Cross-border: Real Estate

The British Property Federation is a trade association for the property industry and represents owners and investors in commercial and residential property. The site includes information on current activities including the consultation on model lease clauses.

A Q&A guide to corporate real estate law in Australia. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the corporate real estate market trends; real estate investment structures, including REITs; legislation; title and public registers of title; confidential information; state guarantee of title; tenure; sale of real estate; seller's liability; due diligence; warranties; cost; taxes and mitigation, including VAT and stamp duty/transfer tax; climate change targets; third party outsourcing; restrictions on foreign ownership or occupation; finance; leases; planning law and consents; and proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Corporate Real Estate Country Q&A tool.  This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to corporate real estate law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/realestate-mjg.

A Q&A guide to corporate real estate law in Bulgaria. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the corporate real estate market trends; real estate investment structures, including REITs; legislation; title and public registers of title; confidential information; state guarantee of title; tenure; sale of real estate; seller's liability; due diligence; warranties; cost; taxes and mitigation, including VAT and stamp duty/transfer tax; climate change targets; third party outsourcing; restrictions on foreign ownership or occupation; finance; leases; planning law and consents; and proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Corporate Real Estate Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to corporate real estate law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/realestate-mjg.

A Q&A guide to corporate real estate law in the Cayman Islands. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the corporate real estate market trends; real estate investment structures, including REITs; legislation; title and public registers of title; confidential information; state guarantee of title; tenure; sale of real estate; seller's liability; due diligence; warranties; cost; taxes and mitigation, including VAT and stamp duty/transfer tax; climate change targets; third party outsourcing; restrictions on foreign ownership or occupation; finance; leases; planning law and consents; and proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Corporate Real Estate Country Q&A tool.  This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to corporate real estate law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/realestate-mjg.

A Q&A guide to corporate real estate law in Cyprus. The Q&A gives a high level overview of corporate real estate market trends; real estate investment structures, including REITs; legislation; title and public registers of title; confidential information; state guarantee of title; tenure; sale of real estate; seller's liability; due diligence; warranties; cost; taxes and mitigation, including VAT and stamp duty/transfer tax; climate change targets; third party outsourcing; restrictions on foreign ownership or occupation; finance; leases; planning law and consents; and proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Corporate Real Estate Country Q&A tool.  This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to corporate real estate law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/realestate-mjg.

A Q&A guide to corporate real estate law in France. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the corporate real estate market trends; real estate investment structures, including REITs; legislation; title and public registers of title; confidential information; state guarantee of title; tenure; sale of real estate; seller's liability; due diligence; warranties; cost; taxes and mitigation, including VAT and stamp duty/transfer tax; climate change targets; third party outsourcing; restrictions on foreign ownership or occupation; finance; leases; planning law and consents; and proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Corporate Real Estate Country Q&A tool.  This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to corporate real estate law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/realestate-mjg.

A Q&A guide to corporate real estate law in India. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the corporate real estate market trends; real estate investment structures, including REITs; legislation; title and public registers of title; confidential information; state guarantee of title; tenure; sale of real estate; seller's liability; due diligence; warranties; cost; taxes and mitigation, including VAT and stamp duty/transfer tax; climate change targets; third party outsourcing; restrictions on foreign ownership or occupation; finance; leases; planning law and consents; and proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Corporate Real Estate Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to corporate real estate law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/realestate-mjg.

A Q&A guide to corporate real estate law in Italy. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the corporate real estate market trends; real estate investment structures, including REITs; legislation; title and public registers of title; confidential information; state guarantee of title; tenure; sale of real estate; seller's liability; due diligence; warranties; cost; taxes and mitigation, including VAT and stamp duty/transfer tax; climate change targets; third party outsourcing; restrictions on foreign ownership or occupation; finance; leases; planning law and consents; and proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Corporate Real Estate Country Q&A tool.  This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to corporate real estate law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/realestate-mjg.

