Practice area
Real estate law in Panama
KRLegal (Keridine | Requena) handles real estate transactions in Panama end to end: property due diligence, purchase structuring, promise-to-purchase and sale agreements, deed execution and registration with the Public Registry, financing and mortgages, leases and incorporation into the Horizontal Property Regime.
What we do
From due diligence to registered title.
We are part of the same group as the real estate agency BROKRS: BROKRS finds and negotiates the property, KRLegal covers the legal side of the transaction. For the client that means a single point of contact from the search all the way to registration of title.
Before any offer we verify the real status of the property — ownership, encumbrances, mortgages, easements, land use, property tax and the developer’s standing when buying pre-construction — because that is where the expensive problems appear.
- Registry and documentary due diligence on the property
- Promise-to-purchase and purchase and sale agreements
- Deed execution and registration with the Public Registry
- Pre-construction purchases and developer contracts
- Financing, mortgages and security
- Commercial and residential leases
- Incorporation of properties into the Horizontal Property Regime
- Segregation and consolidation of properties, land use and permits
Who it is for
We mostly work with:
Foreign buyers acquiring property in Panama
Investors structuring the purchase through a company
Developers and project sponsors
Owners and companies leasing or selling real estate
Frequently asked questions
- Can a foreigner buy property in Panama?
- Yes. Panamanian law allows foreign nationals to acquire and hold titled real estate on essentially the same terms as Panamanians. Restrictions and special regimes apply to certain areas — border zones and some coastal and island land, which in many cases is held under concession or possessory rights rather than title — so we verify the status of each property before any offer is made.
- What does property due diligence include?
- A Public Registry certificate on ownership and encumbrances, review of mortgages, attachments and easements, property tax standing, land use and applicable permits, the regulations and fees if the property sits under the Horizontal Property Regime, and verification of the developer and the project for pre-construction purchases.
- Should I buy in my own name or through a company?
- It depends on the use of the property, on your estate and succession planning and on the tax treatment that applies to you. It is a decision to make before signing the promise-to-purchase, and we assess it together with our corporate practice.
- Do you work with BROKRS on the real estate side?
- Yes. BROKRS is the real estate agency in the same group: it handles the real estate service — search, valuation and negotiation — while KRLegal provides legal support at every step: due diligence, contracts, deeds and transaction tax advice.
About the firm
KRLegal (Keridine | Requena): a Panamanian business law firm — corporate, transactions, M&A, real estate and immigration — part of the same group as the real estate agency BROKRS.