Real Estate Lawyer in Almaty — we put the rights to a property in order

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Real Estate Lawyer reviews the title documents for the property

Recognition and registration of ownership rights, including old and lost documents
Disputes over shares, inherited properties and unauthorised buildings
Land plots: boundaries, designated purpose, privatisation
First consultation is free, we assess the prospects based on the documents

Rights to the property

We have ownership rights recognised through court when the documents are insufficient

We arrange and register rights to flats, houses and plots

We handle disputes over shares and division of properties between owners

We legalise buildings, extensions and changes in floor area

We work with land plots: boundaries, designated purpose, access

Send us the documents for the property — we will tell you what is preventing the right from being registered and how it can be resolved.

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of real estate practice

Rights to flats, houses and land plots, inheritance, unauthorised constructions, disputes with neighbours and the akimat.
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cases on rights to property

Recognition of title, legalisation, removal of encumbrances, challenging transactions and registration.
4^months

average time to recognise title

This is the average time a case takes from preparing documents to a first-instance court decision.
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initial consultation

We review the documents for the property and tell you what can realistically be legalised and what cannot.

Recognition of ownership

When the property exists but the documents do not: lost, registered to a deceased relative, not registered on time. We restore the chain through archives and court.

Processing and registration of rights

Registration of transfer of title, resolving discrepancies between documents and the actual state of the property.

Shares and joint ownership

Division of a share in kind, determination of the size of shares, pre-emptive right to purchase, disputes between co-owners.

Inherited real estate

Processing rights to an inherited property, disputes between heirs, restoration of a missed deadline.

Unauthorised constructions

Legalisation of buildings and extensions, recognition of rights to a property built without permits.

Land plots

Boundaries and their overlap with neighbours, designated purpose, privatisation, access to a plot through someone else's land.

Challenging transactions involving a property

Having a contract declared invalid, recovering the property, protection against third-party claims.

Arrests and encumbrances

Removing restrictions, discharging mortgage records, releasing property from arrest for third-party debts.

Describe the property — a real estate lawyer will tell you what is preventing registration of title

The first consultation is free. If the matter can be resolved through a Public Service Centre without court, we will say so directly and explain the procedure.

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No documents
Dispute over shares
Construction not legalised

Cost

Prices for a lawyer's services in real estate

Indicative prices. The exact amount is quoted after reviewing the documents for the property and is fixed in the contract.

Service	What is included	Cost
Consultation on a property	Review of documents and assessment of registration prospects	free of charge
Legal opinion	Written analysis of rights to the property and risks	from 30,000 ₸
Restoration of documents	Work with archives and state bodies, compilation of the document set	from 70,000 ₸
Recognition of ownership	Conducting the case in court until the decision enters into force	from 190,000 ₸
Legalisation of a building	Collection of documents and support through approval or court	from 140,000 ₸
Allocation of a share and division of a property	Claim with expert examination and representation	from 200,000 ₸
Land dispute	Boundaries, designated purpose, access to the plot	from 180,000 ₸
Removal of seizure or encumbrance	Applications, claim for release of property	from 90,000 ₸

Prices are given for reference and do not constitute a public offer. The state fee, valuation, construction and technical expert examination, notary and Technical Inventory Bureau services are paid separately.

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How the case is handled real estate lawyer

Review of documents

Title documents, technical passport, information from the registering authority, history of the property.

Finding the break

We identify exactly where the chain of rights broke: an unregistered transaction, a deceased owner, unauthorised construction.

Working with archives

Requests to archives, the Technical Inventory Bureau and state bodies. Often the document you need exists, it is simply not where people look for it.

Pre-trial route

If the right can be formalised through a state body, we take that route — it is cheaper and faster than court.

Fixed-price contract

The scope of work and the cost are fixed in writing before we start.

Court

A claim for recognition of the right, work with expert examination, bringing in all interested parties.

Registration

A court decision is not yet a right. We register it in the established manner and obtain the documents.

