OUR PRACTICE

REAL ESTATE

Pragmatic Legal Advice For All Property Matters

As a leading Hong Kong real estate law firm, SFKS delivers pragmatic, integrated advice on all types of real estate and related matters, including financing with banking institutions. SFKS team members have substantial experience handling multibillion-dollar property transactions. The team regularly deal with individual domestic, industrial, and commercial conveyancing, block acquisition, redevelopment, financing, estate development, share sales for property holding companies, and all types of property transactions and mortgages.

SFKS has earned credibility among banking and financial institutions, major developers, the Government, and statutory bodies in Hong Kong. We have regularly acted for or advised banks, financial institutions and statutory bodies on property deals, tenders, conveyancing transactions, and mortgages.

OUR SERVICES

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  • Sale, purchase and mortgage of residential, commercial, and industrial properties
  • Leases and tenancy agreements
  • Development projects
  • Government housing projects
  • Urban renewal projects
  • Land resumption advice
  • Land exchange advice
  • Compulsory acquisition cases
  • Town planning application and objection
  • Private Sector Participation Scheme
  • Tenant Purchase Scheme
  • Applications for pre-sale consent and approval of deed of mutual covenant
  • Assisting clients in the Payment Arrangements for Property Transaction (PAPT)

KEY CONVEYANCING EXPERIENCE

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  • Representing major Hong Kong developers in block acquisitions of various properties
  • Acting in the disposal of houses and a basket of industrial properties
  • Acting for the Urban Renewal Authority, Housing Authority in the Home Ownership Scheme, Private Sector Participation Scheme and Tenant Purchase Scheme, and Legal Advisory and Conveyancing Office in approving Deeds of Mutual Covenant and Management Agreements for various developments
  • Advising on stamp duty and property transfer law, including stamp duty refunds, intra-group transfers, and stamp duty relief
  • Acting in transactions with receivers
  • Providing one-stop service in tenancy matters covering all stages from negotiating tenancy terms, tailor-made tenancy agreements, and comprehensive corporate filing aid