The experience of foreign countries in the formation of land use on the basis of regula-tion of land relations has been considered. Current restrictions on the size of land which is leased and in provided for private property to one individual and legal entity have been presented. The minimum and maximum size of land use granted to one person in the countries of the world have been analyzed. Direct payments to farmers in EU and EAEC countries have been studied. The analysis of the current legislation on land turnover in foreign countries has been presented. The results of the work of the Land Commission of the RK and the costs revealed in the process of land reform have been presented. Measures taken by the Government of the RK on their elimina-tion by introducing a 5 years moratorium for the sale of land to private ownership and main direc-tions for improving land relations in Kazakhstan have been outlined. One of the most important issues is the development of a methodology of determining the maximum land sizes that can be leased to the citizens of Kazakhstan.