REALWorld Law

Taxes

Routes for investment

How can investment in real estate by an individual/organization/company be set up?

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Foreign investors can acquire real estate in Bosnia and Herzegovina either directly or indirectly through the use of a corporate vehicle. Although direct acquisition of real estate is possible, due to the extensive administrative obligations and the requirement for reciprocal rights to exist between the foreign investor's country and Bosnia and Herzegovina, in practice this does not often happen. Indirect acquisition through the purchase of shares in existing companies or the establishment of a new company in Bosnia and Herzegovina is the normal practice.

Four types of structure are available to the real estate investor:

  • Limited liability companies 
  • Joint stock companies 
  • Limited partnerships, and 
  • Unlimited partnerships

Real estate ownership is regulated in the same way under all four types of structure.