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Chinese man in legal tussle after buying 34th-floor flat in 32-storey building

Despite no legal protections on illegally developed housing compounds, some Chinese internet users say it is the only way they can afford to own property.

Chieu LuuandAyman Ragab
Read the full story: https://sc.mp/b5a763

A man in China put a down payment for a flat on the 34th floor of an apartment building in a village near the city of Xian, but was told four years later that the completed building only had 32 floors. More than a decade later he is still fighting to be fully refunded. His case highlights the risks associated with a grey housing market in China, known as flats with limited property rights.

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