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JK: Foreigners to own property
A review of laws on fixed assets ownership in the country could soon see foreigners enabled to buy apartments in structures constructed by the National Housing Corporation, President Jakaya Kikwete revealed on Wednesday.
He said the government was considering reviewing the existing laws, particularly those that bar foreigners from making such purchases.The move could see the market for the NHC houses expand.
President Kikwete said many other countries including South Africa and the US allow foreigners to buy houses, a practice he said has greatly contributed to the growth of their economies."Restricting foreigners from buying NHC apartments is a matter we need to reconsider. We should not delay our progress," he said. The President was speaking at a function to lay the foundation stone for NHC's Morocco Square project in the city.
He also laid the foundation stone for another NHC Mindu Housing project in Upanga.The Morocco Square project worth Sh150 billion, that started mid-last year and is expected to end in December 2017, will consist of four towers built on one foundation.
Two of the towers will house office units, one hotel and the other will be for residential and commercial purposes.The project is mainly financed by a CRDB Bank loan to the tune of about Sh100 billion.
The residential tower will consist of 22 storeys with 100 apartments; the 20 and 17 storey towers will be for offices and shops and the 13 storey structure will house a hotel.
Welcoming the President, NHC Board of Directors' chairperson Zakhia Meghji, cited the law that restricts NHC to sell its houses to foreigners as one of the major obstacles.
She said the NHC is currently building many houses that are supposed to be sold but the internal market was limited.
"In order to expand the reach, we request that the law be reviewed to allow even Tanzanians in the Diaspora and foreigners to buy the houses," she appealed.
Souce: The Citizen