In a comparative study to understand the impact of the anti-monopoly law on vacant land, a significant unprecedented decline in prices of approximately 40% is evident in South Surra areas and other regions of Hawalli Governorate. The study covered residential real estate sales transactions from the last quarter of 2024 until mid-December 2025. The study…
Category: Housing and Accommodation
Devil’s Landlords
{And share with them in wealth and children and promise them. But Satan does not promise them except delusion.} This is how many property owners in Kuwait, of all types and categories, behave with tenants. They share in every breath and penny, until loss or destruction, whichever comes first. No plea works with them, no…
Housing, Government, and the “Spend and Find” Policy
Some things never change. It seems that the spending policy has remained the most important policy followed by the government for about 25 years with all sincerity and dedication. It is present when dealing with the exacerbating housing crisis and other issues in the country. The Honorable Minister of Housing Affairs mentioned two days ago…
Houses without Tranquility, Neighbors without Neighborliness
Kuwaiti house designs, and modern neighborhoods by extension, lack some important qualities and elements of natural human habitation and urban settlements.
Protection and Breathing Space in Kuwaiti Houses
The wall and courtyard (hosh) have been fundamental elements in private residences throughout history, across all human cultures and civil societies. Their elimination results in significant damage that extends beyond the house and neighborhood.




