Lao PDR

Registering Property in

Lao PDR

Listed below is a detailed summary of the steps, time and cost involved in registering property, assuming a standardized case of an entrepreneur who wants to purchase land and a building that is already registered and free of title dispute.

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  • Standard Property Transfer

  • Property Value: LAK 455,764,714.65
  • City: Vientiane

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain the Land Title Accuracy Certificate ("Certificate")

The seller or buyer or their appointees submit the application form for verification of correctness of the land title which is signed by the village chief where the land is located to the Vientiane Land Management Authority. Upon receipt the application form, the Vientiane LMA will verify the correctness of the land title compared with the Land Registry Book, Land Map and other related documents. If it is correct, the Vientiane LMA will issue the Certificate of Correctness of the land title.

Agency: The Land Management Authority 		2-5 days LAK 2,000 for application + LAK 50,000 for issuance of the title
2 Complete the LMA sale-purchase agreement form

The authorized representatives of the seller-company and buyer-company must execute a sale and purchase agreement in a form provided by the Vientiane LMA, which is signed by three witnesses and by the village chief where the land is located.

Agency: The Land Management Authority 		1-2 days LAK 15,000 - LAK 20,000
3 Notarize of sale-purchase agreement

The seller or buyer or its appointee submits the Certificate of Correctness of Land Title to Notary Office along with the original sale-purchase agreement in order to have the sale-purchase agreement notarized. The signed sale-purchase agreement is certified by the Notary Office to attest that land use rights have been appropriately transferred according to the agreement.

Agency: Notary's office 		2-3 days LAK 20,000 + LAK 5,000 per page
4 Registration of the sale-purchase agreement and issuance of the new Land Title

The notarized sale-purchase agreement is registered at the Vientiane LMA. The Vientiane LMA will thereafter issue a new land title in the name of the buyer.

Agency: The Land Management Authority 		30-60 days LAK 50,000 + LAK 30,000 (stamp duty) + 1% property value (registration fee) Agency
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