Property purchase services in Hungary
Property purchase takes more than just finding the right property and signing the papers. You will need to take care of utility transfer and other post-purchase administration, and you might also want to renovate and furnish the property before you move in or find a tenant.
HELPERS has more than 20 years of experience supporting international clients in Hungary. We can help you not only with the administrative side of property purchase, but also by coordinating the project from property search until the property is move-in ready and even beyond, always representing your interests before providers and authorities.
Our packages for buyers
Let us make property purchase in a foreign country as convenient for you as possible. You can start with a free consultation, based on which you will able to determine what level of support you need:
Free Consultation
Start with a free consultation to discuss what you are looking for and understand how HELPERS can support your property purchase in Hungary.
We discuss your preferred location, budget, property type and other priorities, answer your questions about the Hungarian property market, and identify areas that may suit your needs, from Budapest and other cities to rural and holiday destinations. Following the consultation, our team will prepare a tailored selection of properties based on your criteria and outline the next steps.
Essential – Purchase package (USD 3,490 + VAT)
From property planning and sourcing through completion, HELPERS independently represents your interests and coordinates the purchase process. This way you can rest assured that everything is handled in a timely manner, and you are always notified of upcoming tasks or deadlines.
Includes:
- Lawyer’s fee (normally up to 1% of the purchase price). Hungarian real estate purchase requires assistance from a lawyer who will not only prepare the contract but also submit the update request to the land registry once the transaction is complete.
- Lawyer coordination: we coordinate the purchase process with the lawyer. We review the title deed to make sure the sale will be legal, and we make sure the purchase agreement is appropriate and reflects your intentions. If necessary, we also provide support with additional document relevant for the transaction.
- Planning and budgeting: we make sure you will have a clear picture of what you can get for your money in Hungary, and what additional costs you should expect at each step of property purchase and ownership.
- Coordination of signing and payment deadlines, monitoring the land registry, and follow-up of ownership registration.
Essential – Set-up package (USD 2,990 + VAT)
This package covers administrative tasks beyond the scope of the property purchase itself. Get practical and administrative support with your property purchase and set-up in Hungary, from permit applications to setting up utilities.
Includes:
- Support with property purchase permit applications, where required.
Third-country nationals need a purchase permit from the local government office, which we are happy to acquire for you.
- Utility transfers and set-up: Contracts with utility service providers need to be transferred to the new owner one by one, within 15 days after the handover.
- Guidance on local payment and billing procedures: Utility service providers each have their own metering and billing conventions. We can show you how they work and how to stay on top of your payments.
- Liaison with building management and trusted local providers for repairs and general maintenance (one-time service within the first few weeks after handover)
Essential – A to Z package (USD 5,990 + VAT)
Offering local project management from property search through practical arrangements, this package combines the contents of the Purchase and Set-up packages in one coordinated service. Get everything in one bundle from planning and property sourcing through the purchase and beyond, complete with all required permit applications and practical arrangements.
Includes:
- Everything in the Purchase package
- Everything in the Set-up package
- Coordinated support across the purchase and set-up stages
Premium – All-inclusive package (USD 9,990 + VAT)
This package is ideal for buyers who want their property ready to use without managing the local practical details themselves. HELPERS coordinates the purchase and the initial property set-up, with support continuing after completion.
Includes:
- Everything in A to Z package
- Remote purchase and property administration based on power of attorney
- Handover coordination
- Key duplication
- Cleaning
- Setting up internet connection
- Coordination of small maintenance jobs upon handover
- 60 days of post-completion assistance
- Renovation-planning support, where required
Bonus services for buyers planning major changes:
- Property assessment for renovation: our experts assess the general state of the property including doors and windows, floor, walls, wires, plumbing, and make suggestions for upgrades, including possible layout optimization
- Concept images: we create up to 10 3D render images displaying the renovation and furnishing concept
- Preliminary renovation budget estimate: giving you a ballpark figure of the costs to expect for the planned renovation. Please note that final costs may be higher due to various factors.
