BUYING LAND IN KENYA
When you are acquring land from an individual or a group, please follow the following steps:
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When you are acquring land from an individual or a group, please follow the following steps:
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1. Demand to shown the title deed . Then do a search at the ministry of lands to confirm who the real owners are or if the title has any Caveat on it. The search will cost you around kshs 500.
2. Do a search with the local authorities to check of any unpaid land rates. If any, agree with the seller on who will settle the debt. Note: land can't be transferred if there are unpaid land rates.
3. Go to the ministry of lands and buy 2 maps, one showing the exact measurements of the piece u are buying (called mutation) and the other showing the neighbouring lands.
4. With your 2 maps and a surveyor (you can even do it yourself) , visit the land you are buying and verify the details on the map. Check out all the beacons.
5. Sit down with your seller and bargain the price. Write down an agreement. The agreement can be done before a lawyer or you may decide to do it yourself. It's not a must to be written by a lawyer.
If the value of the land is below 1 million, you pay the lawyer 3k. If above 1m, yu pay 8k for the agreement.
The spouse MUST BE present! Ask me why the spouse must be present.
The spouse MUST BE present! Ask me why the spouse must be present.
6. Pay some amounts or as per your agreement. Don't pay everything, even if you have all the money.
7. Book a meeting with the lands control board(LCB). They meet once a month. It will cost you kshs 1,000. But there is a special LCB meeting which yu can book at 5k. LCB will issue consent for the land to be sold.
8. Pay the remaining balance after getting consent from LCB.
9. With the consent from LCB, a recent search(not more than 6 months), clearance form from County land rates, your 2 maps, the agreement, KRA PIN, 2 Passports and copy of the title deed, go to the ministry of lands to change ownership. It may cost you around ksh 5000.
10. At this stage, you no longer need the seller. Now go and pay stamp duty ie according to the value of the land.
11. Now the land belongs to you. But before celebrating, go to the ministry and do a search to confirm if it really reads your name.
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