land in Indonesia. Vietnam Foreigners cannot buy and own land, like in many other Southeast Asian countries. Instead, the land is collectively owned by all Vietnamese people, but governed by the state. As written in the national Land Law, foreigners and foreign organizations are allowed to lease land. The leasehold period is up to 50 years. Burma Though purchase of land is not permitted to foreigners, a real estate investor may apply for a 70 year leasehold with a Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) permit. Belarus According to the legislation of Belarus, a foreign citizen cannot own land and only has the right to rent it. Laos As foreigners are prohibited from permanent ownership of land. Foreigners can only lease land for a period of up to 30 year. Mongolia Only Mongolian citizens can own the land within the territory of Mongolia. foreign citizens can only lease the land. Maldives Foreigners are not allowed to own freehold land in Maldives. the land can only be leased to foreigners for 99 years. Sri Lanka In 2014, the Sri Lankan parliament passed a law banning land purchases by foreigners. The new act will allow foreigners to acquire land only on a lease basis of up to 99 years with an annual 15 percent tax on the total rental paid upfront. Georgia Since 2017, A ban on foreigners owning farmland was introduced in the Georgia's new constitution. The new constitution states that, with a small number of exceptions, agricultural land can only be owned by the state, a Georgian citizen or a Georgian-owned entity. Kazakhstan In 2021, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed into law a bill that bans the selling and leasing of agricultural land to foreigners. Israel Approximately 7% of the allocated land in Israel is privately owned. The rest, i.e. 93%, is owned by the State and is known as “Israeli Land”. Israel’s Basic Law on real estate states that Israel’s Land is jointly owned by the State (69%), the Development Authority (12%), and the Jewish National Fund (12%). Ireland Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill, 2006 United Kingdom England and Wales Land tenure in England English land law History of English land law Scotland Crofting Aoghairean Half-foot United States Importance of tenure today With homelessness and wealth inequality on the rise, land tenure in the developed world has become a point of issue. Market-based economies which treat housing as a commodity and