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                <description><![CDATA[Latest posts from Property in Zambia - Buy &amp; Rent Real Estate | Homes Platinum]]></description>
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        <pubDate>2026-01-15T20:02:54+02:00</pubDate>

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                <title><![CDATA[DID YOU KNOW?]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[DID YOU KNOW?
In Zambia, not everyone is permitted to own land, especially non-Zambian citizens. 

According to the law, the following categories of persons or companies may legally own land in Zambia:]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[JUSTIN CHIFUMBA <info@homesplatinum.co.zm>]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:02:54 +0200</pubDate>
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                                    <category>Buying a Home</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Minister Sylvia T Masebo Urge Zambians to Get Title Deeds]]></title>
                <link>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/minister-sylvia-t-masebo-urge-zambians-to-get-title-deeds</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Sylvia T Masebo Urge Zambians to Get Title Deeds.
Key Points From The Minister's Recent National Address.

Zambia has approximately 1.2 million numbered properties, but only about 450,000 have registered Certificates of Title.

More than half of properties lack full legal protection, exposing owners to land disputes and tenure insecurity.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[JUSTIN CHIFUMBA <info@homesplatinum.co.zm>]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:08:17 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[PUBLIC NOTICE from Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources]]></title>
                <link>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/public-notice-from</link>
                <description><![CDATA[PAY YOUR BILLS TO AVOID PENALTIES &amp; REPOSSESSION OF YOUR PROPERTIES !!!!!!
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources is reminding ALL property owners to PAY their outstanding Bills in Ground Rent and Offer Letters / Invitation to Treat (ITT).]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[JUSTIN CHIFUMBA <info@homesplatinum.co.zm>]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:51:24 +0200</pubDate>
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                                    <category>Market Trends</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Every Day, Land Is Getting More Expensive]]></title>
                <link>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/every-day-land-is-getting-more-expensive</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Yes, it’s simple as that. Mark Twain once said “Buy land, they aren’t making any more of it.” In any angle you can read this, it’s a real classic saying in real estate industry. As a limited resource, land is a real estate investment with fundamental value.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[JUSTIN CHIFUMBA <info@homesplatinum.co.zm>]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 21:31:16 +0200</pubDate>
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                                    <category>Buying a Home</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Top recommended neighborhoods for Investment in Livingstone]]></title>
                <link>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/recommend-neighborhoods-for-property-investment-in-livingstone</link>
                <description><![CDATA[DID YOU KNOW! All of Livingstone neighborhoods have distinct characteristics that cater to different lifestyles and preferences. It’s for this reason when looking into property investment, you have to know which neighborhood is best and what could be the potential future value due to planned infrastructure improvements or other activities?]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[JUSTIN CHIFUMBA <info@homesplatinum.co.zm>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/recommend-neighborhoods-for-property-investment-in-livingstone</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 02:22:33 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Returning to Zambia or new resident?]]></title>
                <link>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/returning-to-zambia-or-new-resident</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Returning to Zambia or new resident? Things you should know! Who is a New/Returning
Resident? Any person (including a citizen of Zambia) who arrives in or returns to, Zambia to take up or resume employment or residence.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[JUSTIN CHIFUMBA <info@homesplatinum.co.zm>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/returning-to-zambia-or-new-resident</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:48:04 +0200</pubDate>
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                                    <category>Market Trends</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Happy New Year to all]]></title>
                <link>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/happy-new-year-to-all</link>
                <description><![CDATA[In 2025 and beyond, the Homes Platinum Real Estate will remain focused in our mission “to deliver exceptional real estate services through transparency and dedication to client success." By staying close to our customers and evolving together with them, we will continue to create new value and new opportunities to own properties in Zambia.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[JUSTIN CHIFUMBA <info@homesplatinum.co.zm>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/happy-new-year-to-all</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:55:20 +0200</pubDate>
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                                    <category>Buying a Home</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[New Property Transfer Tax Rates in Effect]]></title>
                <link>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/new-property-transfer-tax-rates-in-effect</link>
                <description><![CDATA[New Property Transfer Tax Rates in Effect: Here’s What You Need to Know!

Attention all property owners and investors: as of today, the newly enacted Property Transfer Tax Act No. 27 of 2024 is officially in force. This means updated tax rates now apply to transactions involving land, houses, mining rights, exploration licenses, company shares,...]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[JUSTIN CHIFUMBA <info@homesplatinum.co.zm>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/new-property-transfer-tax-rates-in-effect</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 19:19:59 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Requirement to process Property Transfer Tax for 2025]]></title>
                <link>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/requirement-to-process-property-transfer-tax-for-2025</link>
                <description><![CDATA[TCC - a requirement to process Property Transfer Tax for 2025]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[JUSTIN CHIFUMBA <info@homesplatinum.co.zm>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/requirement-to-process-property-transfer-tax-for-2025</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2024 23:13:28 +0200</pubDate>
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                                    <category>Buying a Home</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[HH launches Zambezi Economic Zone]]></title>
                <link>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/hh-launches-zambezi-economic-zone</link>
                <description><![CDATA[President HAKAINDE HICHILEMA has launched the establishment of the Zambezi Economic Free Zone, consisting of Sekute and Mukuni Free Economic  Zones.

