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Jamaica’s property market opened 2025 in a state that practitioners describe as purposeful rather than frenetic — a market that…
Kingston, Jamaica — 9 March 2025 Warren Buffett is not the first person Jamaicans might turn to for advice on…
History is often told through wars, kings, revolutions, and religion. Yet beneath those dramatic events lies something quieter but far…
Jamaica isn’t just an island; it’s a feeling. It’s where the sea dances with the sun, the culture pulses with…
Family land disputes — where multiple heirs inherit an undivided interest in a property and cannot agree on whether to sell, divide, or develop — are among the most common sources of property litigation in Jamaica. Without a clear legal mechanism for resolution, these disputes can paralyse a property for years and leave it vulnerable to squatting, deterioration, and fraud.
Jamaica’s real estate market is experiencing a transformative phase, with a surge in demand for luxury properties that blend modern…
Jamaica’s property market closes 2024 as the most active year since the diaspora-fuelled boom of 2021, with transaction volumes in…
Jamaica’s bauxite mining history has left a complex land rights legacy in which the surface of a parcel may be privately owned while the subsurface mineral rights belong to the Crown or are licensed to a mining company. Landowners in former and active mining areas who are unaware of this distinction can unknowingly purchase or sell properties that are subject to existing mining licences or subsurface claims.
The Jamaican real estate market in 2025 is set to experience transformative changes shaped by economic factors, technological advancements, and…
When you think of pirates, hidden treasure, and old cannons, what comes to mind? For many, these images are straight…
“Land of Wood and Water,” a phrase originating from Jamaica’s earliest inhabitants, the Taínos, who named the island “Xaymaca,” reflects…
Electricity poles, water mains, and drainage infrastructure run across thousands of private properties in Jamaica, creating easement rights in favour of public utilities. When landowners build, develop, or subdivide their property without accounting for these easements, they can face costly enforcement, infrastructure relocation disputes, or forced access that significantly disrupts their plans.
Deed fraud and title tampering — the alteration or forgery of property ownership documents to fraudulently transfer or encumber land — are among the most serious forms of property crime in Jamaica. With land values rising and the property market growing, the incentive for criminals to exploit documentation vulnerabilities has increased, and the impact on victims can be financially catastrophic.
Jamaica’s third quarter of 2024 has consolidated the recovery that began in late 2023 into something more durable: a broad-based improvement in volumes across price segments, sustained price appreciation in the mid-market, and a north coast benefiting from another exceptional summer season. With the election calendar entering its active phase and the BOJ’s easing approaching completion, the market’s final quarter of 2024 will determine whether the recovery has legs into the election year.
When a Jamaican property transaction goes wrong because of errors or omissions by the conveyancing attorney, the financial consequences for the client can be severe. Attorney negligence in property transactions — ranging from failure to conduct an adequate title search to releasing purchase funds to the wrong person — can leave a buyer without title, without money, and facing years of litigation to recover their loss.