Property gift deed
We draft and record the gift of your property to whoever you choose, during your lifetime and with legal certainty. Leave your assets where you want them, no hassles.
Requesting a quote doesn't commit you to anything
- You tell us about your case. It's free.
- We send you the price in writing, within 1 to 3 hours.
- You decide. If it works for you, we start. If not, you delete it with one click and pay nothing.
No one will pressure you. Your information is used only for your case.
Is it for you?
If any of these sounds like you, this procedure is for you.
- People who want to gift a property during their lifetime to a child, a relative or someone else, and need to do it with legal certainty and without future conflicts
What's included and what isn't
Everything clear from the start. No fine print.
Includes
- Advice on the right legal structure for your asset goals.
- Checking that the property has a clear title (we recommend a prior registry review).
- Drafting the document with the clauses that protect you.
- Recording at the Registro Inmobiliario.
- A lawyer by your side throughout the act.
Does not include
- The official registry fee, calculated on the value of the property or of the right.
- Municipal and catastro (municipal property records) compliance certificates, if they need to be obtained (a separate service). We can handle it separately:Municipal permits →
- The prior registry review of the property (a separate service we recommend).
- Filing and paying the gift tax with SENIAT (Venezuela's tax and customs authority), if it applies (a separate service).
Add to your procedure
Check it and we include it in your quote. You decide at the end.
What you need
Check off what you already have. You don't need everything to request your quote.
You have 0 of 4.
- Current title deed for the property
- Municipal compliance certificates and property record ID (cédula catastral), as the case requires
- Details of the parties (donor and donee)
- Your contact details to coordinate
How the process works
You do very little. We take care of the rest. The whole process: on average, 7 to 18 business days.
- Step 1
We assess the structure
We listen to your goal and confirm a gift is the right route.
We do this - Step 2
We draft the gift deed
We prepare the document with its terms.
We do this - Step 3
We record it at the registry
We gather compliance certificates and sign at the Registro Inmobiliario.
We do this - Result
Done
We hand you the recorded deed.
You receive it
Depending on compliance certificates and registry availability.
What it costs and how to pay
There are two separate payments, and we want you to see them clearly.
Our fee: we do all the work for you.
The official registry fee. It goes straight to the agency, and we give you the exact amount, with its receipt, before you pay anything.
How you pay: 50% when we start and 50% on delivery. In dollars, in bolívares at the official BCV exchange rate, or with Cashea.
How is your investment calculated?
Your investment has two very different parts. What you pay us, professional fees, from $150, for advising, drafting and recording the act from start to finish
What is paid to the government (SAREN, Venezuela's registries and notaries service), the registration fee, calculated by law on the value of the property or of the right created, plus the registry forms. That amount belongs to the registry, doesn't stay with our firm, and depends on the asset's value The lawyer gives you the exact figure before you pay anything, no strings attached.
FAQ
What happens if I give away the property verbally or with a simple document?
There's no gift: the property is still yours, and when you die it goes into your estate with everything else. Only recording makes the donee the owner.
Can a property gift be undone?
As a rule, no. The Civil Code only allows revoking it in specific cases, such as ingratitude of the recipient or the later birth of children to the donor (arts. 1.459 et seq.).
How much does it cost?
The professional fee, from $150, covers drafting, the visado (a lawyer's sign-off, required before filing a document) and recording; the official registry fee is separate and is calculated on the asset's value. There may be a gift tax; we guide you.
Do both parties have to sign?
Yes, donor and donee, because the gift must be accepted.
Can I gift it and keep living there?
Yes, by reserving the usufruct for yourself in the same document.
About this procedure
Gifting a property means transferring it free of charge to another person, usually a child, a relative or someone you love, while you're still alive. It's one of the best ways to put your assets in order and spare your loved ones the tangle of an estate down the road, but it has to be done right because it has strict rules: a gift is irrevocable except on very specific grounds set by law, it can't cover all your assets and leave you with nothing, and the person receiving it must accept it for it to be valid. It's also recorded at the Registro Inmobiliario so the property actually ends up in the donee's name. A poorly drafted document can be challenged or spark family fights. We advise you on the best way to do it based on your intent, draft the gift deed with clauses that protect both you and the recipient, check that the property has a clear title, and record it. You leave your assets where you want them, in order and with no loose ends for later.
Legal framework and important notes
Ley de Registros y Notarías (Registries and Notaries Law) · Código Civil (Civil Code)
- A gift is irrevocable except in specific cases set by law, such as ingratitude of the recipient or the later birth of children to the donor (arts. 1.459 et seq. of the Código Civil, the Civil Code), and can't cover all of the donor's assets; it must be accepted by the donee and recorded
- It pays an official registry fee on the property's value
We guarantee our service, not what the agency decides. If something depends on them, we tell you clearly and in time.
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