Are you having legal property problems abroad? Are you a member of any of the national property organisations-members of UIPI? Help is close at hand, throught the property owners organisation of the country where your problem lies, through UIPI and 
A vast UIPI delegation participated in the 27th Annual Congress of Hellenic Property Federation (POMIDA) in Athens, Greece, on 30.1.2010, to support the greek property owners concerning the new announced heavy tax burden upon real estate property ownership. In the presence of Athens city Mayor Nikitas Kalamanis and other important greel officials, UIPI Vice president David Salusbury stressed that property owners should organize themselves into strong associations, fighting for their rights. Read more...
Within the framework of the European Sustainable Energy week 2010, UIPI is organizing in Brussels an interesting international conference, on Thursday, 25.3.2010, 14.30 h., at Room VMA 3 ( EESC Van Maerlant Building, 2, rue Van Maerlant, 1040 Brussels) titled "Implementation of EPBD in each european country: Practices, incentives & results".
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The State Duma of the Russian Federation has voted in favour of the draft law ratifying Protocol No. 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights. The vote clears the way once and for all for the Protocol, already ratified by the other 46 States Parties, to enter into force. In this way, thousands of cases for property rights violations will be tried much faster than before. Read more...
The Austrian Property Federation (Hausbesitzer) organized in Vienna the annual celebration of UIPI International Property Day. The panel discussion addressed the problem of landlords being obliged to maintain their property in good condition, according to the law, while landlords are also burdened by many restrictions, rent regulations and many other responsibilities. This impossible combination finally leads to a true violation of their property rights, which are internationally recognized human rights, stressed the Zentralverband president Dr. Fritz Noszek, UIPI vice president.
UIPI has declared the 10th of December as "World Property Day". For 2009 the celebration took place in Paris, on Friday, 11 Dec. in a big reunion of UIPI members from 20 countries and the presidents of the UNPI regional property owners chambers all over France. Read more and the program...
The Council has reached on Tuesday 17 November 2009 a political agreement with the European Parliament on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. The compromise text still has to be formally approved by the Council before the full Parliament gives its final endorsement at the beginning of 2010. Once adopted and published in the EU Official Journal, Member States will have two years to bring their national laws into line with the new directive.
Emmanuelle Causse was appointed as Head of the Public Affairs office of UIPI, charged to make the voice of property heard out loud in Brussels. Emmanuelle has a good public affairs experience in Brussels, having studied law, governmental affairs and political sciences, political affairs and lobbying. Coming from a landlords family, Emmanuelle clearly understands the interests and can defend the rights and views of property and building owners of Europe.
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88 percent of the loan commitments for renovations of residential property were directed to households, announced Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KfW), federal bank of Germany...
While the energy certificate is compulsory for every building transaction in Italy since July 1st, 2009, Confedilizia made it clear to its members that the certificate is not yet mandatory for rentals...
Agustin Pujol, architect from Tarragona, Spain, was appointed as special UIPI delegate to confront the problems that the Spanish Urban Property Camaras face regarding the new Services Directive ...
During its last Executive Committee meetings in Zurich (26-9) and Stockholm (12-6) UIPI welcomed three property owners associations - members from Portugal, Monaco and Bulgaria, while associations from other european countries are on the way of becoming UIPI members too! UIPI has now its own office and Public Affairs department in Brussels (Rue du Lombard 76, BRUXELLES 1000, BELGIUM, mail@uipi.com
The UIPI 40th international Congress titled: 'Efficient energy performance for low costs and sustainable development' was successfully concluded in Stockholm, Sweden, under the presidency of Stratos Paradias in June 2009. Read more ...
To the national organizations of property owners all over Europe and the World, to all landlords and homeowners everywhere, caring for their properties,
Dear colleagues and fellow property owners,...
