8 of the best · Hanoi, Vietnam
What a foreign buyer may own in Vietnam under the Housing Law 2023, the quotas per building and ward, land-use rights, and the international advisers with Hanoi offices. We never publish prices.
Our 8 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Three Hanoi moments we keep going back to: the Temple of Literature at eight in the morning, a bowl of phở on Bát Đàn, and a drink in the Metropole’s Bamboo Bar at dusk.
In force since 1 August 2024
The law that sets what foreign buyers may own: apartments and houses in commercial projects, for 50 years, renewable once.
Per building
Foreigners may own no more than 30 per cent of the apartments in one building.
What the Housing Law allows a foreign buyer, and where people live.
The back story
Apartments by West Lake, villas in Ciputra, towers in the west and the new towns across the river: where people buy in Hanoi, and what the Housing Law allows a foreign buyer.
What foreigners may own.
Land is not sold
In Vietnam land is held by the state; owners hold land-use rights, which are not sold to foreign individuals.
Per building
Foreigners may own no more than 30 per cent of the apartments in one building.
In force since 1 August 2024
The law that sets what foreign buyers may own: apartments and houses in commercial projects, for 50 years, renewable once.
International firms in Hanoi.
International adviser
An international property adviser with a Hanoi office, for sales, lettings and research.
International adviser
An international property adviser with a Hanoi office, for sales, lettings and research.
International adviser
An international property adviser with a Hanoi office, for sales, lettings and research.
International adviser
An international property adviser with a Hanoi office, for sales, lettings and research.