Checking the result

We make sure the register contains the correct entry, free of encumbrances and discrepancies.

Not sure whether the property can be legalised?

Send us the documents for the property — we will tell you what can be formalised and where you will have to go to court.

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Team

Team of lawyers in Almaty

We handle a case from start to finish with the same team: you always know who is dealing with your matter and who to contact.

Asel Kurmanova

Lawyer for civil cases

Handles disputes over real estate, inheritance, contracts and transactions. Supports transactions from document review through to registration of title.

14 years of practice
Civil and housing disputes
Kazakh and Russian languages

Dmitry Kim

Lawyer for financial and motor vehicle disputes

Works with banks, insurers and debt collectors, handles recovery and bankruptcy cases, and defends drivers in administrative matters.

11 years of practice
Banks, insurers, motor vehicle disputes
Pre-trial settlement

Gulnara Abisheva

Lawyer for family and social matters

Handles divorces, division of property, alimony and disputes over children, as well as employment, pension and social issues.

9 years of practice
Family and employment disputes
Work with guardianship authorities

Yerlan Sagintayev

Lawyer for corporate law

Supports company transactions, arranges shares and corporate agreements, handles disputes between participants and reorganisation.

13 years of practice
Transactions, shares, corporate disputes
Support for investment rounds

Aigerim Nurlanova

Tax lawyer

Challenges notifications and inspection reports, handles tax disputes in court, supports inspections and recovers overpayments.

10 years of practice
Inspections and tax disputes
Working with the client's accounting records

Viktor Li

Construction and contract lawyer

Reviews contract agreements, estimates and acts, handles disputes over quality and scope of works, supports acceptance of facilities.

12 years of practice
Contracting, shared participation, acceptance
Working with construction expertise

Madina Ospanova

Intellectual property and IT lawyer

Protects copyright and trademarks, drafts contracts for IT teams and handles rights to products and code.

8 years of practice
Copyright, trademarks
Contracts for IT and studios

Sanzhar Ibraev

Bankruptcy and debt recovery lawyer

Handles bankruptcy and rehabilitation procedures, recovers receivables, defends directors against subsidiary liability.

15 years of practice
Bankruptcy, rehabilitation, debt recovery
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Practice

Recent case stories from our lawyers in Almaty

Details have been changed and anonymised: the content of the case is protected by professional privilege.

Property check

A week before the deal, an heir appeared whom the seller knew nothing about

Situation: The client was paying a deposit for an apartment: the documents looked clean, and the seller had inherited the property two years earlier. The check revealed that there had been three heirs, one of whom had not accepted the inheritance and knew nothing about his share — and the time limit for him to restore it had not yet expired.
What we did: We suspended the transaction pending clarification, requested the materials of the inheritance file and contacted the second heir through the notary. We proposed a scheme: the seller either formalises a waiver of the share or buys it out before the transaction, with the deposit remaining in escrow.
Outcome: The seller settled the matter with his brother within a month, and the share was bought out and formalised. The transaction was completed with clean title — the risk of losing the flat a year later simply never arose.

Payment arrangements

The seller demanded full payment before registration of the transfer of title

Situation: The seller insisted on full payment in cash on the day of signing, before submitting the documents for registration. His argument was simple: "that's how everyone does it". The buyer would hand over 42 million tenge and be left without the flat and without the money for the duration of registration.
What we did: We proposed settlement through conditional escrow: the money is deposited and passes to the seller only after registration of the transfer of title to the buyer. The deadlines and liability for failure were set out in the contract, including the procedure for return if registration is suspended.
Outcome: The seller agreed, and the transaction went through under this scheme. Registration took eight days, and the money was transferred to the seller automatically upon its completion.

