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January 15, 2015

PLC Corporate Real Estate Multi-Jurisdictional Guide 2014/15 – Vietnam Chapter

Practical Law Company

The 2014/15 edition of Practical Law Company’s multi-jurisdictional guide to Corporate Real Estate, presented in a Q&A format, provides an overview of corporate real estate in 26 jurisdictions worldwide. The Vietnam chapter of the guide, written by Vinh Quoc Nguyen, an attorney-at-law in Tilleke & Gibbins’ Vietnam corporate and commercial group, covers the following subjects:

  • Overview of the corporate real estate market
  • Real estate investment structures
  • Titles to real estate
  • Sale of real estate
  • Seller’s liability
  • Due diligence
  • Warranties
  • Taxes and mitigation
  • Climate change issues
  • Restrictions on foreign ownership or occupation
  • Finance
  • Leases
  • Planning and development controls
  • Reform

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