What does African Land do?

African Land is a full-service real estate investment advisory firm. We help investors buy, develop, rent, and manage property across Africa, with offices in Lagos, Accra, and London.

Which countries does African Land operate in?

We primarily operate in Nigeria and Ghana, with advisory services covering Kenya, South Africa, and other sub-Saharan African markets.

Can overseas investors buy property in Africa through African Land?

Yes. We specialise in helping diaspora and international investors acquire and manage African property remotely. We handle sourcing, legal due diligence, refurbishment, and ongoing management.

Does African Land offer joint ventures with landowners?

Yes. We structure and facilitate joint ventures between landowners in Africa and developers or investors, covering legal arrangements, profit sharing, and project management.

Does African Land have a construction training school?

Yes. The African Land Building and Construction Training Institute offers certification programmes for construction workers and site managers across Africa.

Can I hire vehicles or heavy machinery through African Land?

Yes. We facilitate the hire and lease of transport vehicles and heavy construction machinery for projects across Africa.

How do I invest in African real estate through African Land?

Book a Zoom consultation at african.land/book-a-zoom-meeting, or email enquiry@africanland.net. We offer direct property acquisition, managed sales, and pooled investment fund options.

Property & Airbnb management

Property & Airbnb management, done for you.

Whether you let long-term or host short stays, African Land finds the tenant or guest, manages the property day to day, and remits your income with clear statements. In-house teams in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya keep your home let, maintained and earning — while you live anywhere in the world.

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94%+target occupancy, long‑let

~4 weekstypical time to first let

5 marketsGH · NG · KE · ZA · UG

In‑houselocal management teams

What we manage

Two ways to earn — one standard of management.

However your property makes money — a long-term tenant or guests booking by the night — we run it end to end and pay you out with clear statements. Most owners use us for one; some for both across a portfolio.

Rental & long-let management

We find and vet the tenant, draw up the tenancy, handle compliance and inventories, then manage the day-to-day and remit your rent. Built for off-shore landlords who want to hand over everything.

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Short-let & Airbnb management

We list and price your furnished home, take bookings across portals and direct on WhatsApp, handle guest check-in and turnover, and remit the payout. For homes earning by the night in our core cities.

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Maintenance, compliance & upkeep

Move-in checks, inventories, repairs and legal compliance are all handled by the local team — we contact you only when a decision genuinely needs you.

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Collection, reporting & remittance

Tenants and guests pay into our managed account; we deduct agreed costs and remit the net to you promptly, with a clear statement each time. You simply receive the income.

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Where we manage

Pick your market.

We run both long-let and short-stay homes across our core cities. Kenya and Ghana are our busiest management markets; choose one to see what we cover.

Nairobi · Westlands

Kenya

East Africa’s commercial hub draws steady business and relocation demand — one of our strongest markets for both monthly lets and short stays. We manage apartments in Westlands and homes near the airport built for the travelling professional.

CitiesNairobi and its prime suburbs

Best forShort-let & Airbnb, corporate monthly lets

What we handle here

Furnished short-stay listing, pricing and guest booking
Monthly and long-term tenancy management
Check-in, turnover and on-the-ground upkeep
Rent and payout collection, remitted to you

Accra · Ada

Ghana

Accra is our deepest market. We manage pool villas, serviced apartments and family homes for diaspora owners — letting them long-term or running them as short stays for visitors and returning diaspora.

CitiesAccra, Tema and coastal Ada

Best forDiaspora-owned homes, serviced apartments

What we handle here

Long-let tenanting, compliance and management
Short-stay and holiday-home hosting
Maintenance, inventories and move-in checks
Rent collected and remitted with statements

Lagos · Abuja

Nigeria

Africa’s largest market, with deep demand for furnished shortlets in Lekki and quality long-term homes in Lagos and Abuja. We manage both for owners who would rather not deal with tenants or guests directly.

CitiesLagos (Lekki, Ikoyi, VI) and Abuja

Best forFurnished shortlets, residential lets

What we handle here

Furnished shortlet listing and guest management
Residential long-let tenanting and management
Vetting, paperwork and compliance handled
Naira and FX rent collection, remitted to you

Five markets today

Across Africa

One partner across multiple markets. Our short-stay marketplace already spans Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda — cottages in Johannesburg, apartments in Kampala and more — with further markets managed on request.

MarketsGhana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda

Best forOwners with property in more than one country

What we handle here

One point of contact across every market
Consistent standard of management and reporting
Both long-let and short-stay under one roof
Income remitted wherever you are based

Long-let management

From listing to first rent in about four weeks.

Every let runs the same disciplined path — marketed hard, tenants vetted properly, then managed for the long term.

Marketed widely

Across property portals, industry platforms, relocation agents and HR contacts — in front of the tenants who actually search.

