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Moti Azulay · Ilan Leibovitch, Adv.
Moti AzulayDeveloper and partnerIlan Leibovitch, Adv.Developer and partner

About · Compass Group Romania

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We are Moti Azulay and Ilan Leibovitch, Adv., the partners behind Compass on the Lake. Here is what a careful buyer checks before a first meeting: who we are, who stands behind the project and what protects your money. Hard questions included.

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30+years of combined experience
29lakeside villas
9villas already sold
12.2027first handovers

The checklist

Six questionsbefore we meet.

Every careful buyer asks them. We answer them in order, and the bar at the top fills as you go.

  1. 01Who are you, really?
  2. 02Who stands behind the project?
  3. 03What can I see already?
  4. 04What protects my money?
  5. 05What happens in the meeting?
  6. 06And the hard questions?
01/06

Who are you, really?

Two equal developers with two clear areas of responsibility. The company is owned by both of them, and you will meet both along the way.

Moti Azulay
Moti AzulayDeveloper and partner
Why we do this
Because I have seen too many people buy abroad from a beautiful picture and a verbal promise. We built Compass on the Lake the way I would want to buy myself: one price that includes everything, every document in writing before you sign, and a developer who stays after the handover.
  • Doctoral candidate in management and consumer-behaviour researcher.
  • Two decades of senior business development in real estate deals in Israel, Spain and Romania.
  • Writes in the Compass Knowledge Hub about what to check before you sign.
What he owns in your deal

Project planning, the buyer experience and marketing: what gets built, and how it is presented to you.

A guarantee that is afraid of being read is not a guarantee.
Moti Azulay, from the article on the four guarantees
Ilan Leibovitch, Adv.
Ilan Leibovitch, Adv.Developer and partner
Why we do this
Because as a lawyer I have seen up close what happens when a deal abroad rests on trust alone. Here we chose to build it on verification instead: the money in a dedicated account, as the law requires, every stage before a notary, and our own names behind each one.
  • Lawyer. Former member of the 16th Knesset.
  • Specialises in land registration, holding structures and two-country taxation.
  • Writes a weekly column with more than 190 real stories from the field, and presents the Compass video course.
What he owns in your deal

The legal and financial side of the project. He is also the one who answers you on WhatsApp, in Hebrew, English and Romanian.

Check. Learn. Get to know it. Only then invest.
Ilan Leibovitch, Adv., from his weekly column (translated from Hebrew)

Ilan is a lawyer, but also a partner in the company, so he does not represent buyers. More in question 04.

A small developer is personal, available and cares.
From Ilan Leibovitch's column (translated from Hebrew)
02/06

Who stands behind the project?

Compass Group Romania is a Romanian real estate company led by two Israeli developers. We plan, build and sell homes in Romania, and we stay on to manage them after the keys are handed over.

§ Compass Group is a Romanian company. The contract, registration and tax are governed by Romanian law.

Who sits around your deal

On the company side
Compass Group Romania
The developer. Plans, builds and sells. A Romanian company owned jointly by Moti and Ilan.
Compass on the Lake
The project: 29 villas in a lakeside project in Balotești, north of Bucharest.
The management company
Appointed by the developer. It stays after handover and can manage the home for you.
Independent of us
A Romanian notary
The preliminary and the final contract are signed and registered before the notary.
Cartea Funciară
The state land register. Ownership is entered in it in your name.
A dedicated bank account
Under Law 207/2025. Advance payments go into it and are released by construction stage.
Your own lawyer
Independent of us. Recommended, and we are happy to refer you.

What protects you sits outside the company.

Skin in the game

Our own money is in it.

The project has no bank construction loan: all the money in it was invested by the developers. Even so, a Romanian bank reviewed the project and approved it for buyer mortgages. Each buyer is assessed separately.

The project

Compass on the Lake

Villas
29 · 24 semi-detached, 2 detached, 3 on the waterfront
Availability
20 of 29 still available
Price
From €299,900, including 21% VAT, purchase tax, notary and lawyer fees
Handover
From December 2027, by the villa's position
Location
Balotești. 25 min to central Bucharest, 10 min to the airport
To the project page
03/06

What can I see already?

You don't have to wait for a meeting to check us. Everything here is open to everyone, no sign-up.

The article in Mamon, Yedioth Ahronoth, 14.11.2025, with a render of the project
ynet · Mamon, Yedioth Ahronoth · Hila Tzion · 16.11.2025

“For the price of an apartment in Bucharest, you can't even buy a key in Israel”

We were interviewed for the article on Israelis investing in Romanian real estate.

Read the article (in Hebrew)
In the pressWalla Nadlan · 27.08.2025

“Everything's Israeli except the price: how much does a lakeside villa in Bucharest cost?”

