REAL ESTATE NEWS
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A Nairobi court has ordered the government to pay Kenyan tycoon Mike Maina Kamau Sh859 million as compensation for his demolished house.
Justice John Mativo made the directive after Maina moved to court seeking to have the Ministry of Transport and the office of the Attorney-General compelled to…
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The landlords and tenants’ association of Kenya (LATAK) has directed Kenyans not to pay their rent due to the financial difficulties occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic.
In a media briefing on Wednesday, the union’s secretary-general Ben Liyai argued that the pandemic has led to the closure of many…
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President Kenyatta has appealed to Kenyan landlords to waiver or reduce rent charges for their tenants due to the financial crisis occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic.
Uhuru, who addressed the nation from State House on Monday, urged property owners to emulate their colleagues who voluntarily…
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Another Kenyan landlord has put smiles on the faces of his tenants after he waived rent due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Justus Eleman, who owns a residential property in Lodwar town in Turkana County, asked his tenants not to pay April’s rent and instead use the money to buy food for their…
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The Landlords and Tenants Association of Kenya (LATAK) has called for a three-month rent waiver due to the financial challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking during a media briefing on Wednesday, the association’s officials asked the government to order all landlords to waiver rent…
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7.3 million out of the 46.7 million Kenyans are homeowners, according to the final report of the 2019 Population Census.
Out of the total 7,379,485 homeowners, 6,387,020 of them own houses in rural areas while those with homes in urban areas are 992,465.
The report shows that a total of 4,660,027…
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A 31-year-old woman accused of conning Kenyans out of millions of shillings through the sale of non-existent homes has been arrested.
Nuzrat Sharif was captured in Nyali, Mombasa County on Friday by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
Ms. Sharif is said to be the…
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A group of investors drawn from the United Kingdom have inked a deal to build 80,000 houses under President Kenyatta’s affordable housing project.
The deal to develop the new housing units was sealed during the inaugural UK-Africa Investment Summit held in London last week, according to Housing…
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Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui has announced that the construction of over 2,000 houses under the government’s affordable housing project will commence in Naivasha in February 2020.
The 2,400 housing units will be put up under a joint partnership between the Nakuru County government, the World Bank…
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President Kenyatta on Friday launched the construction of more than 8,000 houses in Mavoko, Machakos County.
The 8,888 houses will be built under Kenyatta’s affordable housing program and their construction will be funded by the United Nations through the Habitat Heights Company. The Mavoko project…
