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June 11, 2019

PLC Corporate Real Estate Global Guide 2019 – Vietnam Chapter

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Partner Vinh Quoc Nguyen, an expert on Vietnamese real estate laws, provided the chapter on Vietnam for Practical Law’s Corporate Real Estate Global Guide 2019, a high-level comparative overview of commercial real estate laws and regulations in 32 jurisdictions worldwide. The chapter also highlights recent trends in the condominium, office, and retail sectors of the Vietnam real estate market.

Other topics covered include real estate investment structures, including REITs; title; tenure; sale of real estate; liability; due diligence; warranties; real estate tax, including VAT and stamp duty/transfer tax; climate change targets; restrictions on foreign ownership; real estate finance; commercial leases; and planning law.

To read the Vietnam chapter, please download the PDF below.

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