Setting up an office is a lot harder than working in one. Suddenly you have no colleagues to back you up, no support staff, and dozens of dilemmas: For example, you're confronted with the initial expense for office equipment and furniture: How do you keep that cost to a minimum without sacrificing comfort and productivity? And how do you establish an office in your home that's really an office and not...

Conveyancing is the process by which the ownership of land or property is transferred from one person to another. In Trinidad and Tobago there are two systems under which land is registered: the common law system and the Torrens registration system (Real Property Act system). The system of registration that your transaction falls under depends on the document showing ownership of the land or property. If...

Acquisition of Real Estate in Trinidad In Trinidad, the Aliens (Landholding) Act, Ch. 58:02 was repealed in 1990 and the Foreign Investment Act, 1990 relaxed the restrictions on ownership of real estate by foreigners and improved the conditions for foreign investment. Generally, the Foreign Investment Act, 1990 (sections 6 & 7) allows foreign investors in Trinidad (including individuals and...

Selling a home may seem like a simple process. You clean it up, show it to a few people and one of them buys it. The trouble is that the process is actually much more complicated, with legal and practical considerations you may not know much about. Sometimes, sellers make simple mistakes that could cost them big, even after the sale is complete.When selling your home, avoid these common seller...