The government’s first full fiscal year budget, tabled in May 2026, delivered on housing in ways that practitioners describe as the most…

The Government is examining whether adverse possession applications should be referred to local Adjudication Committees, as the land titling minister warns absentee owners to use, fence and pay taxes on their land.

About 1,000 land titles have been issued this year, and the minister responsible says more than 5,000 are targeted, with long-held government housing schemes also in line for titling.

Owning a house can settle the paperwork and leave the heart unsettled. On old family hurts tied to land and homes, and what it takes to walk freely through your own front door.

Some of our anxieties about property were handed to us with the family photographs. A reflection on inherited fears about land and houses, and which ones are worth keeping.

Power of attorney documents that grant one person authority to act on another’s behalf in property transactions are being forged, misused, and obtained by deception across Jamaica, enabling fraudsters to sell or mortgage properties without the true owner’s knowledge or consent.

Fraudsters are fabricating wills and grant of probate documents in order to claim ownership of Jamaican family land after the death of a landowner. Lawyers and the courts have flagged this as a growing threat to legitimate heirs across all parishes.

Dual-sale fraud — in which the same property is sold to two separate buyers simultaneously — is a recurring problem in Jamaica’s property market. The first buyer to register their title with the NLA typically prevails, leaving the other with a civil claim and little prospect of full recovery.

The National Housing Trust has warned the public that persons are fabricating employment records and NHT contribution histories to fraudulently qualify for housing benefits, mortgage loans, and government-subsidised units intended for legitimate contributors.

Apartment owners in Jamaica’s growing strata developments are reporting the embezzlement of maintenance funds by strata corporation officers, leaving buildings without security, repairs, or insurance coverage while fees continue to be collected from unit owners.