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New circular re-imposes restrictions on purchases of properties in China by foreign entities and individuals - a sense of déjà vu

Hogan Lovells
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China
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November 30 2010

On 15 November 2010, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) jointly issued the Circular on Further Standardising the Administration of Property Purchases by Overseas Institutions and Foreigners ("Circular 186"), which re-imposes restrictions on the purchase of properties by foreign entities with a presence in China and foreign individuals

Judicial interpretations regarding disputes in connection with building ownership (the Judicial Interpretations on Building Ownership)

Hogan Lovells
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China
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November 3 2009

The Judicial Interpretations on Building Ownership cover a number of issues long-discussed among legal scholars after the Property Law of the PRC was adopted in 2007

China’s highest court issues judicial interpretations concerning application of the Property Law in reviewing cases

Hogan Lovells
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China
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November 3 2009

On October 1, 2009, two sets of judicial interpretations issued by the Supreme Court of the PRC came into effect to address certain issues in applying Property Law in handling disputes concerning property management services and condominium ownership

MOFCOM strengthens the regulation of land use by foreign invested enterprises

Hogan Lovells
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China
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May 4 2009

China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued in January 2009 a circular requiring the local authorities in charge of approving the establishment and modification of foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) to consider the Land Conservation and Intensification Index (the Index) when reviewing FIE applications

Chinese government launches favorable policies to promote trading in the real estate

Hogan Lovells
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China
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March 4 2009

On December 20, 2008, the General Office of the State Council issued the Several Opinions on Promoting the Sound Development of the Real Estate Market, which took effect on the same day

China’s property law: impact on the real estate sector

Hogan Lovells
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China
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December 9 2008

China’s Law on Rights in Rem, which took effect on October 1, 2007, contains many important legislative innovations and sets forth a number of ground-breaking rules that have had a profound impact on China’s economy, particularly in the real estate sector

Administrative measures for the Shanghai land-transaction market

Hogan Lovells
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China
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June 30 2008

In order to regulate transactions involving state-owned land-use rights (Land Transactions) and to add transparency to the transaction process, the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government (the Shanghai Government) opened the Shanghai Land Exchange (the Exchange) on March 1, 2008

China updates the rules for land registration in order to keep pace with the Property Law

Hogan Lovells
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China
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March 31 2008

The Measures for Land Registration (the Measures) went into effect in China on February 1, 2008, signifying a step by the Ministry of Land and Resources (the MLR) to implement the relevant provisions in the Property Law, which went into effect on October 1, 2007

Government-affiliated agencies control preliminary development of land under new land reserve measures

Hogan Lovells
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China
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March 26 2008

The Chinese central government issued a set of measures on the administration of land reserves in late 2007, which represent the Chinese government’s regulatory effort to establish a unified, government-backed, national land reserve system to reduce real estate developers’ capacities to engage in land speculation

Central government encourages efficient and intensive land use

Hogan Lovells
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China
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March 26 2008

On January 3, 2008 the State Council issued the Circular of the State Council on Promoting Efficient and Intensive Land Use ( No.3 2008 of the State Council, the Circular