Challenge to a transaction

An elderly owner signed a contract without understanding its contents

Situation: The relatives discovered that the grandmother had transferred the flat to an acquaintance: the contract had been signed personally, before a notary, but the woman was in a state in which she could not understand her actions — this was confirmed by medical documents.
What we did: We gathered medical documentation for the period before and after the transaction, secured the appointment of a forensic examination and interviewed witnesses, including the district doctor. We applied for interim measures so that the flat would not be resold further down the chain.
Outcome: The contract was declared invalid, and ownership was restored. The interim measures worked: during the proceedings the flat could not be resold in time.

Inheritance

The flat could not be sold: the inheritance had not been formalised for eleven years

Situation: After the death of the flat's owner, the heirs continued to live in it and paid the utility bills, but never went to the notary. When the family decided to sell the property, it turned out that the deadline for accepting the inheritance had long expired, and one of the heirs had moved abroad and was rarely in touch.
What we did: We gathered evidence of actual acceptance of the inheritance: utility payment receipts for all the years, repair contracts, neighbours' testimony, documents confirming residence. We prepared an application to establish the fact of acceptance of the inheritance and to recognise ownership, and arranged a power of attorney with the heir abroad through the consulate.
Outcome: Ownership was recognised in favour of all the heirs in shares, and registration was completed within a month. The flat was sold the same year, and no disputes arose between the relatives.

Lease

The tenant moved out, leaving a debt and ruined finishes

Situation: The owner leased the premises for a café; the contract was signed short — one page, with no inventory of property and no procedure for return. The tenant stopped paying, and two months later removed the equipment and left, leaving dismantled partitions and damaged utilities. The debt amounted to 2.7 million tenge plus repairs.
What we did: We recorded the condition of the premises in a report with photographs and notification of the tenant by telegram, and commissioned an estimate for the restoration works. We requested confirmation of the payments made from the bank in order to calculate the debt precisely, and sent a pre-action claim with a calculation for both parts of the claim — rent and damage.
Outcome: We recovered 2.7 million in debt and 1.1 million for restoration of the finishes. The owner's standard contract was rewritten: it now includes an inventory, a deposit and a procedure for return.

Unauthorised construction

The extension to the house was subject to demolition, but we managed to legalise it

Situation: The family had built two rooms and a veranda onto a private house without formalising the documents. A few years later a demand for demolition as an unauthorised structure arrived, along with the question of a fine. The house was their only home, and demolition meant losing half of the usable floor area.
What we did: We commissioned a technical inspection of the structures and an opinion confirming that the building does not violate construction norms, does not create a threat and does not affect the rights of neighbours. We obtained written consents from the adjacent land users, put the documents for the land plot in order and filed an application for legalisation with the full package.
Outcome: The building was legalised, the changes were entered in the technical passport and in the title records. The house was sold a year and a half later with full documentation and without a discount.

Deposit

The seller changed his mind and would not return the advance payment for the flat

Situation: The buyer paid 3 million tenge as an advance under a handwritten receipt, and two weeks later the seller found a buyer willing to pay more and announced that the deal was off. He refused to return the money, claiming that the buyer had "dragged things out himself" and that the receipt had been written in free form without stating the consequences of refusal.
What we did: We analysed the text of the receipt and the correspondence: they showed that the money had been transferred towards a future contract and that the parties had agreed on a deadline for completing the deal. We sent a pre-action claim demanding the return of the sum plus interest for the use of another's money, and after the refusal filed a claim, attaching the correspondence and proof of the transfer.
Outcome: We recovered the 3 million advance, interest and court costs. The money was received at the stage of enforcement proceedings; the case took about five months.

Shared ownership

A co-owner sold his share to an outsider, bypassing the others

Situation: A three-room flat had three co-owners. One of them sold his share to an unfamiliar buyer without offering it to the others — they learned about the deal when the new owner came to move in. It became impossible to use the property, and no agreement on buying the share out could be reached.
What we did: We checked whether the pre-emptive right of purchase had been observed: the co-owners had received no written notice of the price and terms, and there was no notarial notification in the file. We filed a claim to transfer the buyer's rights and obligations to one of the co-owners, depositing the value of the share.
Outcome: The buyer's rights were transferred to the client, and the share returned to the family at the same price. At the same time, an agreement on the procedure for using the flat was drawn up so that the story would not repeat itself.

