by admin | Jan 26, 2021 | Human Rights, Landlords, Lease, Property
The Right to Enjoyment of Property In the last few years, the Maltese Courts of Law have been inundated with actions for damages by property owners who claim that their fundamental human right to enjoyment of property is being breached by old Maltese rent laws. Their...
by admin | Oct 29, 2020 | Landlords, Property, Rent
It has been almost one year since the coming into force of The Private Residential Leases Act (Chapter 604, Laws of Malta) aimed to regulate the residential letting sector, and placing such contracts under the watch of the Housing Authority. The law got off to a shaky...
by admin | Oct 21, 2020 | Covid-19, Property, Stamp Duty
The 2021 Malta budget was announced in Parliament by the Minister of Finance on 19th October 2020. The following is a brief review of the budget measures concerning transfers of immovable properties. Property Tax & Stamp Duty exemptions on purchase of property...
by admin | Apr 3, 2020 | Coronavirus, Covid-19, Landlords, Property, Rent
Coronavirus causes confusion in rental market With the economic turmoil being caused by COVID-19, leases in Europe, Malta included, are currently in a state of disarray. Many businesses have been forced to shut down, employees have been laid off or have had to suffer...
by admin | Feb 24, 2020 | Human Rights, Landlords, Lease, Property, Rent
The Maltese Constitutional Court in its decision of the 19th of February 2020 has consolidated the reasoning recently embraced by the Maltese Superior Courts in the context of affording an effective remedy to tenants, who have long time been discriminated against in...
