Real Estate

Written from the perspective of a law firm comprising lawyers who have handled tens of thousands of property transactions between them, have seen developer’s succeed; some fail; some succeed and then surprisingly fail and everything in between. 1.  The Three...

Desmond Hughes, Senior Partner of Hughes Krupica has written an article relating to the most common mistakes he has observed over his 11 years in Asia that investors make when investing in real estate. This has been published in the...

Building your own home is not straightforward although it is the dream of many. As a lawyer who has not only renovated his own property under great stress, Desmond Hughes also has extensive experience dealing with clients who have built...

Desmond Hughes wrote the following article on key property trends in Asia as published in the Property Report – July 2014 edition:

Whilst Thailand’s political and democratic future remains unclear and uncertain at present although undoubtedly will eventually recover,  neighbouring Myanmar continues along its development path as demonstrated by its latest conference on real estate development – The Real Estate Show Myanmar...

Desmond Hughes was interviewed in the latest edition of Property Report – Asia, alongside Khun Surachet Kongcheep, Associate Director of Research at Colliers International, Thailand; Ming Tze Low, Associate Director of Consulting and Research at DTZ Debenham Tie Leung (SEA)...

Desmond Hughes recently wrote an article on the necessity for Owners Committees to be structured so that there is some regimentation in the constitution, to avoid the ‘too many cooks spoil the broth’ syndrome. This is subject to the clear...

Further to Article 1 or this 2 part series on real estate lawyers, their behavioural tendencies and impact upon real estate transactions, part 2 has now been published as per the below: