, renewal, rent review, eviction compensation, lease assignment.
- Co-ownership: support for managing agents and owners' councils, general meetings, service charges, disputes.
- Property sales: preliminary contracts, hidden defects, disputes with sellers, agents or notaries.
What we handle
Construction and property development
Works contracts, acceptance, statutory warranties, defects and expert proceedings, for owners, developers and contractors.
Commercial leases
Drafting, renewal, rent, eviction compensation and assignment: we secure your lease at every stage, for landlords and tenants.
Co-ownership, managing agents and owners' councils
General meetings, service charges, works and disputes: we support managing agents, owners' councils and owners.
Property sales and disputes
Preliminary contracts, hidden defects, non-conformity and agent or notary liability.
Frequently asked questions
When should I see a real estate lawyer?
Ideally before signing a lease, a sale agreement or a works contract, or as soon as a dispute arises: many French deadlines are short.
Does the firm act outside the Yvelines?
Yes. The real estate department appears before the courts of Versailles, Paris and the whole Île-de-France region, and more widely across France.
Insights on this topic (in French)
La garantie décennale ne bénéficie pas au locataire non propriétaire de l'ouvrage (Cass. 3e civ., 19 février 2026, n° 24-11.092)
CAUTIONNEMENT LOCATIF, Agent immobilier soyez vigilant !