Useful information

Property lawyer in Almaty: court recognition of ownership

Asel Kurmanova Civil lawyer

Published: 12 August 2026 Updated: 16 September 2026

The situation people most often come with: a person has lived in a house or flat for many years, pays the utility bills, carries out repairs, but there is no document confirming ownership, or it is registered in the name of a deceased relative. Such housing cannot be sold, mortgaged or transferred, and sometimes even registering at the place of residence is difficult. At the first meeting the documents are reviewed: if the matter can be resolved through a Public Service Centre without court, this will be said directly and the procedure explained. A mistake at this stage — for example, trying to arrange documents on the advice of acquaintances or through dubious intermediaries — leads to a refusal of registration and lost time.

The second common case is a transaction that seems simple. The buyer checks only the technical passport and the seller's ID, does not order certificates on encumbrances, arrests and registered persons, and does not check the spouse's consent. It later turns out that a minor child is registered in the flat, there is a utility debt, or a third party has a claim to the property. This then has to be dealt with in court, and the price of the mistake is lost money and years of disputes. Below is an analysis of the situations in which a property lawyer is genuinely needed, and of what can be resolved without court.

Property lawyer in Almaty: when a matter can be resolved without court

Not every property matter requires court. If the right is already registered but the document has been lost or contains an error in the spelling of a surname, address or area, the situation can be corrected through a Public Service Centre of the Government for Citizens state corporation: an application is filed and the entry in the Legal Cadastre is corrected. The restoration of a lost title document is handled in the same way — a new one is issued in its place.

When the parties do not dispute the right itself but are merely formalising the transfer of ownership, registration of the transaction also goes through a Public Service Centre without court: it is enough to prepare the contract and confirm identity. If, however, there is a conflict between the participants, the property is under arrest, or another owner is listed in the documents, applying to a Public Service Centre on one's own will not produce a result — this is where a property lawyer's advice is needed: in a disputed situation the entry in the Legal Cadastre is changed only on the basis of a court act, which is then registered in the same manner.

the title document has been lost — a duplicate from a notary or from the authority that issued the document; a certificate of registered rights — through a Public Service Centre
an error in the surname, address or area — correction of the recorded information
the owner changes by agreement of the parties — registration of the transfer of right
the information in the technical passport or address register is out of date — updating the property data

When a real estate lawyer is needed: situations from practice

Some housing matters in Almaty are resolved without court: clarifying boundaries, correcting a technical error in documents, registering a right on grounds that already exist. Such cases go through the Public Service Centre, and this should be said plainly at the first meeting so that the person does not waste time on a court process. But as soon as a dispute over a right arises, an heir without documents, an unauthorised construction or an arrest, the matter moves to court, and here it is almost impossible to manage without a real estate lawyer.

A real estate lawyer is needed when there is a second claimant to the property, a refusal by the registering authority, a boundary dispute with a neighbour or the lifting of an arrest by a court enforcement officer. Real estate consultations at this stage help to understand which documents already exist, what will have to be proved and in what order. Below are typical situations from practice in Almaty.

Dispute over a right between relatives, buyer and seller
Inheritance where the heir did not complete the documents on time
Unauthorised construction and legalising an extension
Dispute over plot boundaries, fence and land surveying
Arrest or prohibition on disposing of the property

Where to go with the matter
Situation	Public Service Centre	Court
Correction of an error in documents	yes	no
Registration on ready documents	yes	no
Dispute over ownership	no	yes
Inheritance without formalisation	partially	yes

Some matters combine both procedures: first documents, then court.

Lawyer for property purchase: checking the property before the deal

Before signing the contract, a lawyer for property purchase checks the property itself and the history of rights to it. They look at who is named as the owner in the title documents, whether there are any encumbrances, arrests or prohibitions on disposal, how the owners changed and whether any of the previous transactions is being challenged. The area and layout are checked separately against the technical passport: discrepancies with the documents later hinder both registration and redevelopment.

