When can a condominium be established?

A condominium can be established for an existing or to-be-constructed building if it contains at least two units that can be registered as separate ownerships, which can either be residential or non-residential premises. Any other parts of the building become the common ownership of the co-owners.

An amendment to the provisions of the Civil Code on the exercise of joint parental responsibility entered into force on the 1^st January 2022, according to which the legislator allows the court to decide on joint exercise of parental custody and alternate custody even at the request of only one of the parents, provided that it is in the best interests of the minor child. We hereby introduce the most important aspects of the amendment.

One out of five marriages within the European Union is concluded between spouses of different nationalities. As a direct result, more and more people who have problems in their relationships are beginning to wonder whether it is possible to divorce from their spouses under their own jurisdiction. In our article, we introduce the unique aspects of international marriages, as well as the process of an international divorce.

On the 10th November 2020, the Hungarian Parliament has decided to prolong the duration of the temporary restrictions imposed on the 4th November, and has also authorised the Government to prolong the effect of its former decrees.

As the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is approaching, the Hungarian Government has issued its new decree, detailing the rules of entering Hungary. The decree is effective as of the 1st September 2020. Our law office has compiled and translated the most important rules below.

Getting married abroad is becoming ever more common – as a result of the globalized world, people are becoming more and more mobile, and they also get to know a lot more people from different nations. Nowadays international couples are very common, but they also have to choose a place to live: which country are they going to make their home? What happens if a Hungarian citizen marries a non-Hungarian?

To our present and future Clients,

In order to maintain our health and that of our families we kindly ask you to carefully read and note our policy below, which shall remain in effect during the corona-crisis. The purpose of these simple rules is to minimize the risk of spreading the virus, thus enabling us to serve you without any hindrances.

In the first quarter of 2019 we have been seeing some speculation regarding how demand and supply of the housing market in this year will develop. In our previous article we have explained how the applicable VAT is most likely going to affect house pricing.

As a follow-up to our previous entry, we hereby introduce the most important changes regarding real-estate law in October-December 2018.

The year 2018 has brought many changes in the legislation of Hungary regarding real estates. There were many aspects that motivated the change in legislation, the most prominent of which were the social goals of the lawmakers like the state’s right of pre-emption, the increase of the security of real estate transactions, and the reform of the territorial administration for quicker and more efficient processes.