Clarify the symbol "T" on the red book, directly related to the rights of the people
Voters in Quoc Oai commune (Hanoi) proposed that the city consider unifying the explanation and clearly stipulate the classification of land with the letter "T" on people's red books. According to voters' reflections, when red books are issued, many households are explained that the symbol "T" is residential land. However, currently, when people exchange books, separate plots... they explain that the letter "T" is cultivated land.
Answering voters' petitions, the Hanoi People's Committee said that according to the provisions of Decision No. 56-ĐKTK dated November 5, 1981 of the General Department of Land Administration promulgating regulations on procedures for registering and statistics of land plots nationwide, the type of land plot recorded in the land registration book and inventory book is shown in symbols according to the regulations in the land plot statistical summary.
The type of land with the symbol "T" of the field and land statistical summary issued together with Decision No. 56-ĐKTK is identified as "land in residential areas" - which is land for construction in urban and rural residential areas, except for soil cultivation, ponds, lakes, roads in villages that have been measured and separated. Including residential land and land for construction of works serving the interests of the entire people in the fields of culture, health education, sports, resorts, tourism; headquarters of agencies, unions, religions, warehouses, agricultural and forestry facilities such as livestock barns, repair stations. See more...
Proposal to abolish the principle of land valuation according to market principles
The draft revised Land Law has just been announced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment for comments until the end of August 10. In the submission, the Ministry said that after nearly two years of implementation, the 2024 Land Law still has some limitations, and it is necessary to continue to study and improve policies to unlock land resources to serve socio-economic development.
Accordingly, the draft revised Land Law proposes to remove the principle of land valuation according to market principles when determining land prices, in order to promote the role of the State in deciding land prices; and at the same time stipulate methods of land valuation in a scientific and public direction. See more...
Ministry of Construction will prioritize developing affordable rental housing
On July 22, at the Workshop "Unlocking capital sources for a sustainable real estate market" organized by Thanh Tra Newspaper, Mr. Ha Quang Hung - Deputy Director of the Housing and Real Estate Market Management Department (Ministry of Construction) - said that according to the orientation, housing development will be divided into 4 groups including: commercial housing, rental housing, public housing and policy housing.
In which, priority is given to developing rental housing at reasonable prices from state resources; and at the same time, there are strong preferential policies on land, finance, taxes, credit... for long-term rental housing projects to create strong enough momentum to attract private capital flows and long-term investment funds to participate. The Ministry will also research and develop regulations and standards for each housing group according to the new model. See more...
Revealing super-thin houses of only about 2 - 7m2 after clearance along Xuyen Tam canal in Ho Chi Minh City
On July 21, Lao Dong Newspaper's records at the Xuyen Tam canal renovation project (HCMC) showed that after the site clearance work was basically completed, many houses with triangle and rectangular shapes with very small areas began to appear along both banks of the canal.
Some houses are only from more than 2 m2 to about 7 m2 but are still renovated by people to be used as residences or for business. See more...

