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The law would enter into force on 1 January 2024, but the new tax rates would apply retroactively from the date of introduction of the government proposal, i.e. 12 October 2023.
Waselius
The new legislation is expected to enter into force on 1 March 2023 and will be applied to all disposals carried out after that date.
Castren & Snellman Attorneys
National and international climate goals steer sustainability in the real estate industry like in any line of business. Real estate accounts for up to 40% of the global carbon emissions...
Castren & Snellman Attorneys
Two Acts concerning real estate transactions entered into force in early 2020. One of the Acts subjects real estate acquisitions by parties from outside the EU/EEA to a special permission...
Castren & Snellman Attorneys
Sustainability and combating climate change are the constant subject of attention in both regulation and practice. However, the regulation reform and amendments are raising emotional responses and arousing discussion in the construction industry.
Castren & Snellman Attorneys
Registered associations will in future have the right to appeal building permits if the permit concerns a project that is subject to the Act on Environmental Impact Assessment Procedure.
Castren & Snellman Attorneys
Onshore wind power has solidified its place as a form of electricity production in Finland. In contrast, there is currently only one offshore wind power plant operating in Finland, located in Tahkoluoto, Pori.
Castren & Snellman Attorneys
The past year and a half has forced construction companies to adapt in new ways.
Castren & Snellman Attorneys
The shift towards the circular economy is accelerating globally in nearly every industry—including construction.
Castren & Snellman Attorneys
The alliance model has been used over the past decade in many large and complex construction projects and is now increasingly being used in smaller and more straightforward projects as well.
Castren & Snellman Attorneys
The quality of building construction has been the subject of intense debate both in the building construction industry itself and in the media at large.
Castren & Snellman Attorneys
In 2019, Finland deployed the digital Residential and Commercial Property Information System maintained by the National Land Survey of Finland.
Merilampi Attorneys Ltd
The General Conditions for Consulting ("KSE 2013"), which are applied to planning and construction contracts, were renewed in February 2014.
Merilampi Attorneys Ltd
In Finland the Code of Real Estate includes provisions concerning the sale of real estate, liens and a registering system.
Merilampi Attorneys Ltd
A discussion on the most recent efforts of the Finnish authorities to the reverse charge system in value added taxation, the identity card, the individual tax number and the tax number register, in order to prevent black market economic activity and economic offences in the construction sector.
Borenius Attorneys Ltd
In a recent case heard by the Court of Appeal of Helsinki, a property maintenance company’s CEO was being charged with negligent manslaughter after an elderly man was killed by a block of icy snow falling from the roof of an apartment building.
Borenius Attorneys Ltd
The Court of Appeal of Helsinki has in its recent decision interpreted section 13 of the YSE 1983 general conditions for building contracts (concerning liability during the guarantee period.)
Borenius Attorneys Ltd
The Act on the Contractor’s Obligations and Liability when Work is Contracted Out has been amended on 1 July 2012.
Roschier
A relatively new trend in Finnish city planning is the creation of so-called 3D-real estates, i.e. significant underground constructions and constructions built in the air.
Castren & Snellman Attorneys
An amendment to the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive is being prepared in the EU. The aim of the amendment is to reduce the energy consumption of buildings...
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