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Red Flags to Look Out For When Buying Land in Kenya

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Buying land in any part of Kenya always comes with its own risks. There are high chances and likelihoods of a buyer falling into the hands of conmen/women out to take advantage of the high demand in the sector.

If you are a person interested in buying land, be ready for the risks – but most importantly, be keen to follow due process – it helps reduce the risks involved.

Talking of due process, if you want to buy land, the very first step involved is identifying the piece of land/property that you want to purchase. Get the land’s title deed copy from the owner/company and then be sure to do a search at the Land’s registry.

Probably you have read tens of times about land search – this is an important step that will enable you to know the actual location of that piece of land, its size, real owner, and any issues attached to it (maybe it has been used to take an unpaid loan, etc).

Once satisfied with details acquired through land search, you as a buyer will need a lawyer to draw a letter of offer – with details of the seller and buyer then negotiations start – until a price is agreed.

After the negotiation, the buyer obtains two maps (one drawn to scale and another with an overview of the land showing adjacent lands) from the Ministry of Lands or a surveyor. The buyer, seller, and surveyor then visit the land to verify the measurements.

Once verified, the seller’s advocate drafts a sale agreement which, once executed, the agreed-upon deposit is paid by the buyer. The next thing one does after executing a sale agreement is ensure the seller has no pending land rates, which is a tax obligation for all landowners.

The transfer documents will only be approved after receiving consent from the Lands Control Board which comprises commissioners and elders from where the land is being sold. The valuation of the land is then made by a government valuer who will determine the true value of the land and how much one will pay for stamp duty.

Once the registration process is complete, the buyer becomes the official owner of the land and the remaining amount as agreed in the sale agreement is completed.

What are the Red flags to look out for?

If you are buying from an individual, always insist on meeting or dealing with the owner of the property. It is also good to get to know why they are selling the land. Most people have fallen victim to con people because they trusted brokers thinking they are the real owners.

The best way to avoid this is working with a trusted real estate company that has been in the business for some time. If the person claiming to sell the land refuses to provide a title deed for you to conduct a search at the Ministry of Lands, then you should have a reason to be worried.

If the land has any unpaid land rates, then you should have a reason to worry because as soon as it becomes your property, you will be held liable for not submitting the rates. It is also good to know what the land was being used for before it was put up for sale. This way you cannot be sold land that is unfit for human habitation.

You also need to know the availability of basic resources around the piece of property as well as the availability of amenities that will make your life comfortable.

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