Is the purchase of serviced apartments in Shanghai restricted?

Information Times (Reporter Rosalin) On July 23, the Shanghai Municipal Housing Security and Housing Administration Bureau issued the "Regulations on Apartment Hotels and Hotels with the Municipal Housing Security and Housing Administration Bureau and the Municipal Planning, Land and Resources Bureau" "Interpretation of Apartments, Apartment-style Office Buildings and Other Issues" (hereinafter referred to as "Interpretation") emphasizes that hotel-style apartments with residential property rights are within the "purchase restriction scope", while only apartment-style hotels and office buildings are not subject to purchase restrictions.

Zhang Hongwei, research director of Tongce Consulting, believes that the above-mentioned serviced apartments that claim to be "unrestricted" are actually not apartments or hotels, but commercial office buildings, hotels in the true sense. Apartments have been included in purchase restrictions.

It is reported that most serviced apartments in Guangzhou are commercial in nature, mainly concentrated in Zhujiang New Town, such as Tianluan, R&F Park 28, R&F International Mansion, etc. There are also a small number of residential properties. Zeng Yingjie, senior director of Jingweixing Research Center, believes that whether to include purchase restrictions depends on the land nature of the property. If it is residential land, no matter what form or concept it is sold to the outside world, it will be subject to purchase restrictions.

As early as last year, Guangzhou banned the use of "apartments" or "serviced apartments" for publicity, because at present, real estate properties of different natures use "apartments" and "serviced apartments" for publicity, which can easily lead to Misleading, especially after the purchase restrictions, many people think that apartments are not subject to purchase restrictions, but some residential apartments are subject to purchase restrictions.

Deng Haozhi, chief analyst of Fangyuan Real Estate, told reporters that most apartments in Guangzhou are office buildings or hotels. After Grandview Oriental Plaza was rectified by the Planning Bureau last year, similar products on the market avoided talking about "apartments". Character. These properties are not included in the purchase restrictions.

Serviced apartments

Serviced apartments are residential buildings, the land use is classified as residential land, the house is used for residence, and the land use period is 70 years. The particularity of serviced apartments lies in their hotel-style management, but they are still residential in nature and fall within the scope of purchase restrictions.

Apartment Hotel

Apartment hotel is a hotel building, the land use classification is commercial land, the housing use is hotel (guest), and the land use period is 40 years. The particularity of an apartment hotel is that it is designed and built according to apartment or unit types, but it is still a hotel in essence and is not a residence. According to relevant regulations, it cannot be sold in separate units.

Apartment-style office building

Apartment-style office building is an office building, the land use classification is commercial land, the housing use is office, and the land use is transferred according to commercial land, the land use life The land use period is 40 years. If the land is transferred according to comprehensive land use, the land use period is 50 years. The specific land transfer contract shall prevail. The particularity of apartment-style office buildings is that the building structure is divided into apartments or units and has independent sanitary facilities. It is suitable for renting and selling to small businesses, but it is still an office building in essence, not a residence, and does not fall under purchase restrictions. scope.