From 2026, many important contents of the 2024 Land Law will be implemented synchronously, including the application of a new land price list, adjusting the method of calculating compensation when land is recovered and completing procedures for issuing red books. These changes are assessed to directly affect the rights of land users.
Compensation prices when land is recovered are determined according to the new mechanism
According to the 2024 Land Law, the State continues to recover land in cases for national defense and security purposes; socio-economic development for national and public interests in accordance with the law.
An important new point is the mechanism for determining land prices as a basis for compensation. From 2026, the land price list issued by the provincial People's Committee will be built annually, replacing the fixed land price framework as before. This price list is built on the principle of approaching market prices in normal conditions.
The compensation price when the State recovers land will be based on the land price list at the time of recovery, along with factors such as location, type of land, purpose of use and approved compensation plan.
However, the law also clearly stipulates: not all cases of land acquisition are compensated at a high level, because the compensation level also depends on the legal conditions of the land plot, the origin of use and the actual situation.
Red book issuance procedures are managed more strictly
Along with adjusting land policies, land registration and issuance of land use right certificates (red books) will be carried out in a stricter and more transparent direction.
According to new regulations, cadastral records will be standardized, associated with a unified land database. Land users when carrying out procedures for issuing land use right certificates must fully declare information about boundaries, current land use status, land origin and financial obligations.
Cases where land is in dispute, violating land law, not in accordance with planning or not meeting legal conditions will not be granted red books until they are fully remedied according to regulations.
In addition, due to the new land price list approaching market prices, financial items such as land use fees and registration fees when preparing red books may increase compared to before.
People need to be proactive so as not to fall into a passive position
Specialized agencies recommend that land users should proactively review legal documents, land origin and related financial obligations. For land plots that meet the conditions for issuing land use right certificates, completing procedures early will help limit costs when the new land price list is applied.
In case of land recovery notices, people need to carefully monitor compensation, support, and resettlement plans; and at the same time have the right to complain and propose in the correct order if errors are detected in the implementation process.
The implementation of the 2024 Land Law from 2026 marks an important change in land management, especially the compensation mechanism when land is recovered and procedures for issuing red books.
The new regulations are aimed at transparency and closer to reality, but also require land users to proactively grasp the law to protect their legitimate rights.
