Real Estate

Hear from the China head of legal at Hongkong Land, one of Asia's leading real estate developers

The in-house team at a real estate developer must handle land bidding, project financing, workers' rights, and more

The new Deed Tax Law uniformly increases the deed tax rate

State Council delegates the land conversion approval authority to local governments

Conditions made clear for commercialization of collective land

Responsibilities are clearly defined for different parties in construction surveying

Amendments to the PRC Land Administration Law are likely to have a significant effect on the entry on to the market of rural collectively-owned profit-oriented construction land. Deng Furong of Zhong Lun Law Firm examines the implications for this high-profile sector of the Chinese economy.

The NDRC holds back the issuance of foreign debt by real property developers to mitigate risks.

The National Negative List relaxes foreign investment in mining, telecommunications, utilities, cinemas and water transport

The FTZ Negative List further opens the printing sector