Alon Kraus & Co. helps Israeli buyers and owners organise German property transactions from Israel by defining the objective, collecting and mapping documents, and coordinating the process with German lawyers, tax advisers, notaries and other local professionals.
Clients and jurisdiction: The firm advises and represents clients on Israeli-law aspects and manages cross-border coordination. Where German legal, tax, notarial or court work is required, the firm represents Israeli clients in cooperation with the relevant German professionals.
How the Process Starts
- Send a short non-confidential description of the proposed transaction.
- Provide the names of the relevant parties for a conflict check.
- Identify the countries involved and the nearest deadline or proposed signing date.
- After the conflict check, the firm will provide approved instructions for sending documents.
Property Coordination Process
- Define the investment objective, location, financing and ownership plan.
- Collect and map the documents and identify the issues requiring German legal, tax or notarial review.
- Coordinate the German notary, German-admitted lawyer and German tax adviser where required.
- Coordinate questions, translation and signing preparation.
- Coordinate closing, land-register steps and the post-acquisition plan within the agreed scope.
Documents That May Be Requested After the Conflict Check
- Passport and tax-residence details.
- Property listing, proposed price and intended use.
- Draft purchase agreement and notary correspondence.
- Available land-register extract and condominium documents.
- Financing and source-of-funds documents requested by the transaction professionals.
- For rented property: lease, management reports, service charges, reserve and planned works.
Official German Sources
German Civil Code — Section 311b 📖
The official English translation contains the notarial-form requirement for contracts obliging a party to transfer or acquire ownership of German land.
German Federal Chamber of Notaries — real estate 📖
The Federal Chamber of Notaries explains the notary's role and the principal steps in a German real-estate transaction.
Request a Coordination Assessment
Before signing or transferring a deposit, send a short non-confidential description, the names of the parties, the countries involved and the nearest deadline. After the conflict check, the firm will map the Israeli and German workstreams and provide approved document-intake instructions.
Request a German property coordination assessment