An article about Compass on the Lake. Figures in it were correct at the time of publication.

Read the article (in Hebrew)

Headlines translated from Hebrew.

The 3D tour

All 29 villas, the inner street and the lake. From any device, no sign-up.

Enter the tour

A day in the villa

From sunrise to night, inside the home. 90 seconds of scrolling.

Spend the day

The Knowledge Hub

Short, sourced articles on price, mortgages, law and tax. Each one with a 30-second version.

Open the Hub
04/06

What protects my money?

Not promises. Mechanisms in law, documents in writing, and parties that do not depend on us.

1Your payment
2A bank account dedicated to the project
3Released by construction stage

Under Law 207/2025, with caps for each stage. Your money never funds another project.

Up to 5% · up to 60 days

Reservation agreement

It holds the villa. The law limits the agreement in time and amount.

Notary · one business day

Preliminary contract

Signed only after the building permit is entered in the land register; the notary registers it by the next business day.

Cartea Funciară

Registered in your name

With the final contract, ownership is entered in the Romanian land register in your name.

Four layers of protection

  • A Romanian notaryEvery contract is signed and registered before a notary.
  • Land register entry in your nameOwnership is registered, not just promised.
  • Israeli developers, Romanian companyFull service in Hebrew, English and Romanian.
  • A management companyAppointed by the developer, for owners who don't live in Romania.
Read about the four guarantees →

One price, everything included.

From
€299,900
21% VATPurchase taxNotary feesLawyer feesFull finishes

Not included: furniture and light fittings. The binding specification is the one attached to the sale agreement.

Everything in writing, before any signature.

Price list, floor plans, land register extract, the handover date and the compensation for delay. You get them on paper before you sign.

I'm a lawyer, but I'm also a partner in the company, so I can't represent you.
Ilan Leibovitch, Adv.

The company's lawyer represents the company only. We recommend you have your own independent lawyer, and we are happy to refer you.

05/06

What happens in the meeting?

Half an hour, on Zoom or in person in Israel or Romania. You ask, we show. No sales pitch and no obligation.

Half an hour, and how it runs

  1. Minutes 0–5Getting to know youWhat you are looking for, and what matters to you to check.
  2. Minutes 5–15The villa that fitsThe villa types, floor plans, price list and availability. We can open the 3D tour together.
  3. Minutes 15–25Financing and processWhat a Romanian bank checks for a buyer living abroad, and what happens from reservation to keys.
  4. Minutes 25–30The hard questionsAny question is open. And, if you wish, the next step.

The road from here,step by step.

  1. 1
    First call30 minutes, on Zoom, in Israel or in Romania.
  2. 2
    TourIn 3D from any device, or a visit in Balotești.
  3. 3
    ReservationUp to 5% of the price, up to 60 days.
  4. 4
    Preliminary contractBefore a Romanian notary, registered by the next business day.
  5. 5
    ConstructionPayments into a dedicated account, by construction progress.
  6. 6
    KeysFinal contract and registration in your name. Handover from December 2027.
  7. 7
    ManagementThe developer's management company can manage the home for you.
06/06

And the hard questions?

These are the questions careful buyers ask us. The answers are here, straight.

What if the developer disappears in the middle of construction?

That is exactly why Law 207/2025 was passed. Your advance payments go into a bank account dedicated to the project, with caps for each construction stage, and they never fund another project. The preliminary contract is signed and registered before a notary, and in the end ownership is entered in the land register in your name. One more thing: all the money in the project was invested by the developers, with no bank construction loan.

Is my money really protected during construction?

Under Law 207/2025, the reservation agreement is limited to 5% of the price and to 60 days. Later advance payments go into a separate bank account dedicated to the project, with caps for each construction stage. In the meeting, ask for the name of the bank that holds the account.

Who represents me legally?

The company's lawyer represents the company only. Ilan, who is a lawyer, is also a partner in the company, so he does not represent buyers. We recommend independent representation, and we are happy to refer you.

Can I buy without flying to Romania?

The meeting, the choice and the agreement are all done remotely. For the notarial signing you need to attend or give a power of attorney, because Romania has no remote notarial signing.

What if construction is delayed?

The handover date and the compensation for delay are set in the sale agreement, and you receive them in writing before you sign. Handovers are staged, from December 2027, depending on the villa's position in the project.

Why a Romanian company, not an Israeli one?

Because the property, the land and the registration are in Romania. The contract, registration and tax are governed by Romanian law. That is why it matters to know the protections Romanian law gives you: the notary, the land register and Law 207/2025.

Does the price really include everything?

The price includes 21% VAT, purchase tax, notary and lawyer fees, and full finishes. Furniture and light fittings are not included. Furniture can be ordered at extra cost through the management company.

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