How toapply for 99-yearlease agreements?

1 What is a 99- year lease Agreement?A 99yearleaseis a legallybindingagreementbetweentheMinistr yof Lands and RuralResettlementonbehalfoftheGovernment ofZimbabwewhoistheLessor; a piece of land for an agreed rental for 99 years, thelesseeagreesto rentthesaid piece of land 99 Yearleaseagreementis issuedtothelandbeneficiaryasa form oflongtermleasehold qualifies to get the 99 year leaseAgreement?Beneficiarieswho:&Havebee nissuedwith anofferletterbytheMinistryofLandsandRura lResettlement. Havebeenproductiveonthefarm. Havemademinimumdevelopmentsonthefarm. A2farmerscollectleaseapplicationformsfro mtherespectiveMinistryof LandsofficesatDistricts,ProvincesandHead office. Submitthecompletedformswithrelevantdetai lstotherespectiveDistrictLandsOffices.

2 DistrictsLands Officeinitiatesfirstfarminspectionbyvisi tingthefarmandinterviewingfarmer. Theformsarethenforwardedtoheadoffice. The Agricultural LandSettlementBoard willassesstheapplicationand make field visits tothefarm oftheapplicantandsubmittheirrecommendati onstotheMinisterofLands,andRuralResettle ment. of the 99- year leaseagreement. Itprovides99yearsguaranteeof landownershipifthefarmercontinuestomeett hetermsandconditionsoftheleaseagreement. Itcanbeusedascollateralforborrowingfromf inancialinstitutions. It issubjecttothecountry'slaws ofinheritance. Ittakescognisanceofspousesandwomeninthei rownrightas itincludesthemintheleaseagreement. ItcanberegisteredattheDeedsRegistry. It isissuedaftersurveying,whichis anadvantageasfarmersareassuredoftheirfin alactualboundariesatissuanceofthe99earle aseagreementsandcopiesofthesurveydiagram swouldbeattachedontheagreements.

3 Land willalwaysremainStatepropertyandnoonecan selltheland or hold it forspeculativepurposes.