Real Estate Development Lawyers in China

A real-estate development should be tested as a chain of rights and approvals, not as a single land acquisition. The project file needs to connect land ownership and acquisition route, construction land-use right and term, planning and permitted use, environmental and sector constraints, design and construction approvals, contractor and consultant appointments, financing and security, presale or leasing conditions, regulated accounts, completion and acceptance, registration, infrastructure and public facilities, tax, handover, defects, property management, and exit.

Questions that change the route

How will the project obtain and keep the required land and development rights?

Verify parcel and cadastral boundaries, state or collective ownership, grant, transfer, allocation, lease or cooperation route, tender or auction requirements, consideration and taxes, use and term, planning indicators, idle-land and commencement obligations, existing buildings and occupants, mortgages and seizures, contamination, heritage, utilities and access.

Which approvals and contracts control design and construction?

Build a condition and critical-path matrix for project approval or filing, planning, environmental and specialist reviews, land and construction permits, drawings, fire and safety, utilities, procurement, survey, design, contractor and supervision appointments, payment and security, changes, delay, quality, inspection, completion acceptance and archives.

When can the project finance, market, sell, lease, deliver, and register?

Test lender conditions and mortgage registration, presale or sales permissions, advertising and buyer disclosures, deposits and supervised funds, sale and lease forms, price and tax, completion and occupancy conditions, measurement, handover, title registration, defects and warranty, public facilities, owners’ organization, property management and unsold inventory.

Evidence to organize first

• Entity and ownership chart, land and cadastral records, grant or transfer documents, tender or auction file, consideration and tax payments, planning conditions, existing rights and occupants, mortgage and seizure searches, environmental and utilities material
• Approval and permit register, designs and technical reviews, procurement file, survey, design, construction and supervision contracts, bonds and insurance, payment and change records, schedule and delay evidence, quality tests, inspections, acceptance and archive records
• Financing and security documents, presale or sale permits and regulated-account records, marketing approvals, buyer and tenant forms, payment ledger, completion and delivery evidence, measurement and registration files, defect and warranty log, property-management and exit documents

Official orientation sources: Civil Code · Land Administration Law (2019 revision) · Interim Regulation on Real Estate Registration (2024 revision). Source check: 8 October 2026.