Enhancing Land Security and Ownership Through Flexible Land Tenure System

The Flexible Land Tenure System (FLTS) provides affordable security of tenure to informal settlement settlers, aiming to empower low-income individuals economically. It offers alternative titles that can be upgraded to Freehold Titles, ensuring perpetual security of title and various benefits such as reduced registration costs, ownership proof, investment opportunities, and collateral options. Stakeholders involved include local authorities, beneficiaries, and governmental bodies overseeing the scheme's implementation.

• Land Security
• Land Tenure System
• Ownership Rights
• Informal Settlements
• Economic Empowerment

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1. Flexible Land Tenure System 1 Upgradable Land Tenure System Under the Flexible Land Tenure System Presentation to the 2nd National Land Conference Participants By: Gabriel Iindombo Deputy Director, Land Boards Tenure & Advice Ministry of Land Reform 02 October 2018 Flexible Land Tenure System_2ndNational Land Conference

2. Presentation Outline 2 Introduction Objectives of FLTS Benefits of FLTS Pilot Local Authorities Key Stakeholders involved in FLTS Process Flow on Establishing a FLTS Scheme Types of Land Rights under the FLTS Conclusion 02 October 2018 Flexible Land Tenure System_2nd National Land Conference

3. Introduction 3 Flexible Land Tenure System, is a Scheme established under the Flexible Land Tenure Act (Act No. 4 of 2012) Aiming at providing affordable security of tenure to informal settlement settlers The FLTS is targeting people who live in the informal settlement/low income people Provision of a parallel tenure registration system FLTS Scheme can only be established on land within the local authority (Municipalities, Towns, Settlements, Village Councils) MLR overseeing the implementation of FLTS Scheme Other stakeholders are MURD, Local Authorities, Land Rights Office, GIZ & Beneficiaries Beneficiaries Association 02 October 2018 Flexible Land Tenure System_2nd National Land Conference

4. The Objectives of the FLTS 4 to creates alternative new forms of titles i.e. Starter Titles and Land Hold Titles, that can be upgraded to Freehold Titles to provide security of title for persons who live in the informal settlements or who are provided with low income housing to empower the persons concerned economically by means of these rights. 02 October 2018 Flexible Land Tenure System_2nd National Land Conference

5. Benefits of FLTS 5 Provide security of title for persons who live in the informal settlements in perpetuity (offers titles to immovable properties) Titles are cheaper to register (GRN pay for surveying & registration costs) Provide legal documentary proof of land ownership Beneficiaries will invest in their land without fear of being evicted Titles can allow erection of dwelling on a blockerf Titles are transferrable from one person to other Titles are inheritable (lease the property) Titles may be used as collateral (land hold title) Titles can be upgraded till freehold Reduction of boundary disputes due to internal measurement (land hold plan) 02 October 2018 Flexible Land Tenure System_2nd National Land Conference

6. FLTS Piloting Areas 6 City of Windhoek Onyika, Havana, Freedomland A & B Oshakati Town Council Onawa area Municipality of Gobabis Freedom Square 02 October 2018 Flexible Land Tenure System_2nd National Land Conference

7. Key Stakeholders 7 GIZ MLR MURD Steering Committee Appoints Officers Dept. of Land Reform, Resettlement and Regional Programme Implementation Dept. of Land Management Directorate of Deeds Directorate of Survey and Mapping Directorate of Land Reform and Resettlement To be established: FLTS Project Management Unit (PMU) Support and Guidance Sec. 6 FLTA Directives and Inspections To be established: Land Rights Office(s) Relevant Authorities Close Cooperation Close Cooperation To be established: Informal settlements (Communities) Associations (Communities) 02 October 2018 Flexible Land Tenure System_2nd National Land Conference

8. Process of Establishing FLTS Scheme Application to establish a Scheme Owner of the piece of land Local Authority (LA) Group of people who reside on the piece of land 8 Request to MLR If Feasilbilty study fails, scheme cant be established LA to amend the Scheme as per Advice MLR & LA Consultation Establishment of Associations & Provision of basic services Land Rights Office (Internal Measurement) Registration of Blocks in Deeds Office Application to Boards NAMPAB & Townshop LA conduct Feasibility Study LA Approves the Scheme Surveying of Blocks Registration in Land Rights Office 02 October 2018 Flexible Land Tenure System_2nd National Land Conference

9. Upgrade of Schemes 9 02 October 2018 Flexible Land Tenure System_2nd National Land Conference

10. Exemplary of a Starter Title Right 10 Starter Title rights: Gives a holder rights over a dwelling at a specified location within the Blockerf Land Rights cannot be used as a security for credit 02 October 2018 Flexible Land Tenure System_2nd National Land Conference

11. Exemplary of a Land Hold Title Right 11 Land Hold Title Rights: Gives the holder the same rights over the piece of land within the blockerf as the owner of freehold Land rights held under a land hold title can be used as a security for credit. 02 October 2018 Flexible Land Tenure System_2nd National Land Conference

12. Conclusion 12 This pilot phase is the first experience in Namibia FLTS is only targeting people living in the informal settlement The titles under FLTS are legal and supported by law The titles are been registered in a legal registration system (Land Rights Office) Titles are transferred, inherited and can be used a security for loans (Land Hold Titles) 02 October 2018 Flexible Land Tenure System_2nd National Land Conference

13. 13 I thank you for your attention 02 October 2018 Flexible Land Tenure System_2nd National Land Conference