The Soviet rule of Kazakhstan brought with it the same laws as all of the other former Soviet Bloc countries, meaning the state owned all properties and the population merely lived in them. The fall of Communism brought privatisation and liberalisations in the law, meaning citizens inherited their homes and free trade was allowed. Changes to land registration laws were implemented through the ‘90s, making legal proceedings more straightforward and easier to carry out, and recent restructuring of other laws means that foreign investments are now protected by the government. The market is now more open than it has ever been on both a domestic and foreign level.

It should be noted that as a former Communist state, Kazakhstan is subject to the same potential pitfalls as other former Soviet countries and 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.