In addition to the property guarantee, Airbnb has doubled its customer support team to 88 employees since last month and has designated a team to review suspicious activity.

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In practice, for example, they are more likely to guarantee property rights.

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To compound retail-property woes, there is no guarantee that when an economic recovery does come, there will be significant numbers of brands eager to take on additional space because of changes in the retail environment.

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This starts on 1 April 2013 and will help people who want to buy a new-build property in England only, unlike the mortgage guarantee scheme, which will be UK-wide.

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In most states, when a bank forecloses on a landlord, the tenant has no guarantee of being allowed to stay in the property, and neither the bank nor the landlord has a legal obligation to tell the tenant about the foreclosure.

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China "has called on North Korea to handle this matter in a speedy fashion and make all efforts to guarantee the legal rights of Chinese fishermen as well as their property and personal safety, " Mr. Hong said.

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This latter, a concept originally intended to guarantee the rights of newly emancipated slaves, was used to protect the rights of private property from interference by the state.

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