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Kirima widow warns buyers off Njiru land as family row over 1,000-acre parcel deepens

Teresia Wairimu Kirima says plots on the roughly 1,000-acre Kirima land in Njiru are being sold without her consent, and has told buyers to hold their payments and banks to stop taking the title as security.

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Same building, different prices: Moroccan study finds 57% gap in price per square metre

A study by Moroccan property platform Agenz of nine sales in a single 2020-delivered residence found price-per-square-metre differences of up to 57%, showing that floor level, views and layout can matter more than a neighbour's sale price.

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Egypt to build 200,000 rental homes as Sisi moves to revive rental housing

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has directed the government and the Tahya Misr Fund to build 200,000 rental housing units at a shared cost, as Egypt moves to restore rental housing alongside its homeownership schemes.

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Table View residents challenge Milnerton flats development on school land

Civil engineering work has started on an approved Milnerton development of 377 flats, nine group houses and 16 single-residential erven on land residents say was earmarked for schools.

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KRA exempts landlords earning under Sh288,000 a year from monthly rental tax

The Kenya Revenue Authority’s updated rental income guidelines exempt residential landlords earning below Sh288,000 a year from Monthly Rental Income tax, bar expense deductions and confirm a 30 per cent levy on non-residents.

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El Gouna unveils Najan boutique village in Red Sea town's western district

El Gouna Red Sea has launched Najan, a boutique village of studios to three-bedroom apartments in low-rise buildings, as the Orascom Development Egypt town expands its western district with a pedestrian-first layout.

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Ghana's Rent Control Department launches quarterly public accountability series

The Rent Control Department has begun a quarterly public accountability series, with Acting Rent Commissioner Frederick Opoku saying the department must explain its decisions and report progress to landlords, tenants and the wider public.

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Morocco's construction costs jump 25-30% as developers warn on affordable supply

Materials prices have risen by between 25% and 30% and subcontracting costs for social housing have climbed sharply, squeezing Moroccan developers who say weak household purchasing power prevents them passing the increase on.

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Eviction Bill could push up rents and choke rental supply, lawyers warn

South Africa’s first overhaul of its eviction framework in more than 20 years conflates criminal land invasion with ordinary lease disputes, and its joinder rules risk shifting municipal housing duties onto private landlords, a litigator warns.