How to Protect Company Real Estate Ownership Rights in Guatemala

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he business environment offers a wide range of opportunities and benefits. However, it also presents risks, especially for real estate holdings. Despite the many associated benefits of owning real estate, companies may find that their properties are targets for fraud and scams. 

The business environment offers a wide range of opportunities and benefits. However, it also presents risks, especially for real estate holdings. Despite the many benefits of owning real estate, companies may find that their properties are targets for fraud and scams. 

Malicious practices, ranging from the creation of false title deeds to maneuvers aimed at dispossessing companies of their assets, are more common than we might think. These acts can be perpetrated by external actors and, unfortunately, by individuals within the same organization who seek to benefit at the expense of society. 

Fraudulent tactics are sophisticated and conducted so meticulously that early detection is difficult. For example, the falsification of legal documents or simulation of transactions can occur with a degree of professionalism that, at first glance, appears legitimate. In addition to these crimes, the manipulation of records or the usurpation of the identity of legal representatives broadens the threat spectrum even further.  Read more

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