Dear Readers!
The emergence of various forms of land ownership requires fundamentally new approaches to land registration. Ownership is a legal concept and represents a set of individual rights of possession. Land ownership rights form the basis for the development of the land market and the regulation of market relations. Today, land plots should be regarded as specific objects of legal rights. The cadastre makes it possible to identify land plots, guarantee the rights of their owners, and facilitate the prompt resolution of property disputes. It includes detailed geodetic, geographical, geological, economic, and land-use descriptions of land plots, as well as information on their legal status. As shown by an analysis of urban land in Moscow, approximately 80 % of tax revenues come from land tax. The land market is understood in a broad sense and includes the actual right of use, lease rights, pledge rights, and mortgage lending. These and other issues related to the land cadastre and land ownership rights are discussed in this issue of the journal.
Sincerely, Peter Grabovyy Editor-in-Chief
Articles in this issue
Dear Readers!
The emergence of various forms of land ownership requires fundamentally new approaches to land registration. Ownership is a legal concept and represents a set of individual rights of possession. Land ownership rights form the basis for the development of the land market and the regulation of market relations. Today, land plots should be regarded as specific objects of legal rights. The cadastre makes it possible to identify land plots, guarantee the rights of their owners, and facilitate the prompt resolution of property disputes. It includes detailed geodetic, geographical, geological, economic, and land-use descriptions of land plots, as well as information on their legal status. As shown by an analysis of urban land in Moscow, approximately 80 % of tax revenues come from land tax. The land market is understood in a broad sense and includes the actual right of use, lease rights, pledge rights, and mortgage lending. These and other issues related to the land cadastre and land ownership rights are discussed in this issue of the journal.
Sincerely, Peter Grabovyy Editor-in-Chief