By Alexane Palide, edited by Prof Robert Anthony, Anthony & Cie
A New Year with new resolutions and new rules! January is the time for adopting new ideas and this is especially so in the implementation of amendments to the tax system animated politically by the French government, as mentioned in their election manifesto.
By Elistea Vrey, Heyns and Partners Inc
With a beautiful coastal line, sunny skies and an advantageous exchange rate, investing in property in South Africa is a beneficial opportunity.
By Dr Michael Bihler, LUTZ | ABEL
Munich is the third largest city in Germany with about 1,550,000 inhabitants. Due to its scenic amenities and flourishing economy, its attraction to foreigners and natives remains unchanged. Each year 15,000 to 30,000 people move to Munich, thus putting increased pressure on the residential market.
By Alleen Sakarian, Devry Smith Frank LLP
What is HST? Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) is a combined tax which, in Ontario, includes an 8% provincial tax component and a 5% federal tax component. HST is levied on all new home purchases in Ontario, substantially increasing the cost of buying a new home in the province.
By Tilo Drebes, AIOS GmbH
Since the Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the city of Berlin and its housing market have seen quite a volatile development. With a population of around 3.4 million that year, expectations were that this would increase to more than 4 million as a result of the German reunification and the respective economic impetus. Consequently, real estate prices between 1989 and ca. 1995 soared.
By Alex Barnes and David O’Dwyer, Memery Crystal LLP
Members of Memery Crystal’s retail team have recently been published in Estates Gazette examining the key issues that need to be considered when selling some or all of your pub portfolio.
By Tom Dymond, Haines Watts
Negotiating a new lease for a UK property? Here are the five clauses in a contract that will have the most impact.
By Ruchi Khatlawala Pandya, Little & Co.
The recently passed Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (Act) and rules thereof which came into force on 1 May 2017 has been notified in various states and union territories across India. This Act marks the beginning of a new era in which the buyer will be the king, while developers will also benefit from increased buyers.
By Santiago Lapausa, Javier Carretero y Asociados – Abogados
For the past 11 years, the World Economic Forum has engaged leaders in travel and tourism to conduct an indepth analysis of the travel and tourism competitiveness of 136 economies across the world; a report on this subject is published every two years. In the last report, “Trips and Tourism Competitiveness Index 2017”, Spain achieved 1st place as the leader in world tourism, for the second consecutive edition.
By Marcus Andrews and Luke Dominish, McCabes
In an attempt to encourage interaction between foreign residents and the Australian Tax Office (ATO), on 1 July 2016 the Australian federal government introduced a number of changes in respect of the purchase and sale of Australian property by foreigners.
