Learn Dutch: Er schijnt een probleem te zijn omtrent het perceel. - There seems to be a problem regarding the plot.

Yes, grammatically you could say Er schijnt een probleem te zijn over het perceel. However, omtrent (meaning regarding or concerning) elevates the register. It sounds more formal, professional, or legal, which perfectly matches an official real estate term like perceel (plot of land).

Why does the sentence use schijnt instead of lijkt for seems?

While both can translate to seems, schijnen specifically implies that you heard it from someone else (hearsay) or read it somewhere. If you used lijkt, it would mean appears to be based on your own direct observation or impression. So er schijnt een probleem te zijn means I heard or read that there is a problem.

Why is omtrent het perceel at the very end of the sentence, after the verb te zijn?

Prepositional phrases like omtrent het perceel are often placed after the verbs at the end of the sentence. While you could say Er schijnt omtrent het perceel een probleem te zijn, putting the prepositional phrase at the end sounds much more natural and avoids cluttering the middle of the sentence.

What makes perceel different from a normal piece of land?