Year: 2023

Caribbean property markets head into year-end with luxury segments performing strongly across Barbados, Cayman and Jamaica, while Christmas tourism bookings run 10-15 percent ahead of 2022 as housing affordability pressures intensify.

The UK Renters Reform Bill completed its committee stage with 183 government amendments, addressing student housing, housing standards, benefit discrimination, and HMO regulation. Each issue has its parallel in Jamaica’s largely unregulated rental market.

Britain introduced sweeping legislation to reform its leasehold property system, tackling ground rents, service charge abuses, and restricted ownership rights that have trapped millions of flat owners for decades. The parallels with Jamaica’s own land titling challenges are not direct but they are instructive.

KINGSTON, JAMAICA – November 24, 2023Dean Jones, the luminary founder and CEO of Jamaica Homes, emerges not only as a…

A caveat is a legal notice that can be registered against a Jamaican land title to protect a genuine property interest — such as that of a purchaser who has paid a deposit, a mortgagee, or a beneficiary under a trust. When caveats are lodged without a genuine basis, or are maintained beyond their legitimate purpose, they can prevent an owner from selling or mortgaging their property, and the person who lodged the caveat can be liable for resulting losses.

Kingston, Jamaica — 24 November 2023 One hundred and forty-four housing units will be constructed in Tivoli Gardens in western…

In the Jamaican real estate market, like in many places, agents sometimes seek secondary income streams due to various factors…

Do you dream of diving into the lucrative world of short-term rental management but believe you lack the capital to…

Jamaica Homes is proud to offer a sophisticated integration with IDX/MLS data, designed to elevate the user experience for agencies,…

Jamaica Homes is proud to offer a sophisticated integration with IDX/MLS data, designed to elevate the user experience for agencies,…

Kingston, Jamaica — 14 November 2023 Jamaica’s revised national building code now requires all new construction to withstand Category 5…

In Jamaica, as in many developing countries, the pursuit of sustainability is a delicate balancing act. The pressing need for…

Jamaica’s coastline is a Crown resource, and the foreshore — the land between the high and low water marks — cannot be privately owned or permanently enclosed. Yet encroachment by private property owners, hotels, and developers onto foreshore land is an ongoing concern in Jamaica’s coastal parishes, depriving the public of beach access and placing unpermitted structures at risk of enforcement action.

Starting a development project in Jamaica involves careful navigation through a series of permits and licenses to ensure compliance with…

Cities worldwide are converting empty offices and ageing commercial stock into homes. Kingston has underutilised urban buildings, a housing shortage and a regenerating waterfront. Is adaptive reuse the piece Jamaica has been missing?