A Q&A guide to corporate real estate law in Luxembourg. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the corporate real estate market trends; real estate investment structures, including REITs; legislation; title and public registers of title; confidential information; state guarantee of title; tenure; sale of real estate; seller's liability; due diligence; warranties; cost; taxes and mitigation, including VAT and stamp duty/transfer tax; climate change targets; third party outsourcing; restrictions on foreign ownership or occupation; finance; leases; planning law and consents; and proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Corporate Real Estate Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to corporate real estate law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/realestate-mjg.

A Q&A guide to corporate real estate law in Poland. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the corporate real estate market trends; real estate investment structures, including REITs; legislation; title and public registers of title; confidential information; state guarantee of title; tenure; sale of real estate; seller's liability; due diligence; warranties; cost; taxes and mitigation, including VAT and stamp duty/transfer tax; climate change targets; third party outsourcing; restrictions on foreign ownership or occupation; finance; leases; planning law and consents; and proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Corporate Real Estate Country Q&A tool.  This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to corporate real estate law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/realestate-mjg.

A Q&A guide to corporate real estate law in Spain. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the corporate real estate market trends; real estate investment structures, including REITs; legislation; title and public registers of title; confidential information; state guarantee of title; tenure; sale of real estate; seller's liability; due diligence; warranties; cost; taxes and mitigation, including VAT and stamp duty/transfer tax; climate change targets; third party outsourcing; restrictions on foreign ownership or occupation; finance; leases; planning law and consents; and proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Corporate Real Estate Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to corporate real estate law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/realestate-mjg.

A Q&A guide to corporate real estate law in Turkey. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the corporate real estate market trends; real estate investment structures, including REITs; legislation; title and public registers of title; confidential information; state guarantee of title; tenure; sale of real estate; seller's liability; due diligence; warranties; cost; taxes and mitigation, including VAT and stamp duty/transfer tax; climate change targets; third party outsourcing; restrictions on foreign ownership or occupation; finance; leases; planning law and consents; and proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Corporate Real Estate Country Q&A tool.  This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to corporate real estate law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/realestate-mjg.

A Q&A guide to corporate real estate law in the United Arab Emirates. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the corporate real estate market trends; real estate investment structures, including REITs; legislation; title and public registers of title; confidential information; state guarantee of title; tenure; sale of real estate; seller's liability; due diligence; warranties; cost; taxes and mitigation, including VAT and stamp duty/transfer tax; climate change targets; third party outsourcing; restrictions on foreign ownership or occupation; finance; leases; planning law and consents; and proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Corporate Real Estate Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to corporate real estate law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/realestate-mjg.

This tool enables subscribers to search the Country Q&A in the PLC Corporate Real Estate multi-jurisdictional guide by question and jurisdiction. Simply select the questions and the jurisdictions that you are interested in and click the "submit" button. Please note that the law stated dates for each jurisdiction covered may not be the same. To check the law stated dates for each jurisdiction, please visit the individual article.

PLC Cross-border has published a new edition of the Corporate Real Estate multi-jurisdictional guide, which deals with cross-border issues and answers key questions on corporate real estate law from the perspective of practitioners in 25 jurisdictions.

PLC Cross-border has published a new edition of the Corporate Real Estate multi-jurisdictional guide, which deals with cross-border issues and answers key questions on corporate real estate law from the perspective of practitioners in 25 jurisdictions.

A Q&A guide to corporate real estate law in Belgium. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the corporate real estate market trends; real estate investment structures, including REITs; legislation; title and public registers of title; confidential information; state guarantee of title; tenure; sale of real estate; seller's liability; due diligence; warranties; cost; taxes and mitigation, including VAT and stamp duty/transfer tax; climate change targets; third party outsourcing; restrictions on foreign ownership or occupation; finance; leases; planning law and consents; and proposals for reform. For a full list of recommended corporate real estate lawyers and law firms in Belgium, please visit PLC Which lawyer? To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Corporate Real Estate Country Q&A tool.  This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to corporate real estate law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/realestate-mjg.

