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State Removes Title Deed Hurdles for Developers

By Business Daily The State has sealed a legal loophole that risked blocking investors from phased development of high-rise buildings on parcels of land where some complete units had been sold and titles transferred to owners. A newly published policy by the Lands and Physical Planning ministry will see the Sectional Properties Act 2020 amended to allow for a phased and mixed development of properties. “Increasingly there is a need by developers to develop their pieces of land in phases. If the land is under one title it presents a problem under Sectional Properties Act since the head title cannot be surrendered until the entire land has been developed," the policy says. Find Property in Uasin Gishu County Baoriat Agencies Call: +254 721-554-937 "There is, therefore, need to ensure that the land can be subdivided into phases to allow for separate head titles to be surrendered and thus allow for the application of Sectional Properties Act." Under the current law, ...

County Rolls Up Initiative to Monitor Construction of New Buildings in Eldoret

  The Department of Lands, Housing, Physical Planning and Urban Development in Uasin Gishu has affirmed its commitment to ensuring thorough efficacy of development control as a tool for monitoring the residential building development process within the county. And as one of the bids to promote quality assurance within the building construction industry, the department has rolled out an initiative that will see its officials undertake a weekly Rapid Results Initiative (RRI). Find Property in Uasin Gishu County Baoriat Agencies Call: +254 721-554-937 The RRI is aimed at ensuring a follow up of all ongoing constructions so that they comply with the approved plans by the department. According to the Director of Physical Planning Daniel Koech, legally, building and construction works explicitly requires all developments to be monitored to ensure conformity with approved building plans and compliance with recommended planning standards. Do you have a new house that you want to sell...