Housing registration to protect purchasers of pre-sold housing premises.
May 08, 2008
Real Estate
Land registration measures to protect land rights holders.
May 08, 2008Rate of tax prepayment raised to 20% for pre-sold premises.
May 08, 2008Enterprise groups in the service industry given priority to establish finance companies.
May 08, 2008Procedures for advance tax filing for the service industry clarified.
May 08, 2008With the new Land Registration Measures introduced in February the PRC Ministry of Land Resources is making a huge step towards bringing clarity and buyer protection to what has, over the last two decades, become a complicated and confusing procedure for the registration of property. In its enthusiasm to bring about constructive change, however, the central government may find its announced implementation of the new Measures to be a bit ambitious.
May 08, 2008The real estate and construction industry is one that has gone through many changes recently, and the government has made various attempts to control certain aspects of it with changes to the regulatory environment. Will investment in China continue in this industry and will the law evolve alongside it, or are new changes imminent? China Law & Practice takes a closer look at the field, what the lawyers have to say, and what the future will bring for China.
May 08, 2008The Measures stipulate that land registration shall be carried out jointly by the concerned parties, except in specified circumstances where a single party may make an application.
May 08, 2008Guangzhou releases new types of residential premises for the middle-income group.
April 02, 2008Approval relaxed for highway construction projects using loans from international financial organizations or foreign governments.
April 02, 2008