Martina Kačerová

Martina´s story

I have always wanted to help people. When choosing what to study at university, I only thought of two options: medicine or law. Seeing a drop of blood makes me feel unwell, so my choice was obvious. I got a law degree and became an attorney.

I attended court hearings, advised people, and wrote complaints, actions, objections, appeals, etc. Over time, I found out that what I liked the most was real estate. Or, rather than real estate as such, caring for clients that are selling or buying it. But I worked for a law firm specializing in commercial law, so there were few real estate conveyances to work on.

I worked as hard as I could. I woke up at six in the morning, turned on my computer, and began preparing contracts and answering emails.

In my office, I had meeting after meeting, made phone calls, consulted with my colleagues, and so on, all day long.

The offices were being locked at nine o’clock in the evening, so I went home, turned on my computer again, and prepared contracts for the next day.

I went to bed at midnight, sometimes at one o’clock. Day after day after day. I felt like a hamster on a wheel.

I was dead on my feet but I was happy I was doing a good job.

My goal was to look after my clients, explain them the selling process, as buying a real estate property might be a once-in-a-lifetime transaction for an absolute majority of them, so they do not know how it works, they ask questions, they need assurance that everything will turn out well, that the money will not get lost, etc. etc.

Good fortune had it that I quit my job in the original law firm and was on the lookout for a new job. And since what I enjoyed the most was working on contracts for real estate sales and leases, I decided to work for a real-estate agency.

I was hired by one of the largest real-estate firms in Prague. I was really excited. My job was only real-estate sales contracts, lots of real-estate sales contracts.

I spared no effort because I felt my clients needed it. But one evening, when everybody else had left, one of my bosses invited me to his office to upbraid me.

He’s like: “I know you care for your clients a lot, but this can’t go on any longer. You lose a lot of time caring for them. And it’s necessary that you work faster, manage to conclude more contracts a week than you do now.”

I was stunned. I felt like crying and I did cry in the end. I was crying on my way home on the metro, people looking at me and wondering what had happened to me, as I felt completely disappointed, misunderstood, totally helpless.

Internally, I strongly believed that clients needed a helping hand, support, understanding, and kindness, not just a list of law sections and contractual penalties. Not long after that I quit working for the real estate agency due to absolute conflict with my values.

It hurt. I had loved my job but I could not do otherwise. I worried about whether I would be able to get along on my own but I plucked out my courage and decided to do it my way. I set up my own law office to keep serving my clients as I was used to and as felt was right.

My clients were returning to me and were recommending my services, so my clientele was growing quickly, to my pleasure, and has been growing ever since. It’s been a couple of years since I started working just for my clients, not for my boss.

After 20 years of practice, I’ve become a sought-after attorney specializing in real estate in the Czech Republic.

I also provide legal services in English and French.

In my practice, I focus mostly on:

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  Contracts for the sale of real property

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  Contracts for the purchase of real property to be occupied by the owner

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  Contracts for the purchase of investment real property

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  Providing fine-tuned lease agreements to landlords and assisting landlords with renting out their property

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  Legal support to tenants, especially when entering into or terminating a lease. Together we look for the best solution to their situation.

Today, I collaborate with a real estate agency again, but it’s a firm that values its clients.  I am also working for clients selling, buying, or renting real property without a real estate agency that seek comprehensive legal services from me.

Most of my time I am working for expats living in the Czech Republic. I love to travel, I love foreign cultures and meeting people. When I am abroad I am always wondering how would be the process to buy a property there.

Having a place to live in peace

is one of basic human needs and I, with my approach, experience, and many years of practice as a lawyer, strive to help my clients to their complete satisfaction.

If you would also like to get high-quality legal services when selling or renting your real property, I am here for you.

I understand it would be difficult as I do not know anything about the local process of purchase.

And that is what I want to be helpful to my clients. To guide them through the whole process of sale or purchase in the Czech Republic.

I stick to what I believe in, taking care of my clients from the very beginning to the very end to their maximum satisfaction. I’ve worked for several hundred satisfied clients.

If you would also like to get high-quality legal services when selling or renting your real property, we are here for you.

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Martina Kačerová has founded her attorney office 1st August 2006 and since then she is registered as attorney at law at the Czech Bar Association. In her practise she cooperates with other attorney offices and provides legal services to individuals and companies, including foreigners.

In fall 2009 Martina Kačerová participated in professional two months internship organised by Paris Bar Association and further practise in attorney office of Maitre Vincent Canu, one of the most important specialists in real estate law in Paris.

In October 2010 Martina Kačerová passed the doctoral exam at the Law faculty of Charles University.

Martina Kačerová provides legal services in Czech, English and French.