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Get to grips with land in one evening

No-nonsense articles: what land status means, how a deal works, what to check in the documents and how to work out instalments. Written by us, because we work with land every day.

Documents

What to check before the deal: title extract, cadastral map, boundaries

Pre-purchase checklist for a land plot: reading the title extract (EGRN), boundaries and encumbrances, protected zones, and why an unsurveyed plot is a risk.

3 min · 17 September 2026Read
Construction

A turnkey house for 4.2 million ₽: what's included and how the mortgage works

What “turnkey” really means: scope of work, how it differs from a warm shell, prices for 60 and 105 m² barnhouses, and a house mortgage with no down payment.

3 min · 17 September 2026Read
Land Status

IZhS, LPKh or SNT: what you can build and where you can register

Three zonings compared: what you may build on residential (IZhS), smallholding (LPKh) and garden-plot (SNT) land, where you can register and which suits you.

3 min · 17 September 2026Read
Buying

How a plot purchase works: four steps, title from one day

Buying a land plot from the owner, step by step: choosing on the map, reservation, sale and purchase agreement, Rosreestr registration. Timing and paperwork.

3 min · 17 September 2026Read
Money

Two 0% instalment plans: direct from the owner, or via Sberbank with no down payment

Buy a plot interest-free: instalments from the owner with 30% down, or a Sberbank plan with no down payment for up to 24 months. Payments vs a mortgage.

3 min · 17 September 2026Read
Hectares

Agricultural land for a venture: farm, beekeeping, glamping — what's allowed

What you may do on agricultural land: farming, beekeeping, a nursery, agritourism, glamping. Farmer’s house rules, price per hectare and when you need a KFKh.

3 min · 17 September 2026Read