Delivery of initial information | Email, telephone, WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram, Facebook Messenger and other channels. |
Signing a confidentiality agreement | Use an electronic signature and send by email, or sign by hand and send by mail or courier. Another alternative is to sign the document through your representative acting on the basis of a power of attorney certified by a notary at your place of residence. |
Consultation about the property and discussion of options | Conference call using WhatsApp, Zoom, Teams or other services. |
Due Diligence (legal, financial) | Sharing documents through a file-sharing service (for example, Dropbox); findings report — sent by email and by post or courier should |
Due Diligence (technical) | Onsite inspection by a local third-party engineering expert; an expert report on findings — sent by email and by post or courier should an original copy be needed. |
Identity verification | Depending on the requirements of each particular bank, this is done either at a bank’s representative office or at a notary, depending on your location. |
Proof of source of funds | Depending on the requirements of each particular bank, this is done either at a bank’s representative office or at a notary, depending on your location. The documents can be sent by email or by mail or courier should the original copy be needed. |
Registering a company | All the documents are prepared by lawyers appointed by power of attorney; documents are signed using electronic signature and submitted to the Enterprise Register through the www.latvija.lv portal — by your representative acting on the basis of a power of attorney certified by a notary at your place of residence. |
Communication between the parties, negotiating | Conference calls using WhatsApp, Zoom, Teams and other services; exchanging emails and using other communications channels. |
Signing of agreements and any other type of documents | Use an electronic signature and send by email, or sign by hand and send by mail or courier. Another alternative is to sign the document through your representative on the basis of a power of attorney certified by a notary at your place of residence. |
Signing of documents for registration in Land Registry | Sign the documents using your electronic signature through the DigiNotars online tool, or through your representative acting on the basis of a power of attorney certified by a notary at your place of residence. |
Signing of Escrow account agreement and opening of an Escrow account | Sign the documents using your electronic signature or through your representative acting on the basis of a power of attorney certified by a notary at your place of residence. |
Submission of documents to Riga City Council for renunciation of the pre-emption right and for permission to purchase land by a foreigner | The signed documents are sent by mail or courier. If signed using your electronic signature, the documents can be sent by email. |
Money transfer from the buyer’s account to the Escrow account | Online bank payments. |
Submission of documents to the Land Registry | Send by mail or submit online through the Land Registry website; it can also be done personally by your representative acting on the basis of a power of attorney certified by a notary at your place of residence. |
Submission of documents to the Enterprise Register | Submission can be done online through the Enterprise Register website under the established procedure and/or send the documents by mail or courier. |
Proof of property rights transfer | Via online access to the Land Registry of Latvia or by email. |
Property management and maintenance | Carried out by a local management company of our recommendation. |
Accounting and legal services | We can recommend a choice of companies that offer such services. |