Early enforcement of real estate laws - a catalyst for the market recovery

Saturday, Jul 06, 2024

The amendments and supplements to the 2024 Law on Land, the 2023 Law on Housing, and the 2023 Law on Real Estate Business will come into effect on August 1 as proposed by the Government, five months earlier than planned. It...

Property transactions of individuals might be limited

Saturday, Jun 29, 2024

Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà asked the Ministry of Construction to study carefully to raise specific regulations.

Meeting discusses new regulations for real estate businesses

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2024

Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà requested the agency drafting a decree guiding the implementation of the Law on Real Estate Business to review existing real estate transfer procedures, based on digital platforms, without generating new procedures.

Government proposes putting land laws into effect six months earlier

Monday, May 20, 2024

The Vietnamese Government agreed on Friday to propose that the National Assembly put the Law on Land, the Law on Housing and the Law on Real Estate Business into force from July 1 this year.

MoC removes proposal on individuals selling, leasing five houses a year

Thursday, Mar 07, 2024

In the first version of this draft, the ministry proposed that individuals could only sell and lease a maximum of five houses each year. However, this later raised many concerns about hindering business freedom, so the ministry removed this proposal...

Draft decree guiding the implementation of real estate business law raised for comments

Wednesday, Mar 06, 2024

A major point of the draft decree involves regulations on the trading of off-plan and ready properties.

VCCI calls for land law draft revision

Wednesday, Aug 24, 2022

As the Ministry of Justice is gathering comments on a draft amending the Law on Land, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) comments that the draft needs revisions to be legally consistent with the Law on Real Estate Business and Law...

Khanh Hoa warns about illegal sale of tourism property to foreigners

Tuesday, Dec 24, 2019

Khanh Hoa Province Department of Construction has warned about illegal sale of tourism property to foreigners, asking project developers to comply with the established laws.

Government implements Real Estate Law rules

Wednesday, Sep 23, 2015

On September 10, 2015, the Government issued Decree No. 76/2015/ND-CP regulating implementation of Law on Real Estate Business 2014.

Experts pick holes in new bank guarantee for apartment buyers

Tuesday, Jul 28, 2015

A proposed decree to guide the recent amendments to the Law on Real Estate Business that requires housing developers to get guarantees from banks before they can sell or lease out units needs to be more specific to ensure safety, a developer has...

Questions raised on new property laws

Saturday, Jul 04, 2015

Two long-awaited amended laws on housing and real estate, effective from July 1 and expected to have a significant impact on the property market, may not be as effective.

Law adds teeth to homeowner rights

Friday, Jun 26, 2015

Homebuyers will soon get protection for their money and rights as a regulation making bank guarantees mandatory for future property purchases will come into effect next week.

Property brokerage association to open

Saturday, May 23, 2015

The Viet Nam Association of Property Brokerage will make open next Thursday in Ha Noi, according to the Viet Nam Real Estate Association (VREA).

New provisions regulate real estate business contracts

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

The legal capital of a real estate enterprise must not be less than VND20 billion (US$921,000) under the new Law on Real Estate Business, which becomes effective on July 1.

Housing ownership laws for foreign enterprises

Wednesday, Sep 24, 2014

There are different provisions of the law on the conditions, duration, forms of ownership, rights and obligations of foreign-invested enterprises owning houses in Viet Nam, depending on the enterprises'' business sectors.