Social Media Misconceptions About the Digitisation of Title Deeds in Zimbabwe Why Property Owners Should Stay Informed, Not Alarmed Over the past few weeks, social media platforms in Zimbabwe have been flooded with alarming messages, voice notes, forwarded WhatsApp texts, and sensational headlines regarding the digitisation of title deeds. Unfortunately, much of this information has […]
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Can You Sell Property in Zimbabwe and Remit the Money Abroad? By David K Chikumba In Zimbabwean property transactions, one question quietly follows many agreements of sale: “Can the seller actually take the money out of Zimbabwe?” The short answer is:Yes . but not automatically. And in typical Zimbabwean fashion, the answer sits somewhere between […]
A Light-Hearted Guide to Investing in Immovable Property in One of Africa’s Most Beautiful Countries By David K Chikumba There is something about Zimbabwe that surprises people. Maybe it is the weather.Maybe it is the scenery.Maybe it is the warmth of the people. Or maybe it is the fact that after visiting once, many foreigners […]
The Death of a Trust: How Trusts Actually End in Zimbabwe (Because Contrary to Popular Belief, Trusts Are Not Immortal Beings) By David K Chikumba Trusts are fascinating legal creatures. People create them to: And to be fair, trusts are extremely useful. But one important legal question is often ignored: “How does a trust actually […]
Divorce & Property Sharing: Does a Deed of Trust Actually Help? There is usually a particular moment during difficult marriages when one spouse suddenly develops a deep spiritual interest in “asset protection.” That is often the exact moment phrases like: “Put the house in a trust,”“Register it in my mother’s name,” or“Technically it’s not mine,”begin […]
THE BENCH CHANGES HANDS… AGAIN. ⚖️👩🏾⚖️ After years at the helm, Luke Malaba exits the stage robe folded, judgments archived, and WhatsApp legal analysts suddenly pretending they have always understood constitutional law. Enter the new Chief Justice, Elizabeth Gwaunza. Zimbabweans are now doing what Zimbabweans do best:forming legal opinions without reading a single judgment. One […]
What Happens After You Sign an Agreement of Sale? Or, Why Buying Property in Zimbabwe Is Not Quite Like Ordering Takeaways There is a magical moment in every property transaction. Pens come out.Pages are signed.Photographs are taken.The buyer smiles.The seller smiles.The estate agent smiles the hardest. And somewhere in the background, a conveyancer quietly opens […]
Buying Property in Zimbabwe: 10 Mistakes That Delay Transfers Or, How a “Quick Deal” Sometimes Turns Into a Three-Season Documentary There are few things capable of producing emotional highs and lows in Zimbabwe quite like buying property. One moment you are standing on an empty stand confidently declaring: “This is where the double-storey mansion will […]
The Role of a Conveyancer: More Than Just Paperwork There is a popular belief in Zimbabwe that a conveyancer is simply a person who “stamps papers,” disappears into an office for three weeks, resurfaces with a title deed, and sends an invoice powerful enough to trigger immediate prayer and fasting. Respectfully… that is not entirely […]
Diaspora Property Purchases in Zimbabwe: A Legal Guide Or, How to Buy Property Back Home Without Developing High Blood Pressure For many Zimbabweans in the diaspora, buying property back home begins as a beautiful dream. It starts innocently enough. You are sitting in Birmingham, Johannesburg, Perth, Toronto, Dallas, or somewhere in the United Kingdom where […]