Improving the legal provisions on retention of title in the 2015 Civil Code

Abstract

Retention of title is one of the provisions in the contract for selling a property. In
essence, it is similar to granting the seller the right to "delay the transfer of ownership of the
property" to the buyer. However, in the 2015 Civil Code, retention of title is recognized as one
of the measures to ensure the fulfillment of obligations. This article analyzes the content of the
legal provisions on retention of title, the shortcomings of the legal provisions, and proposes
some recommendations to improve the legal provisions on retention of title in the Vietnamese
Civil Code.