A lawyer for buying an apartment is needed when the seller is rushing, the documents are prepared by an intermediary, or part of the information does not match. Legal assistance with buying an apartment covers the issues the buyer does not see: spousal consent, the rights of minors, utility arrears, illegal extensions. The most costly are transactions with arrested or mortgaged housing and purchases under a power of attorney without verifying its validity — the money is paid, but the right does not transfer. A legal consultation on property purchase before paying the deposit is cheaper than subsequently challenging the transaction in court.

ownership and the basis for its acquisition
encumbrances, arrests, prohibitions on disposal
history of transfers of title and previous transactions
area and layout according to the technical passport
spousal consent and the rights of minors

Lawyer for property sale and support of payments

On the seller's side, a lawyer for property sale checks what most often causes a transaction to fall through or be declared invalid. First, they review the title documents: the underlying contract, the land act, the technical passport, and verify the data on area and boundaries. Then they establish whether there are any encumbrances and arrests, and whether spousal consent is required — without it, a transaction involving an apartment acquired in marriage can be challenged.

If the property has several owners, a consultation with a lawyer for property sale will show which consents of co-owners are required and how to formalise them. A separate block of work is secure payments: the money is not handed over until the transfer of title is registered, and is confirmed by documents. A consultation on selling an apartment helps assemble the package before submitting it to the Public Service Centre, so as not to receive a refusal and lose the buyer.

Verification of title documents and the technical passport
Consent of the spouse and co-owners
Removal of encumbrances and arrests before the transaction
A payment scheme with the buyer that carries no risk
A complete set of documents for registration at the Public Service Centre

Lawyer for property sale and purchase: the contract and the deposit

An apartment sale and purchase contract rests on several terms: the subject with precise identifiers of the property, the price and payment procedure, the time and procedure for handover, the liability of the parties and the fate of the deposit. A lawyer for property sale and purchase formulates these clauses so that if either party withdraws, it is clear who loses what and on what basis.

The deposit is the most painful point. If the buyer changes their mind, they risk losing the sum, and if the seller does, they must return it in double; at the same time, a receipt without a precise link to the contract often does not work. A consultation with a lawyer on property transactions helps separate the deposit from the advance in advance and set out what counts as a withdrawal. Typical mistakes when handling the paperwork yourself:

the contract has no cadastral number or area, the property is described "by address"
the price and payment procedure do not match the receipts for the deposit
the handover of the apartment and keys is not formalised by an act with a date
there is no clause on liability for withdrawing from the transaction
encumbrances and the rights of third parties have not been checked

I have lived in the house for 20 years without documents: recognition of ownership through court

"I have lived in the house for 20 years, but there are no documents. Is it mine?" — this question often starts a conversation with a real estate lawyer. The answer: the mere fact of living there does not give you a right — there must be a legal basis: a transaction, inheritance or privatisation. A separate route is provided by Article 240 of the Civil Code: good-faith, open and continuous possession of immovable property as one's own for seven years allows the right to be recognised by acquisitive prescription, and this matter is decided by a court.

The legal basis can usually be reconstructed through archives: requests to the akimat, the BTI, notary offices, old registration registers. If traces of a transaction or inheritance are found, the right is recognised in court. Where no documents have survived at all, the court assesses the body of evidence — receipts, registration at the place of residence, witness testimony. It is at this stage that the services of a real estate lawyer produce results: they gather archival responses, prepare the claim and conduct the case through to a decision. Before asking a real estate lawyer a question, it is worth gathering everything you have — legal services for real estate begin with an inventory of documents.

What to check before the consultation:

A purchase and sale agreement, gift agreement, will or certificate of the right to inheritance.
The technical passport, the register of citizens, an address certificate of registration at the place of residence, utility payment receipts.
Responses from the akimat and the BTI: whether the property is on record and who was listed as the owner.
Testimony of neighbours and persons who knew the previous owner.
The cadastral number of the plot and data from the land cadastre.

