Government of Jamaica

Land Proposals

Have land that you are interested in selling for the construction of housing solutions?

We accept proposals made for the sale of lands to us for the construction of housing solutions.

Proposals that are submitted require:
  • A diagram of the land
  • An asking price
  • A copy of the Registered Title
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Submitted Your proposal?

A preliminary assessment of the information received will be made by the Project Land Officer.

This assessment is to determine:
  • whether the land is within the medium to high demand areas as indicated by our latest Parish Preference Survey
  • the fair offer price
  • the land meets the minimum size requirement of 10 acres (except for land in high density areas)

Preliminary assessment Completed?

Site visits will then be made to the proposed land that passes the preliminary assessment for further assessment.

This is done against the following general guideline criteria:

Topography

Less than 5% of the land should contain slopes exceeding 30 degrees

Soil Type

Heavy rock outcropping should not exceed 10% of land.

Adequacy of Existing Infrastructure

There should be economic accessibility of water supply, electricity, entry road, sewage disposal and drainage

Adequacy of Existing Social Infrastructure

These should be within 2 miles of the site.

Government’s National Settlement Policy

Should be within a 2 miles radius of a major town or in keeping with GOJ’s settlement policy.

NHT Parish Preference Survey

Should be within the medium to high demand areas.

Existing Land Use

 The site should be free of squatters/build.

Zoning for the Area

The site should be zoned for housing or easily re-zoned.

Proximity to Government Lands

The availability of Government owned land in close proximity and adequate size would take precedence.

Offer Price (to be Based on Valuations)

2 valuations are required. The offer price will be derived based on a reversed selling price analysis.

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