A Q&A guide to corporate real estate law in the Czech Republic. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the corporate real estate market trends; real estate investment structures, including REITs; legislation; title and public registers of title; confidential information; state guarantee of title; tenure; sale of real estate; seller's liability; due diligence; warranties; cost; taxes and mitigation, including VAT and stamp duty/transfer tax; climate change targets; third party outsourcing; restrictions on foreign ownership or occupation; finance; leases; planning law and consents; and proposals for reform. For a full list of recommended corporate real estate lawyers and law firms in the Czech Republic, please visit PLC Which lawyer? To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Corporate Real Estate Country Q&A tool.  This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to corporate real estate law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/realestate-mjg.

A Q&A guide to corporate real estate law in Romania. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the corporate real estate market trends; real estate investment structures, including REITs; legislation; title and public registers of title; confidential information; state guarantee of title; tenure; sale of real estate; seller's liability; due diligence; warranties; cost; taxes and mitigation, including VAT and stamp duty/transfer tax; climate change targets; third party outsourcing; restrictions on foreign ownership or occupation; finance; leases; planning law and consents; and proposals for reform. For a full list of recommended corporate real estate lawyers and law firms in Romania, please visit PLC Which lawyer? To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Corporate Real Estate Country Q&A tool.  This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to corporate real estate law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/realestate-mjg.

A Q&A guide to corporate real estate in South Korea. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to corporate real estate. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/realestatehandbook.

A Q&A guide to corporate real estate law in Ukraine. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the corporate real estate market trends; real estate investment structures, including REITs; legislation; title and public registers of title; confidential information; state guarantee of title; tenure; sale of real estate; seller's liability; due diligence; warranties; cost; taxes and mitigation, including VAT and stamp duty/transfer tax; climate change targets; third party outsourcing; restrictions on foreign ownership or occupation; finance; leases; planning law and consents; and proposals for reform. For a full list of recommended corporate real estate lawyers and law firms in Ukraine, please visit PLC Which lawyer? To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Corporate Real Estate Country Q&A tool.  This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to corporate real estate law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/realestate-mjg.

For a variety of reasons, Latin America is a popular investment destination despite the recent economic crisis. This article examines the main points to consider when assessing a new real estate venture in 14 Latin American jurisdictions, and provides an overview of market trends in the region.

In the lead up to the accession of ten new member states to the EU in May 2004, this article considers some of the main legal and commercial issues companies established or looking to invest in the region must face.

Germany levies taxes on the transfer of real estate under the Real Estate Transfer Tax Act (Grunderwerbsteuergesetz) (GrEStG). RETT can be classified as a transaction tax, which is imposed when the ownership in real estate situated in Germany is transferred to another person or legal entity. Under certain conditions, in the case of a partnership or company holding German real estate, RETT is also triggered if the partnership interests or company shares are directly or indirectly transferred to a third party. This article discusses the application of RETT to transfers of partnership interests, considers the application of RETT to the aggregation of company shares and partnership interests, and sets out transfer structures that are free of RETT. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to corporate real estate law www.practicallaw.com/realestate-mjg.

A PLC Commercial "Legal FAQs" article explaining what the 28th regime is, and when you might expect to find references to it.

The Brazilian government has recently announced a large concession programme (under which it is predicted to earn BRL24.5 billion) to build, modernise or expand and operate roads and railways and is also preparing a package of concessions for ports, more airports, sanitation and energy. In light of this, this article aims to provide a broad, practical overview of the pressing real estate issues related to the implementation of infrastructure projects in Brazil. In particular, the differences in strategy needed depending on whether a project uses publicly or privately owned land are explored in depth. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to corporate real estate law www.practicallaw.com/realestate-mjg.

The UK's REIT regime took effect in 2007, against a background of scepticism and uneasiness. This chapter considers the conditions and tax treatment of the REIT regime, the legal and regulatory framework, future changes to the regime and the market outlook for REITs. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to corporate real estate law www.practicallaw.com/realestate-mjg.

An analysis of the effects of EU accession on real estate transactions in Central and Eastern Europe.

The RICS is a professional body for surveyors.

This table summarises transfer tax and notarisation rules applied to the sale of real estate in jurisdictions worldwide. This table is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to corporate real estate. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/realestate-mjg.