Contract review.
Review, escrow, land register. We support buyers, sellers and investors with the experience of a Salzburg firm since 1978.
BRANDAUER Rechtsanwälte
Salzburg law firm for real estate, property and corporate law
Every matter is handled by a coordinated team of lawyers, legal staff and specialists. In property purchase matters we look at the contract, land register, escrow and tax consequences together.
Digital. Nationwide.
We work where it suits you best, no detours.
Video consultation
Zoom, Teams or phone, whatever works for you. When buying property: review the contract early, before you sign.
Documents online
Upload the draft purchase contract, land register extract, energy certificate and plan securely. We review and classify, structured and transparent.
Electronic signature
Sign powers of attorney and declarations legally binding, one click, GDPR-compliant.
We have advised clients from Vienna, Linz, Innsbruck, Graz and across Austria for years. On-site we are in our Salzburg office, and wherever the notary, bank or court calls us.
How we represent you.
Six fields around the property purchase contract we handle in day-to-day practice, from contract review to handover.
Purchase contract review
Review the property purchase contract before signing: clauses, purchase price, registration clause, rights of withdrawal and hidden risks.
Learn more →Escrow and purchase price
Secure handling of the purchase price through attorney escrow: escrow account, payout conditions and protection for buyer and seller.
Learn more →Land register and encumbrances
Land register status, registration of ownership, easements, mortgages and real burdens. Securing priority and deleting encumbrances.
Learn more →Warranty and defects
Warranty when buying property, hidden defects, warranted qualities and dealing with clauses such as “bought as seen”.
Learn more →Handover and possession
Handover, passing of risk, transfer of possession, the handover protocol and benefits and burdens from the effective date.
Learn more →Condominium and tenancy rights
Buying condominium property, parification values, the owners association and assumed tenancy and lease relationships.
Learn more →Tools, knowledge and checklists
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Tools
Short, interactive tools around the Austrian property purchase contract. With a few inputs they lead to an initial assessment of the costs and risks of your purchase. Every output is non-binding guidance, not advice in an individual case.
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Glossary
Key terms of Austrian property purchases explained in plain language: land register, escrow, registration consent, discharge of encumbrances, warranty and handover.
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Checklists
Practical checklists that guide you step by step through the key moments of buying a property. To tick off and print, as a guide before talking to professionals.
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Who is behind liegenschaftskaufvertrag.at.
liegenschaftskaufvertrag.at is a specialist practice of Brandauer Rechtsanwälte in Salzburg, a law firm that has been advising clients on legal and business matters since 1978. We support buyers, sellers and investors in the purchase and sale of property. We combine experience from reviewing and drafting purchase contracts, escrow handling, and land register, warranty and handover questions. In the concrete case: review early, settle cleanly, secure ownership and the purchase price.
Quick answers.
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Reviewing a contract, arranging escrow, securing handover?
When buying property, the contract and the land register decide. Call us directly or send an email, callback within one business day.
A direct line to the firm.
Address
BRANDAUER Rechtsanwälte GmbH Giselakai 51 5020 Salzburg
Phone
+43 662 6280000