Khay­alami Estate opens invest­ment oppor­tun­it­ies for Bulawayo res­id­ents

A NEW res­id­en­tial devel­op­ment in Bulawayo is cre­at­ing new oppor­tun­it­ies for home seekers and investors with stands now avail­able at the prom­ising Khay­alami Estate in Nku­lu­mane sub­urb.

Spear­headed by Guest and Tan­ner Real Estate in part­ner­ship with South­land Ridge Developers, the project is being posi­tioned as an afford­able and cred­ible option in a mar­ket often clouded by uncer­tainty.

Speak­ing dur­ing their recent site visit, prin­cipal registered agent, Ms Pre­cious Rufu said the devel­op­ment seeks to cater for a wide range of buy­ers from first-time homeown­ers to seasoned prop­erty investors.

Stands range from 200 square metres to about 1 000 square metres with addi­tional com­mer­cial stands avail­able for busi­ness devel­op­ment.

Ms Rufu urged Bulawayo res­id­ents, includ­ing those in the dia­spora, to take advant­age of the oppor­tun­ity, describ­ing land own­er­ship as a path­way to long-term fin­an­cial secur­ity.

She said they have flex­ible pay­ment struc­ture terms, requir­ing a 30 per­cent deposit with the bal­ance

pay­able in instal­ments, which makes the project access­ible to many aspir­ing prop­erty own­ers.

“This is not just about buy­ing land, but it’s about build­ing gen­er­a­tional wealth. Whether you are plan­ning to build your first home or invest in a rental prop­erty, this devel­op­ment offers a prac­tical start­ing point,” said Ms Rufu.

The estate is expec­ted to evolve into a fully ser­viced res­id­en­tial area with plans for essen­tial infra­struc­ture, includ­ing tarred roads, water sys­tems and sewer net­works.

A des­ig­nated com­mer­cial area will sup­port small busi­nesses while a school stand has also been set aside to cater for future edu­ca­tional needs.

Prop­erty con­sult­ant Ms Bongeka Ncube who is over­see­ing the devel­op­ment, explained that the land is privately owned.

The prop­erty owner sub­divided the land and engaged pro­fes­sional agents and developers to man­age the project.

“This devel­op­ment falls under the Bulawayo City Coun­cil and all pro­cesses are being car­ried out in com­pli­ance with coun­cil reg­u­la­tions,” said Ms Ncube.

“At every stage of road con­struc­tion, trench­ing and ser­vi­cing, coun­cil inspec­tions are con­duc­ted to ensure stand­ards are met.”

The project will con­sist of over 600 res­id­en­tial stands, along­side sup­port­ing infra­struc­ture aimed at cre­at­ing a self-sus­tain­ing com­munity.

Ms Ncube said while early pro­jec­tions tar­geted com­ple­tion by August this year, ongo­ing infra­struc­ture works, includ­ing the con­struc­tion of two bridges, have slightly exten­ded timelines.

The revised com­ple­tion date is now Decem­ber. Des­pite these adjust­ments, developers remain con­fid­ent in the project’s pro­gress.

One bridge is near­ing com­ple­tion, while work on the second is under­way, both crit­ical to improv­ing access­ib­il­ity to the estate.

A key selling point of the devel­op­ment is its emphasis on trans­par­ency. Ms Ncube said poten­tial buy­ers are being invited to phys­ic­ally visit the site rather than rely on pro­mo­tional images or digital rep­res­ent­a­tions.

“In today’s mar­ket, there are con­cerns about dubi­ous land deals where what is advert­ised is not what exists on the ground. We want people to come, see the land for them­selves and make informed decisions,” she said.

Guest and Tan­ner Real Estate, which is cel­eb­rat­ing over a cen­tury of oper­a­tion, has built its repu­ta­tion on due dili­gence and com­pli­ance.

The com­pany veri­fies own­er­ship doc­u­ments, checks coun­cil approvals and ensures that all trans­ac­tions meet legal stand­ards before bring­ing prop­er­ties to mar­ket.

They also work on behalf of prop­erty own­ers, facil­it­at­ing sales while ensur­ing legit­im­acy on both sides of the trans­ac­tion.