Stanbic Bank has launched a partnership with the Buganda Land Board (BLB) to provide an affordable financing solution to enable bibanja holders acquire land titles. The solution dubbed Kyapa Loans is aimed at simplifying land title acquisition by bibanja holders whose land has already been surveyed by the Buganda Land
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Uganda’s richest man Sudhir Ruparelia on Saturday opened another state-of-the art building along the 5th street in Industrial Area, Kampala. The building was opened by Rajiv Ruparelia, the Managing Director of Crane Management Services, a company under the Ruparelia Group where Sudhir is the Chairman. Rajiv said that the building
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Leading Real Estate developers, Comfort Homes on Thursday unveiled their latest product, the Casa Fortuna Apartments. Ambassador, Agnes Kalibala, the Chairperson of National Housing represented Vice President Edward Ssekandi at the colorful ceremony. "We thank Casa Foruna for putting up this wonderful structure since it contributes to the solution of
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By Judy Rugasira Kyanda Over the past few weeks, the media (both print and digital) has been awash with news about the Landlord and tenant Bill that was drafted by the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban development, seeking to appease a group of tenants / traders under an umbrella
Read MoreBy Muzamiru Kibeedi The demand for a law to be made by government to impose a ceiling on the rent that the landlords can charge for commercial properties has been around for some time. In the last five years, it has been spearheaded by KACITA (Kampala City Traders Association), the
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Kenya emerged the third most preferred real estate investment destination globally for the super-rich after the UK and the US in a study that also shows that nearly a quarter of Africa’s rich have property locally, the Daily Nationreports. According to Knight Frank’s Attitudes Survey 24 per cent of Africa’s
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The National Social Security Fund (NSSF), the leading social security provider in Uganda, has officially commissioned the construction of its shs3.9bn ultra-modern multipurpose commercial building in Mbarara town. The development sits on theFund’s 0.43 acres and is planned to be a modern retail and office complex comprising of four floors
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By Anthony Batze Each building has to be supported by something. It does not matter whether it’s a grass thatched house or a sky scraper, it will always need something to stand on which is called a foundation. The foundation is a major part of a building that supports its
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Marriott International on Tuesday announced further expansion plans in Africa with seven new hotel signings. This was revealed during the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) in Kigali, Rwanda. Marriott International was the first global chain to make a significant investment in Africa with the acquisition of Protea Hotels for $210
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Hilton, one of the biggest hospitality companies in the world has committed a total of US$50 million (about Shs180.4bn) over the next five years towards the Hilton Africa Growth Initiative to support the continued expansion of its Sub-Saharan African portfolio. The company said in a statement n Thursday that these
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