Real Estate Archives - Seoul Law Group https://seoullawgroup.com/category/real-estate/ English Speaking Lawyers in Seoul Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:19:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://seoullawgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Untitled-design-2023-11-08T175328.236-150x150.png Real Estate Archives - Seoul Law Group https://seoullawgroup.com/category/real-estate/ 32 32 Jeonse Fraud (전세사기) in Korea: What Foreign Tenants Need to Know https://seoullawgroup.com/jeonse-fraud-korea/ https://seoullawgroup.com/jeonse-fraud-korea/#respond Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://seoullawgroup.com/?p=5235 For many foreigners moving to Korea, the first surprise is the size of the deposit. Under jeonse (전세), a tenant pays the landlord a large deposit instead of monthly rent and gets it back when the lease ends. In recent years, that trust has been badly abused. Jeonse fraud has become a widespread problem in […]

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]]> https://seoullawgroup.com/jeonse-fraud-korea/feed/ 0 Housing Deposit in Korea | How To Secure Your Wolse and Jeonse Housing Deposit https://seoullawgroup.com/housing-deposit-korea/ https://seoullawgroup.com/housing-deposit-korea/#respond Mon, 11 Dec 2023 09:50:18 +0000 https://seoullawgroup.com/?p=1946 Renting a house in your native country can be tough, and the thought of doing it in a foreign one might stir up some negative emotions. What if we told you that renting a house in Korea didn’t need to be difficult? This article will introduce you to the process of renting a house in […]

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]]> https://seoullawgroup.com/housing-deposit-korea/feed/ 0 The Opposing Power of a Leasehold in Korea https://seoullawgroup.com/opposing-power-leasehold-korea/ https://seoullawgroup.com/opposing-power-leasehold-korea/#respond Mon, 03 Apr 2023 07:34:52 +0000 https://seoullawgroup.com/?p=1765 “Opposing power (대항력)” is considerably important to your life in Korea. Some foreigners may already possess a house in Korea, but most may not for some reasons like you are not certain about how long you will live in Korea. Whatever the reason may be, if you had not bought a house in Korea, you […]

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]]> https://seoullawgroup.com/opposing-power-leasehold-korea/feed/ 0 How Can I Have My Deposits Returned in Jeonse in Korea? – Leasehold Registration Order https://seoullawgroup.com/jeonse-in-korea/ https://seoullawgroup.com/jeonse-in-korea/#comments Wed, 01 Mar 2023 06:33:10 +0000 https://seoullawgroup.com/?p=1749 Let’s suppose a case. You had been living as Jeonse for a long time, and the contract period was about to end. You found another house, and now you should move out, and ask the leaseholder to return the deposit as you need to pay for the new deposit. Then your leaseholder may say “I […]

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