May the holiday season pass in peace, and see the return of all our hostages.

Our hearts are with all those who have suffered in this past year and we send strength to the families and our many soldiers still fighting. From the Home to Home team

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to buy into your piece of the Israeli real estate market.

1. Foreign wills are usually complex and contain trusts and other tax planning structures which serve a purpose in your country of residence but which may not be effective in Israel. As a result, it can be much quicker and simpler to get probate of a simple will covering only property in Israel. Death is not a taxable event in Israel and there is currently no inheritance or estate tax.
2. Identification here is by number and not by name and so it is extremely important to have a will which identifies you by the number with which you are registered as the owner of your Israeli property (usually passport numbers for non-Israeli citizens).If you make Aliyah (take up Israeli citizenship)  at any future date, we strongly suggest that all assets are re-registered with their Israeli ID numbers and that the wills are updated to refer to this number for identification purposes.
3. The probate registry has a discretion to accept documents in English but they are less likely to do so if the will is long and complex.
4. The Israeli court will not appoint executors who are not resident in Israel so you may wish to provide for separate executors here.
5. An original will is required for probate here and in the absence of this, a specific application must be made to allow a copy to be submitted.