Real Estate

International real estate: Residence, tax and inheritance law.

International real estate acquisition and cross border commercial activities are certainly an increasing trend and have become the norm for many Lebanese nationals and expats who own or intend to purchase real estate abroad whether for investment purposes, vacation homes, foreign Citizenship through real estate acquisition, new work domicile, immigration etc. These cross border real estate acquisitions raise many legal concerns and oftentimes entail unintended legal consequences especially in terms of tax and inheritance law. Every country has a different and nuanced...