How we work
A stage is closed only once the document is in hand. That gives every step a result you can verify, and keeps the elapsed time visible at any point.
| Stage | What happens | Time | Document produced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Screening | A first pass using the public cadastral map and the Unified State Register of Real Estate (USRN). We look at the land category and permitted use, protection zones, red lines (public right-of-way boundaries), whether the plot conforms to the master plan and the local land use and development rules (local zoning), and whether it has road access. Plots that will not get through are dropped here. | 3–10 days | USRN extract |
| 02 Title check | The full chain of title, encumbrances and attachments, easements and leases, third-party rights, litigation, the seller's bankruptcy risk, and whether the person signing has authority to do so. | 10–20 days | Legal opinion |
| 03 Structuring | The form of the sale and of payment, a letter of credit or a notary's deposit, a preliminary contract with conditions precedent, the size of the earnest money deposit and what happens to it if a condition is not met, and how either side exits. | 2–6 weeks | Contract, payment structure |
| 04 Change of status | Land reclassification, change of permitted use, splitting or merging, boundary surveying and cadastral registration, utility connection terms, formalising road access. The longest stage and the one that creates the most value. | 4–14 months | Reclassification order, connection terms |
| 05 Bringing to market | Selling as a single lot or in parts, taking an equity stake in the project, or handing the plot to the buyer with a complete document set and support through to the entry being made in the USRN. | 1–3 months | Title transfer registered |
These timings reflect our practice in the Rostov Region and Krasnodar Krai. Stage 04 depends on decisions by regional and municipal authorities and can run past the upper bound. We give the range rather than one convenient figure.
Legal review
The list is the same for all three ways of working. We will not shorten it to move a deal along faster.
Documents
We hold nothing back just in case, and we do not use documents as leverage. Everything gathered on the plot is handed over as one set, even if you decide to carry on without us.
Write to us and we will go through the plot's documents and what stands in the way of a deal.