The whole transaction, from first search to the land registry
Buying or selling property in Slovakia is ten stages long. An agency stood between you and all of them, and charged 3% plus VAT for the privilege. Here is each stage, what you do, what we do — and how long it actually takes.
- 19
- Median days from listing to first offer
- 47
- Median days from offer to completion
- 3
- Open disputes across the marketplace
Ten stages, one file
Both sides see the same tasks, deadlines and documents at every stage. That single fact is most of what you were paying a commission for.
01
Discover
Weeks to monthsBuyer
Search by city, district, street or radius. Save properties, save searches, and compare up to four side by side.
Seller
Publish a listing with guided photography, a structured description and pricing guidance from comparable listings.
Bytcheck
Verifies ownership before a listing goes live, and ranks results on quality and interest — never on payment.
02
View
1–3 weeksBuyer
Book a real slot from the seller's calendar, in person or as a live video walkthrough.
Seller
Set the evenings and weekends that suit you. Confirm, move or decline each request in one tap.
Bytcheck
Keeps both calendars in step, sends reminders, and records attendance in each side's reliability score.
03
Offer
Same dayBuyer
Submit a complete offer: amount, financing, deposit, conditions and how long it stands.
Seller
See every live offer side by side, with the buyer's financing status and reliability alongside the number.
Bytcheck
Timestamps every offer and keeps the full history, so nobody has to remember what was said on the phone.
04
Negotiate
1–7 daysBuyer
Counter with a number and a reason. Watch the expiry, and know whose turn it is.
Seller
Counter, accept or decline. Explaining a counteroffer in writing closes more sales than holding firm in silence.
Bytcheck
Runs the negotiation as a structured workspace rather than a chat thread, with an audit trail both sides can see.
05
Reserve
3–7 daysBuyer
Sign the reservation agreement and transfer the deposit — usually 10% — into escrow.
Seller
The property comes off the market at the agreed price, with the deposit secured against withdrawal.
Bytcheck
Prepares the reservation agreement, holds the deposit in escrow and writes the release conditions into it.
06
Contract
1–3 weeksBuyer
Review the draft, raise anything you disagree with, and sign when you are satisfied.
Seller
Review and sign the same document. Every version is kept in the vault.
Bytcheck
Coordinates the notary, tracks who has reviewed what, and flags the clauses still open.
07
Legal review
1–2 weeksBuyer
The title, liens, easements and any pre-emption rights are checked before your money moves.
Seller
Anything that would have blocked the transfer surfaces now, not on filing day.
Bytcheck
Commissions the check with the notary and records the outcome against the transaction.
08
Payment
1–3 weeksBuyer
Your bank draws down the mortgage, or you transfer the balance from your own funds.
Seller
You see the payment status as it moves, with the escrow release tied to the contract conditions.
Bytcheck
Tracks the schedule, chases what is late, and escalates a blocked drawdown to the bank.
09
Land registry
About 3 weeksBuyer
The transfer is filed with the district land registry. Once registered, the property is legally yours.
Seller
Your obligation ends when the entry is made and the balance is released.
Bytcheck
Prepares the filing, monitors the case number and tells both sides the moment it is registered.
10
Complete
1 dayBuyer
Keys, meter readings and the handover protocol. You can then review the seller.
Seller
Hand over, close the file, and review the buyer.
Bytcheck
Records the completion, unlocks reviews for both sides, and archives the documents where you can still reach them.
No agent means trust has to be built into the product
The agency's real product was never marketing — it was reassurance. Here is what replaces it.
Identity, verified once
Both sides verify identity, email and phone before they can transact. Sellers additionally verify ownership against the land registry extract.
Ownership checked before listing
A listing only goes live once the name on the title matches the account holder. Listings awaiting that check are visibly marked, never quietly published.
Deposits held in escrow
Reservation deposits sit in an escrow account with the conditions for release written into the agreement — not in a seller's current account.
Reviews only after completion
You can only review someone you actually completed a transaction with. No review farming, no reputation without a deal behind it.
Everything in writing
Offers, counteroffers, conditions and viewing confirmations are timestamped records both sides can see. Disagreements have an audit trail.
Disputes have an owner
If something goes wrong, a named Bytcheck operations case handler mediates — with the transaction file, the messages and the payments in front of them.
What people ask before they commit
Mostly asked by sellers, but buyers should read them too — they are the same questions from the other side.
Buyers care about the property and the paperwork, not the logo on the sign — and an owner can answer questions an agent has to go away and ask. What they need instead of an agency name is proof: your identity verified, your ownership checked against the land registry, and complete documentation on the listing. Bytcheck requires all three before your listing goes live.