Referenced & interviewed

Offers negotiated; prospective tenants referenced and interviewed before anyone is approved.

Tenancy agreed

Tenancy agreements drawn up once a tenant is approved, on terms that protect you.

Compliance & move-in

Compliance, inventories and move-in checks all handled by the local team.

Managed & remitted

Closely managed day to day; rent promptly remitted to you with a clear supporting statement.

We put your property in front of the right tenants.

Four channels working together to minimise voids and attract quality, often international, tenants.

Property portals

Listed across the internet portals prospective tenants actually search.

Industry platforms

Promoted through the professional letting networks we operate in.

Relocation agents

Reaching international tenants moving into the market.

HR & corporate

Direct lines to employers placing staff who need quality homes.

Short-let & Airbnb management

Your short-stay home, hosted end to end.

For furnished homes earning by the night — from apartments in Lekki and pool villas in Accra to airport-side houses in Nairobi. You own it; we run it.

Listed & priced

We photograph, list and price your furnished home for its city and season, across the portals guests search and direct on WhatsApp.

Bookings taken

Enquiries, dates, rates and payment are all agreed in one conversation — a real person replies, so your calendar stays full.

Hosted & turned over

Guest check-in, a local contact, cleaning and turnover between stays, and upkeep of the home — all handled on the ground.

Paid out

Nightly income is collected into our managed account and remitted to you with a clear statement. Keep the earnings, skip the admin.

Short-stay occupancy and nightly rates vary by city, season and the property itself — we don’t promise a figure, but we price and market actively to keep your calendar earning. Rates and availability are indicative and change frequently.

You just receive the income

Delegate everything — we contact you only if we must.

Once let or booked, your property is closely managed by our team. The money flows one way: to you.

Tenant or guest pays

Your vetted tenant, or a booked guest, pays into our managed account.

We manage & collect

Closely managed by our team, costs deducted as agreed — we contact you only if necessary.

Net income to you

Promptly remitted to you, wherever you live, with a clear supporting statement.

East Legon, Accra

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What is included

Delegate the day-to-day, keep the income.

African Land specialises in acting for off-shore landlords. If you want to hand over every day-to-day aspect of ownership — and simply receive the income — this is built for you.

Tenant & guest sourcing includedReferencing, interviews and short-stay listing are part of the service, not billed on top.

Compliance & inventories handledMove-in checks, inventories and legal compliance all taken care of.

Prompt income & statementsRent and payouts remitted promptly, with a clear statement each time.

Deposits held securelyFor long lets, a standard security deposit (typically around five weeks’ rent) is held securely.

On-the-ground maintenanceRepairs and upkeep managed by the local team — we reach out only when you need to decide.

Fees quoted per propertyManagement fees depend on the market, the property and whether it is long-let or short-let — we quote clearly in your proposal, with other bills explained per property.

Questions

Property & Airbnb management, answered.

There is no single rate. Management fees depend on the market, the property, and whether it is a long-term let or a short-stay home run night by night. We quote a clear fee in your proposal and explain any other bills per property — ask us and we will come back with specifics for your property.

Yes. Nairobi is one of our busiest short-stay markets — furnished apartments in areas like Westlands and homes near the airport for business travellers. We list, price, take bookings, host guests and remit your payout.

Yes — Accra is our deepest market. We manage pool villas, serviced apartments and family homes for diaspora owners, either as long-term lets or as short stays, and remit your income with statements.

Yes, in Lagos (including Lekki, Ikoyi and Victoria Island) and Abuja — furnished shortlets and quality residential long-lets, with vetting, paperwork and collection handled for you.

That is exactly who this is built for. African Land specialises in acting for off-shore landlords: we manage everything locally and keep you updated remotely, so you simply receive the income wherever you live.

For long lets we run our portfolio at a target occupancy in excess of 94%, and a finished home typically lets within about four weeks. Short-stay occupancy and nightly rates vary by city and season, so we don’t promise a figure — we price and market actively to keep the calendar earning. Income can fall as well as rise.

Either, and we will advise which suits your property and market. Some owners switch a home between long lets and short stays depending on demand — we manage both under one point of contact.

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Hand over your property — keep the income.

Tell us where your property is and how you want it to earn, and we’ll come back with a clear management proposal — long-let, short-stay, or both. No pressure, no jargon.

Message the management team Model your returns

African Land provides property and short-stay management across Africa for private and institutional owners. Occupancy, time-to-let, rates and income vary by country, market, season and property, and are indicative targets, not guarantees. Nothing on this page is an offer to invest, a recommendation or financial advice, and no specific return is promised. Rental and short-stay income can fall as well as rise and your capital is at risk. Take independent professional advice before investing.