President HICHILEMA says the 17,000 hectares of land, once fully developed, will create thousands of jobs.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[JUSTIN CHIFUMBA <info@homesplatinum.co.zm>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/hh-launches-zambezi-economic-zone</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2024 23:03:42 +0200</pubDate>
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                                    <category>Market Trends</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[A Christmas message from the CEO]]></title>
                <link>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/a-christmas-message-from-the-ceo</link>
                <description><![CDATA[All of us here at Homes Platinum Real Estate would like to wish you and your loved ones our warmest wishes this Christmas and we hope that the New Year sees your home filled laughter, love and good health.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[JUSTIN CHIFUMBA <info@homesplatinum.co.zm>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/a-christmas-message-from-the-ceo</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2024 15:55:38 +0200</pubDate>
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                                    <category>Buying a Home</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Preparing Your Home To Sell]]></title>
                <link>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/preparing-your-home-to-sell</link>
                <description><![CDATA[When you’re preparing your home to sell you want to create as much neutral space as possible, so buyers can imagine themselves and their belongings in your home.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[JUSTIN CHIFUMBA <info@homesplatinum.co.zm>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/preparing-your-home-to-sell</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2024 21:55:46 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Selling Your House With Tenants]]></title>
                <link>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/selling-your-house-with-tenants</link>
                <description><![CDATA[It’s stressful being a landlord at the best of times, but when the time comes for you to sell your investment property and move on, the stress can feel palpable. You’ve probably spent time getting to know your tenants and have built a relationship with them, and most humans don’t deal with change all that well.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[JUSTIN CHIFUMBA <info@homesplatinum.co.zm>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/selling-your-house-with-tenants</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2024 22:02:35 +0200</pubDate>
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                                    <category>Selling a Home</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Why Choose A Sole Agency When Selling Your House?]]></title>
                <link>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/why-choose-a-sole-agency-when-selling-your-house</link>
                <description><![CDATA[A lot of sellers believe that they are best served by appointing a number of agents to scrap over their house with the idea that this competitive system will bring the best agent to the fore with the best sale. In reality this does not happen and any prudent Seller would always employ a sole agent.  The reasons for this are fairly obvious:]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[JUSTIN CHIFUMBA <info@homesplatinum.co.zm>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/why-choose-a-sole-agency-when-selling-your-house</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2024 22:07:23 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Selling A House]]></title>
                <link>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/selling-a-house</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Selling your personal residence has been rated as one of the most stressful lifetime experiences ranking alongside divorce, job redundancy, partnership break up and country translocation; Your house is often the most valuable asset you have and a bungled sale is far reaching and expensive. There are often a lifetime of memories, experiences and emotional holds attached to your home.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[JUSTIN CHIFUMBA <info@homesplatinum.co.zm>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/selling-a-house</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2024 22:15:49 +0200</pubDate>
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                                    <category>Home Improvement</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Is Hiring A Property Manager Worth It?]]></title>
                <link>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/is-hiring-a-property-manager-worth-it</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Deciding whether or not you want to spend money on a property manager versus managing your rental property yourself takes some consideration. A property manager will handle pretty much every aspect you can think of, and in some ways handle it better than you would. They take care of your property.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[JUSTIN CHIFUMBA <info@homesplatinum.co.zm>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/is-hiring-a-property-manager-worth-it</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2024 22:21:55 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Property Transfer Tax requirements?]]></title>
                <link>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/property-transfer-tax-requirements</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Do you know the Property Transfer Tax requirements? The Zambia Revenue Authority wishes to remind taxpayers of the required documents and information that should accompany the Property Transfer Tax return submission.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[JUSTIN CHIFUMBA <info@homesplatinum.co.zm>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/property-transfer-tax-requirements</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2024 22:35:20 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Zambia Integrated Lands Administration System]]></title>
                <link>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/2025-requirement-to-process-property-transfer-tax</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Introducing The Zambia Integrated Lands Administration System (ZILAS).
1. What is ZILAS? Click Here
2. How do I become a Member of Zamportal E-services? Click Here
3. How do i access the Zamportal E-services? Click Here
4. How do i pay for services on Zamportal? Click Here
5. Want to pay through zampay. Click Here]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[JUSTIN CHIFUMBA <info@homesplatinum.co.zm>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/2025-requirement-to-process-property-transfer-tax</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2024 23:08:46 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Ministry of Lands Update on ZILAS SYSTEM]]></title>
                <link>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/ministry-of-lands-update-on-zilas-system</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources is pleased to share an update on the deployment of the Zambia Integrated Land Administration System (ZILAS) and backlog Clearance. Addressing the press this morning, Hon. Dr. Elijah Muchima said all E-Services under the Ministry are progressing well, adding that all certificates of title issued before the new system was deployed are valid.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[JUSTIN CHIFUMBA <info@homesplatinum.co.zm>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://homesplatinum.co.zm/news/ministry-of-lands-update-on-zilas-system</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2024 22:49:06 +0200</pubDate>
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