Serbia's Parliament has adopted a new Real Estate Brokerage Agencies Act (Zakon o posredovanju u prometu i zakupu nepokretnosti), which was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No. 095/2013 on 31 October 2013 and entered into force as of 8 November 2013 ("Act").

Serbia's Parliament has adopted a new Retrospective Building Approval Act (Zakon o legalizaciji objekata), published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No. 095/2013 on 31 October 2013, which entered into force as of 1 November 2013 (hereinafter referred to as the "Act").

The Serbian Ministry of Finance has issued a recent official opinion that holds potential advantages for individuals interested in reinvesting the proceeds from the sale of real estate.

In December 2014, two sets of amendments to the Planning and Construction Act were published in nos. 132/2014 and 145/2014 of the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia (collectively "New PCA").

Montenegrin construction law has seen moderate digitalisation ever since the adoption of the Spatial Planning and Construction of Facilities Act in 2017.

The long-expected Law on conversion of usage right into ownership against compensation ("Conversion Act") entered into force on 28 July 2015.

The Ministry of Finance in Serbia has issued an official opinion that could bring relief to taxpayers involved in real estate transactions.

Change is a constant, and usually completely natural in the world of legislation. Serbia's recent amendments to the Planning and Construction Act are most definitely no different.

Under the current Construction and Planning Act (PCA), as in other countries in the region, structures or facilities constructed without the relevant construction or used without the relevant usage permit are deemed illegal.

One of the important conditions that Serbia must fulfil as part of its EU accession is to return these properties to their former owners or heirs.

In general, the Serbian Agricultural Land Act ("ALA") envisages granting the use of agricultural land, free of charge, to state-owned subjects, or, in instances where particular plots ..

Ever since Serbia's Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the EU entered into force in September 2013, Serbian media have paid significant attention to the country's obligations...

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