To combat land brokers, Quynh Luu pilots the auction of 19 lots by indirect secret ballot.

In the past, Quynh Luu was considered a hot spot in land auctions due to the situation of "land brokers" colluding, lowering prices, causing disorder, making people angry and losing budget revenue. Therefore, in 2019, Quynh Luu district was chosen by the province as a point in changing the auction form from direct to indirect.

Delegates attending the auction. Photo: Le Nhung

At the auction of 19 residential plots in Quynh Thuan commune on the morning of June 2, there was no longer any jostling or disorder because of land brokers forcing buyers to fix prices like in previous auctions. There was also no scene of the district police force deploying a tight force to protect. All auction participants sat in the hall in an orderly and serious manner with a relaxed mentality.

During the 1 session, 19/19 lots were successfully auctioned. Accordingly, 73 customers participating in the auction filled in the information about the bid price and lot number, then put it in an envelope and signed on the sealing edge to put it in the ballot box. Therefore, the information about which lot the customer bought and how much they bid was completely confidential and was only made public when the ballot box was opened.

Checking the ballot box seal. Photo: Le Nhung

After an indirect secret ballot auction, 19/19 residential land lots of Quynh Thuan commune were successfully auctioned, the highest lot costing over 911 million VND, the lowest lot costing 682 million VND, the difference from the starting price was 16.6%. The total auction winning amount was nearly 15 billion VND.

It is known that, along with Quynh Thuan, on June 1, Quynh Tan commune also successfully auctioned 39 residential land lots by indirect secret ballot, collecting nearly 20 billion VND.

Representatives of functional agencies, local authorities and companies check customers' auction tickets. Photo: Le Nhung

The piloting of land auctions by indirect secret ballot has created trust among the people and eliminated the rampant "land brokers" situation as before. And this is considered the most superior method up to now. This shows the attention of the Party Committees and authorities at all levels to solve pressing problems, thereby creating trust and fairness in land auctions in the district./.