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Buying in Kyiv: what a foreign buyer should know first
Apartments and houses yes, farmland no; a notary for every deal, a Ukrainian tax number, the state register, and the questions wartime adds: buying a home in Kyiv, in outline.
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Image courtesy of © Moahim · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsForeigners may buy apartments and houses in Kyiv, and the land under a building in the city; Ukrainian law keeps agricultural land out of foreign hands. Every purchase is certified by a notary and recorded in the State Register of Real Property Rights, and you need a Ukrainian taxpayer number first. In wartime, add your own questions: shelter, generators, insurance, and the state of the building.
What a foreigner can buy
Foreign citizens may own apartments, houses and non-agricultural land in the city; agricultural land cannot pass to foreigners under the Land Code of Ukraine.
How a purchase works
A purchase is certified by a notary, who checks the title and registers the transfer in the State Register of Real Property Rights. A foreign buyer first obtains a Ukrainian taxpayer registration number.
In wartime
Ask about the building’s shelter, its generator and water supply, any damage and repairs, and whether insurance will cover war risk.
Never sign without your own Ukrainian lawyer, and never send money before the notary has checked the title.
Our advice: treat this as general information, not legal advice, and confirm every step with a Ukrainian lawyer and notary.
Why it's on our list
- What a foreigner can buy
- How a purchase works
- In wartime
Location
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