How long recognition of ownership by a real estate lawyer takes

How long recognition of ownership will take depends on the specific situation: where the property is located, whether there is a dispute over boundaries, whether an expert examination is needed. On average, such a case takes three to five months. This period consists of preparing and filing the claim, the court hearing, the decision entering into legal force and registration of the right. If an expert examination is ordered, the process is prolonged: the court suspends the proceedings for the duration of the examination, and the parties wait for the conclusion.

In practice, about four months usually pass from the collection of documents to the decision of the court of first instance. Other factors also affect the duration. A consultation with a real estate lawyer helps you understand which stages lie ahead in your particular case: documents are reviewed and prospects assessed. An online real estate consultation is convenient if you need to quickly check whether the papers are ready. A legal consultation on real estate matters will also tell you what to do when there are no title documents.

Collection and preparation of documents for the property
Filing the claim and hearing the case in court
Expert examination, if ordered by the court
The decision entering into legal force
Registration of the right with a state body

What a real estate lawyer costs: what the fee is made up of

The cost of a real estate lawyer's services depends on the volume of work, not on a standard price list. At a consultation, a real estate lawyer assesses how much time will be needed to analyse the title documents, extracts from registration systems, technical passports and archival certificates. The price of a lawyer's consultation on real estate is determined by the depth of the review: sometimes a conversation and a check of a couple of papers is enough, sometimes the history of transfers of the right over decades has to be traced.

Several factors affect the final fee. If the dispute goes to court, the costs of court expert examinations, the summoning of specialists and the number of hearings are added, especially when the process is adjourned because parties fail to appear or evidence is requested. Pre-trial work is calculated separately: correspondence with the akimat, preparation of agreements, requests to the archive. The cost of a real estate lawyer's services in each case is made up of the complexity of the legal situation, the volume of documents and the need to prove facts that are not supported by paperwork.

Analysis of the documents and the legal history of the property is the basis for assessing the labour involved.
Court expert examinations and the summoning of specialists are a separate expense item.
The number of hearings and their length depend on the position of the defendant and the court.
Pre-trial correspondence and requests to state bodies require the lawyer's time.
The fewer documents the client has, the more work there is to collect evidence.

Lease and commercial real estate: a lease lawyer

A lease agreement looks harmless right up to the moment when one of the parties decides to exit the deal early or changes the rate. That is exactly when it emerges that renewal is worded vaguely and the termination procedure does not take the tenant's interests into account. Reviewing the document before signing is cheaper and faster than proving you are right after a conflict.

Commercial premises are a separate story: here the rate is often tied to the exchange rate, repairs are done at the tenant's expense, and the equipment cannot be removed without losses. A lawyer's advice on commercial real estate leases is needed at the stage of agreeing the terms, not when the premises are already occupied and the investment has been made. A commercial real estate lawyer will work out what will happen to inseparable improvements on early termination, how the rate will change and on what terms the agreement will be renewed.

In short, we check the following under the agreement:

The term and procedure for renewal: automatically or by a new agreement
Grounds for early termination for each party
The fate of inseparable improvements and compensation for repairs
The procedure for changing the rent rate and indexation to the exchange rate
Liability for late payments and return of the premises

Inheritance and privatisation: a lawyer for housing privatisation

If an inheritance has not been formalised for years, the right can still be recognised — provided that the heir actually accepted it: lived in the flat or house, paid utility bills, maintained the property, disposed of the deceased's belongings. The absence of an application to the notary within the deadline does not in itself deprive a person of the right: the fact of acceptance of the inheritance is established through court, and the ownership right is then registered on the basis of the decision. It is important to collect evidence of residence and payments — receipts, certificates of registered persons, witness testimony — otherwise the dispute will drag on.

