Structure For “Selling” Off-Plan Apartments At Pre-Foundation Stage In Vietnam
Cấu Trúc “Bán” Căn Hộ Hình Thành Trong Tương Lai Trong Giai Đoạn Trước Móng Tại Việt Nam
Venture North Law Firm
7th January 2020
Under Vietnamese law, a housing developer (Developer) is not allowed to sell apartments formed in the future (off-plan apartment) (căn hộ hình thành trong tương lai) before completing construction of foundation of the apartment building where such off-plan apartment located (Pre-Foundation Stage) (Article 55 of Law on Real Estate Business 2014). However, in practice, by engaging an independent entity to act as an agency/broker (Agency), it seems that many Developers have “overcome” this limitation. This diagram and table (click Here to download) demonstrate transaction structure currently employed by some Developers to “sell” off-plan apartments at Pre-Foundation Stage and discuss relevant pros and cons.
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Venture North Law Limited (VNLaw) is a Vietnamese law firm established by Nguyen Quang Vu, a business lawyer with more than 17 years of experience. VNLaw is a boutique professional law firm focusing on corporate, commercial and M&A practices in Vietnam. Our goal is to be an efficient, innovative and client-friendly firm. To achieve that goal, we are designing a working environment and a compensation system which encourage our lawyers to provide more efficient services to clients and to focus on the long term benefit of the firm.
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