Plan to proceed with digitization of lease contracts, etc. Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akabane, October 22, 15:38
Regarding the online real estate transaction, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akabane has indicated that he intends to promote the digitization of lease contracts, which are currently required by law to be delivered in paper form.
On the morning of the 22nd, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akaba met with Minister for Regulatory Reform Kono and Minister for Digital Reform Hirai, and exchanged opinions on the online real estate transaction.
After the meeting, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akabane said, "The law states that real estate transactions should be written in writing at the time of contract, but we discussed whether it could be digitized. It is necessary to amend the law, but we will proceed. ", And announced a policy to promote online real estate transactions.
When buying or selling a house or concluding a lease contract, it is currently necessary for the business operator to issue a contract or a description of important matters on paper based on the law, but in the future, the law will be amended to do this. We would like to promote the online real estate transaction by allowing the digitization of documents.
In addition, Minister Akabane expressed his intention to promote the digitization of administrative procedures, such as simplifying procedures related to automobiles by digitizing vehicle verification, and promoting cooperation between national qualifications such as architects and My Number Card. It was.