Uzbekistan’s Communist regime did not permit individuals to own property or land, but the independence in 1991 kick started a privatisation scheme of giving the country to the people. Unfortunately it has been slowly and poorly implemented and only thanks to the help of the World Bank and foreign interests has the market been invigorated in recent years.

As part of a former Communist state, Uzbekistan is prone to the same pitfalls as any other former Soviet country – all land titles should be checked in detail by more than one independent party to ensure legality of ownership, as reclamations can be lost and confused over time and the land registry system in the country is poorly implemented.