November 2021

No obligation to pay rent for useless business premises during the lockdown

In its judgement 3 Ob 78/12y of 21 October 2021, the Austrian Supreme Court dealt for the first - but probably not for the last - time with the question of rent reduction during lockdown. With regard to a complete nonusability of business premises due to officially ordered prohibition of access, a first fundamental decision is now at hand.

Amendment of concurrent building design and construction regulations in Belarus

On 4 September 2021, the new Regulations on Concurrent Building Design and Construction (the "Regulations") approved by Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus No. 486 dated 27 August 2021 came into force.

News about buying apartments in Budapest – what to expect in light of the latest changes to the residential real estate market

There have been several changes to the Hungarian real estate market recently, particularly in relation to apartments in Budapest.