- Implementation roadmap
Furniture and Renovation (individual pricing)
If you need help furnishing or renovating your property in Hungary, you can count on our local expertise. From essential furniture to a full renovations, HELPERS can facilitate local support to bring your plans to life.
Get the support you deserve
When you purchase property in Hungary, you do not have to take care of everything on your own. HELPERS is a unique provider that brings every aspect of property purchase together, coordinating multiple providers even on tight deadlines while providing you guidance to set realistic expectations regarding budgets and timelines.
Tell us about your plans, and we will find the solutions tailored to your needs.
Reviews
What our clients say
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I highly recommend Helpers Hungary for their efficiency and professionalism. They helped me set up my company and open a corporate bank account smoothly. The entire process of company registration took only 5 days!
I would especially like to thank Dr. Norbert, our lawyer, for his high level of professionalism and kind attitude. He was extremely patient, explained everything clearly, and was simply a pleasure to work with. Big thanks also to Katya, who was incredibly sweet, welcoming, and provided wonderful support during our meetings. I am also very grateful to Emilia for her prompt and patient replies to all my emails. This is a very serious, reliable, and efficient agency.
One important thing to keep in mind:
Despite the fact that the company has a Russian version of their website, do not expect support or accompaniment in Russian during the actual process. We were under the impression that a Russian-speaking staff member would assist us at the meetings, but that was not the case. Russian was only used during the very initial stage of correspondence. Everything else is strictly in English.
Overall, we are very satisfied with the results and grateful for their help. If you are comfortable communicating in English, this is an excellent choice!
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I first would like to say that I am old school, I believe that if you want something done right, you do it yourself. However, I could not possibly navigate the complexities of obtaining Hungarian citizenship on my own, this is where I placed my complete trust in Helpers Hungary. Benedek, Renata and Reka are the experts that handled my case flawlessly, from start to finish every question and concern I had was promptly and professionally addressed. If you want the best, you need Helpers Hungary, I can’t recommend them enough, I am so glad they handled my case and they definitely will be handling my children’s journey for their Hungarian citizenship too.
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I engaged Helpers Hungary to help me with my simplified naturalization process. They were excellent! They explained the process very clearly and worked at my pace through the details. They engaged a geneologist to go into what is now Románia for my family’s history and necessary birth certificates, they translated and filled in all the paperwork for me, and importantly, set me up with a Hungarian language teacher for lessons. They stuck with me for the whole process and answered my questions promptly and knowledgeably. I recommend them wholeheartedly.
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Anna and her team at Helpers Hungary went out if their way to help us navigate the visa process here. It was amazing. From not existing in the system despite receiving 2 letters overseas to vote for the previous government to our lost marriage registration to securing our 5 year permit, Helpers was responsive, helpful and easy to work with. S & W
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I reached out to Helpers Hungary in March of 2024 to find out if I was eligible to become a Hungarian Citizen through Hungary’s egyszerűsített honosítás (simplified naturalization) program. A few months earlier I had started researching my family tree and recently discovered I had living relatives in Hungary that I did not know about and thought this would be a nice way to honor my mother’s side of the family; also the possibility of having an EU passport was a very nice side benefit. I found out I was eligible and went though the initial consultation where I asked a ton of questions and found out they were able to help with everything from translating English-language birth certificates into Hungarian, finding my grandmother’s Hungarian birth certificate, filling out the cumbersome application forms and even recommending Hungarian Language Solutions for learning how to speak Hungarian. My grandparents, while born and raised in Hungary, spoke German so I never heard any Hungarian other than “paprika” and “palacsinta”. I had my interview at the Hungarian Consulate in New York in July 2025 and received my Hungarian Citizenship in March 2026. Learning the language is difficult enough and having Helpers Hungary focusing on most of the “grunt work”, allowed me to quickly focus on learning Hungarian.
