The real estate sector presents immense opportunities. In Africa, the industry is fuelled by rapid urbanisation, a burgeoning middle class, population growth, and demand for residential, commercial, retail, mixed-use, and hospitality developments.
Yet persistent challenges, such as inadequate land documentation, limited digitisation of registries, title disputes, regulatory complexities, financing constraints, and the need for sustainable practices, require expert navigation to unlock value and mitigate risks.
Our team provides comprehensive legal and business expertise in the Real Estate sector across Africa and the UAE, specialising in structuring secure transactions, advising on large-scale developments, ensuring regulatory compliance, and managing conveyancing, financing, and disputes to deliver bankable, future-proof projects.
We support developers, investors, funds, governments, and occupiers from land acquisition through construction, leasing, operation, and exit, offering coordinated pan-African solutions that address local nuances while aligning with international standards.
The real estate market across continetns continues to expand, with notable trends, including the digitisation of land registries, sustainable and green building practices, mixed-use developments, affordable housing initiatives, and growing interest in hospitality and logistics assets. As ALN, we deliver integrated legal and commercial advice across Africa and the UAE to a diverse client base, including:
Our strong local knowledge, combined with pan-African coordination, enables clients to execute complex projects efficiently, secure clear title, structure resilient financing, and resolve issues decisively.
Our seamless services cover the whole real estate lifecycle, providing tailored support for your developments and investments in Africa and the UAE:
Representative transactions include advising:
A Mauritian private real estate development company, in connection with its acquisition of Metroplex Shopping Mall, one of the largest shopping malls in Uganda.
A subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corporation of China, a Chinese state-owned aerospace and defence company, in connection with its development of a mixed-use state-of-the-art development comprising of one of tallest office blocks in Kenya, a modern retail and commercial centre, a five star hotel and four residential apartment blocks consisting of an aggregate of 504 high end apartment.
In connection with the USD 25 million leveraged acquisition by merger of another property owning Zambian listed company.
In connection with the development of a financial centre in Kigali Rwanda.
An infrastructure investment platform that contributes to Africa’s growth by developing and investing in bankable projects, in connection with the legal framework for a proposed transaction involving the development, construction and financing of the Kigali Innovation City infrastructure project.
A Mauritian company that was the first to listed on the London Stock Exchange, in connection with its listing on the Official List of LSE.