If you are looking for an apartment or house for purchase, it is important to contact a professional lawyer who can thoroughly check the "cleanliness" of the object, ensure the legal transfer and preserve your ownership of the object in the future, as well as oversee the conclusion of the transaction.
At the same time, this does not mean that the consumer himself should not use all available tools to check such an expensive product. For example, a buyer can find out who actually owns the property, whether it is under arrest or mortgage, and so on. For more information on how to check an apartment in the Russian Federation, follow the link.
Certain assistance in checking apartments, houses, land plots can be provided by an extract from the USRN (for objects in the Russian Federation) and a cadastral passport (issued by the BTI).
An extract from the Unified State Register of Real Estate (Unified State Register of Real Estate) is a certificate that contains important data, including the ownership rights to the object, who owned and owns it (including in shares), contracts, arrests on real estate, whether it is in bail, and so on. It is important, however, to remember that the statement will only contain data from 1998. Earlier information may not be in the registry. No less decisive data will be noted in the cadastral passport.
You can get an extract from the USRN with the seal of Rosreestr online, on the website www.rosreestr.net. On the same site, it is really possible to check the apartment, order an extract on the history of law, check the cadastral passport for an apartment, house, land plot, premises in the Russian Federation.
Why is it better to order such documents online? Firstly, it is more convenient than going to a specialized departmental government agency. There will be no queues and no waiting for an appointment with a consultant on the Internet. Secondly, it is possible to request an extract or a certificate in an online format in a short time. Thirdly, the cost of fees that you pay for online services will not be critically different from those that you pay at a government office. This is true for certified sites that guarantee the authenticity and relevance of information, backing it up with the digital signature of state registries.
Of course, having such statements and certificates on hand, you are unlikely to be able to 100% protect yourself from fraudulent activities in the real estate market. The schemes of black realtors and cheaters are becoming more sophisticated every day. However, this does not mean that you cannot do a cursory check of objects of interest.
Once again, we note that it is better to contact a specialist who is familiar with the real estate market, bureaucratic nuances and laws in this area. But it is not necessary to sit idly by yourself - especially since some of the information about an apartment or house that you have looked after yourself can be checked without leaving your home.