Housing privatisation is a separate story. Here you need a lawyer for housing privatisation: they will check whether the housing belongs to the state housing fund, collect the documents and determine who the participants are. A lawyer's services for flat privatisation include checking the warrant or lease agreement, the consent of all residents and the refusals of those who will not take part, otherwise the transaction will later be challenged. If one of the residents objects or the documents are lost, the matter is resolved in court.

an extract from the civil registration book and a certificate of residence
receipts for utility payments and taxes
title documents for the housing: warrant, lease agreement, technical passport
refusals and consents of all registered residents
witness testimony of neighbours and relatives

Land plots, fences and arrests: assistance from a real estate lawyer

Land disputes in Almaty almost always start with boundaries. A neighbour has moved a fence or occupied part of the plot — you need the boundaries established on the ground and an identification document for the land plot: without them the court will not understand where the lawful boundary runs. It is restored through court, and unauthorised structures within someone else's boundaries are subject to relocation. Disputes also arise with the akimat: over the designated purpose of the land, lack of access to the plot, refusal of privatisation. A decision of the akimat under the Administrative Procedural Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan is first appealed to a higher body, and only after the pre-trial stage does the dispute go to court. A decision of the akimat under the Administrative Procedural Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan is first appealed to a higher body, and only after the pre-trial stage does the dispute go to court. A decision of the akimat under the Administrative Procedural Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan is first appealed to a higher body, and only after the pre-trial stage does the dispute go to court. A decision of the akimat under the Administrative Procedural Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan is first appealed to a higher body, and only after the pre-trial stage does the dispute go to court.

An arrest on a flat for the debts of the previous owner is another common situation: a claim is filed to release the property from arrest, and the key here is to prove that the transaction took place before the debt arose and was genuine. An extension can usually be legalised if it complies with construction norms, does not violate the neighbours' rights and is within the boundaries of the plot; otherwise it faces demolition. A real estate lawyer in such cases collects the technical and title documentation, prepares the claim and proves the facts in court.

Boundaries of the plot and a disputed fence — land surveying, then a claim
Designated purpose of land and privatisation — disputes with the akimat
Arrest for the debts of the previous owner — a claim for release
Access to the plot — an easement or court
An extension — legalisation under the norms or demolition

Shares in a flat and documents for a real estate lawyer

A share is allocated by agreement between the co-owners or through court if there is a dispute. Allocation in kind is not always possible, in which case the court determines the procedure for use or compensation.

A real estate lawyer provides assistance: checks the documents and encumbrances, chooses the route — agreement or claim. Documents on the property and on the rights to the share are needed.

Title document for the apartment: contract, certificate, court decision, akimat act
Technical passport and floor plan indicating the premises
Identity document and documents confirming kinship or marriage
Certificate of registered rights and encumbrances
Correspondence or documents confirming the co-owners' refusal of an agreement

What is important to check and prepare regarding shares
Situation	What to do	What documents are needed
All co-owners agree	Draw up an agreement on the allocation of a share	Title documents, technical passport, identity documents
Someone objects or disputes the size	Claim to court for the allocation of a share or determination of the procedure for use	Documents on the right, technical passport, evidence of refusal
Allocation in kind is impossible	Determination of the procedure for use or compensation	Conclusion on the impossibility of allocation, technical passport
The history of the right is unclear	Check the documents before filing	Certificate of rights, archival documents, contracts

The exact set of documents depends on the property and the composition of co-owners; the list is clarified at the first consultation.

The main practical conclusion: the earlier you check the documents on the property and the history of ownership, the less likely you are to end up in court. If the documents are missing or contain errors, do not try to correct them yourself — first determine whether there is an out-of-court route.

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Kairat Zh. 15 August 2026

My parents bought the house in 1997, but registered everything in my grandmother's name, and she passed away a long time ago. We couldn't sell it — buyers would turn up, but with the documents it was a complete mess. I went to a lawyer because I got lost in the archives myself. In the end the chain was restored through the archive and the court, and now everything is mine on paper.