Topic outline

  • Welcome to the course!

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    The course starts on Tuesday, September 5 at 10, in lecture hall 216 (Otakaari 4). Welcome!

    The lecture programme below is subject to changes.

    Time, date and place

    Topic

    Teacher

    Tue 5.9.

    10-12

    216 (Otakaari 4)

    Welcome to the course!

    Instructions and practicalities

    Introduction

    Kirsikka Riekkinen

    Wed 6.9.

    10-12

    326 (Otakaari 4)

    Cadastral systems and land registration

    Kirsikka Riekkinen

    Tue 12.9.

    10-12

    216 (Otakaari 4)

    Land administration and land tenure

    Kirsikka Riekkinen

    Wed 13.9.

    10-12

    326 (Otakaari 4)

    Cadastral surveys

    Kirsikka Riekkinen

    Mon 18.9.

    RECORDED LECTURE

    Contract law basics

    Antti Palmujoki

    Tue 19.9.

    10-12

    215 (Otakaari 4)

    Introduction, institutions, legal system, constitutional basis

    Ari Ekroos

    Wed 20.9.

    10-12

    326 (Otakaari 4)

    Administrative system and principles of administrative law

    Ari Ekroos

    Mon 25.9.

    12-14

    326 (Otakaari 4)

    Company law starting points

    Antti Palmujoki

    Tue 26.9.

    10-12

    215 (Otakaari 4)

    Land use planning system

    Ari Ekroos

    Wed 27.9.

    10-12

    326 (Otakaari 4)

    Land use policy legislation

    Ari Ekroos

    Mon 2.10.

    12-14

    326 (Otakaari 4)

    Real estate and apartment purchase

    Antti Palmujoki

    Tue 3.10.

    10-12

    215 (Otakaari 4)

    Public construction law basis and other environmental permits

    Ari Ekroos

    Wed 4.10.

    10-12

    326 (Otakaari 4)

    Climate law

    Ari Ekroos

    Tue 10.10.

    10-12

    215 (Otakaari 4)

    Multidisciplinary approach for value creation in real estate economics - understanding the needs of various market players

    Teemu Haataja

    KPMG

    Wed 11.10.

    10-12

    ONLINE

    		 Placeholder for questions

    Kirsikka Riekkinen

    Thu 19.10.

    10-13

    215 (Otakaari 4)

    Course exam

     

    To successfully complete the course, you need to pass all the following:

    ·        Assignment 1 (Appeal on land use plan) DL Sun 8.10.2023 at 23.55

    ·        Assignment 2 (Deed of sale) DL 15.10.2023 at 23.55

    ·        Exam (options 19.10.2023, 12.12.2023, 1.2.2024)

    ·        Essay DL Sun 22.10.2023 at 23.55

    Participation in lectures is recommended, but not mandatory.  


  • Lecture slides and materials

  • Assignment 1: Appeal to administrative court

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    Use the given template to write an appeal targeted to administrative court, concerning a land use plan.

    Further instructions are given by Ari Ekroos during lectures on week 39!


    Instructions     Write an appeal (max 2 pages) to administrative court on planning decision (master plan or detailed plan), that you are interested in (e.g. Espoo, Helsinki, Vantaa, Turku, any other). Choose a viewpoint of company, municipality, authority, neighbor, or other.

    Focus on specific theme in your appeal. The theme could be e.g.

    •building rights

    •traffic

    •nuisance, pleasantness, aestethics

    •parks and other green areas

    You will get further instructions from Ari Ekroos on week 38 (lectures 19.&20.9.)!

    Deadline Sunday 8.10.2023 at 23.55. Note that late submission will lower your points by 1/starting day.


  • Assignment 2: Real estate and apartment transaction

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    Instructions

    1. Draft a deed of sale for a single family house (real estate), according to the Finnish Code of Real Estate (Maakaari 540/1995). 1 p

    2. Draft a deed of sale for an apartment, by following the Finnish Limited Liability Housing Companies Act (Asunto-osakeyhtiölaki 1599/2009). 1 p

    3. What are the differences in these transactions that you need to consider as a buyer/seller?  3 p


    Note that in this assignment, you are not given a template for the agreements. You may use real estate agencies’ deed drafts, but make sure you understand yourself the terms and conditions in the agreement!

    DL Sunday 15.10.2023. Integrate your files into one pdf before submitting the assignment. Note that late submission lowers the points by 1/starting day.

    You may do this assignment in Finnish or English.

  • Essay: Institutions and sustainability

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    Choose an institution in real estate economics

    •Examples: land ownership, land market, cadastral system, land use planning system, etc.
    •Describe the elements of the chosen institution
    •Discuss about the connections between sustainability and the institution you have chosen.
    •Use appropriate references (scientific articles) and remember to cite.
    •Also, add a part where you show the relevance of the chosen institution within the field of real estate economics (figure, mindmap etc.)
    •4 to 8 pages (excluding cover page)
    •Submit your essay on MyCourses (3 possibilities: mid-term feedback, draft version and final essay, final essay will be graded)

    DL 22.10.2023

    No template is given, but use the suggested structure (Introduction - Discussion - Conclusions - Relevance within real estate economics). When drafting your essay, check the evaluation matrix for requirements.