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Cases · Built world & environment · Real estate, land & construction

Develop real estate in a new market

We want to develop property in a new country. What do we need?

WONE Global coordinates land, permits, structure and finance with professionals in the market.

Countries in the typical case Türkiye

The situation

What is happening

A developer enters a new country to build residential or commercial property.

What is at stake

Land title, permits and foreign ownership rules can stop a development after money is committed.

Who faces this

  • Corporations
  • Mid-sized companies

A scenario

DeveloperCorporation · from Turkey · in Iraq

It is building a residential project in Iraq's Kurdistan region.

Where it ends A project that can be built and sold.

A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.

Also asked as “Real estate development abroad”“Permits for property development”

The solution

How WONE Global handles it

WONE Global coordinates land, permits, structure and finance with professionals in the market.

Usually led by Licences, permits and regulators, with Setting up and running a company, Banking and capital and Contracts and commercial law.

Step by step, in the scenario

  1. Weeks 1-4Land and permits.
  2. Weeks 5-8Structure and finance.
  3. Months 3-24Construction support.
  4. ThenSales.

Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.

Decisions

The decisions involved

  1. 01Land rights, zoning and permits
  2. 02Project company, financing and partners
  3. 03Sales, escrow and buyer protection rules

Outcomes

What you receive

  • A project structure
  • Permits and land rights secured
  • Sales and escrow documentation

This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.

Who handles it

Licences, permits and regulators, market by market

The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.

  1. Türkiyein the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  2. Colombia WONE Global Partner Katherin Diaz Velilla · Co-Founder Brief this Partner →
  3. India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  4. Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  5. Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  6. United Arab Emirates On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  7. United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  8. United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →

Other markets: WONE Global covers 100 countries. Name yours in the requirement →

Katherin Diaz VelillaBogotá · Colombia

WONE Global Capability Partner · Colombia

Katherin Diaz Velilla

Complete profile

Co-Founder · V&V Associates · Bogotá

International tax attorney and strategic advisor with 12+ years across Colombia's DIAN, Ministry of Finance, Senate, Presidency, and EY. Co-founder of V&V Asociados. Specializes in cross-border tax structuring, transfer…

Dr Hajra NazirDubai · United Arab Emirates

WONE Global Capability Partner · United Arab Emirates

Dr Hajra Nazir

Head Corporate Advisory / Consultancy Division · VASS International Auditing & Consultants · Dubai

Dr Hajra Nazir is qualified Professional Doctorate (PD) in Business Advisory & Compliance with prestigious organizations in the field of Corporate Advisory, Business Administration, Law, Commerce, Applied Economics etc.…

Dr. Esteban Lucio MaccariBuenos Aires · Argentina

WONE Global Capability Partner · Argentina

Dr. Esteban Lucio Maccari

Managing Director · Maccari Adam & Asociados · Buenos Aires

He is a lawyer with a degree from the University of Buenos Aires and a degree in Spanish Law. He completed postgraduate studies in Strategic Business Management at the Polytechnic University of Madrid and the Glocoll at…

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