PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH LANDOWNER DEVELOPMENT CONSULTATIONS IN RA
October 30, 2026
LEASE COMPLIANCE EFFORTS LEAD TO WRIT OF POSSESSION OF PROPERTIES IN LAUTOKA
October 30, 2026
A major achievement in Fiji’s housing and urban development efforts materialised today with the handover of 269 registered 99-year lease documents under the Waidamudamu Informal Settlement Upgrading Project to the Director of Lands.
While handing over the leases, CEO Mr Solomone Nata said the occasion marks the successful completion of the upgrading project, implemented under the Ministry of Housing’s Informal Settlement Upgrading Programme (ISUP), which aims to provide long-term land tenure security for residents living in informal settlements through the issuance of leases over fully serviced and subdivided residential lots.
The Waidamudamu project, located along the Kings Highway at Koronivia, covers approximately 13.58 hectares of land known as Waidamudamu and Delaiviwa No. 2.
In 2014, the project was granted a Development Lease, which then progressed through detailed planning, engineering design, infrastructure construction, surveying, subdivision, and statutory approvals.
Engineering consultancy services for the project were awarded to Luveniyali Engineering Consultants in 2015, while civil infrastructure works were undertaken by Multi-Works Pte Limited following a Government Tender Board procurement process.
With all development, survey, engineering, and statutory requirements now complete, the project has successfully delivered and formalised 269 surveyed lots, comprising 265 residential lots and four civic lots.
All lease documents have been registered by the Registrar of Titles and are now ready for issuance to tenants through the Director of Lands. The leases carry a 99-year term, providing occupants with secure tenure and legal recognition of their occupation rights.
For the landowners, namely Yavusa Naivisere, Yavusa Rokotuitai and Yavusa Naisake, they have benefitted through lease premiums and rental payments generated by both the development lease and the individual residential leases, with a total income of approximately $1.19 million.
The programme supports Fiji’s commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and contributes directly to Sustainable Development Goal 11, which seeks to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
