1. Ask for a Copy of the title deed, KRA pin copy and id copy of the property owner. Then do a search at the Ministry of Lands (land registry offices) to confirm who the real owners are or if the title has any caveat (these are injections make the property owners not to sell or transfer to another person) on it. The search will cost you Sh520 and can be done online on https://ardhisasa.lands.go.ke/.
2. Do a search with county government to check of any unpaid land rates. If any, agree with the seller who will settle the land rates.
2. Do a search with county government to check of any unpaid land rates. If any, agree with the seller who will settle the land rates.
NB: Land can't be transferred if they are unpaid land rates.
3. Go to the ministry of lands and buy two Maps, one showing the exact measurements of the piece you are buying called (mutation) and the other showing the neighboring lands, each costs Sh350.
4. With your 2 maps and a surveyor (you can 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 in the presence of a lawyer. According to LSK if the value of the land is below 1 million you pay the lawyer 3,000/=, if it's above 1 million you pay the lawyer 8,000/= for the agreement.
6. Pay some amount as per your agreement, Don't pay everything even if you have a lot of money.
7. Book a meeting with Lands Control Board (LCB). They meet once every month. It will cost you Sh1000. LCB will issue consent for the land to be sold.
8. Pay the remaining balance after getting consent from LCB.
9. Go to the ministry of lands offices with your KRA PIN, 2 passport photos and a copy of the title deed to change ownership. It will cost you Sh 5000.
10. At this stage you don't need the seller. Now go pay stamp duty, i.e. according to the Value of the land. 4% of sales value in municipalities & 2%of sales value in reserves.
11. Now the land belongs to you, but before celebrating go to ministry of lands and do a search to confirm if they have updated their Records and it reads your names.
3. Go to the ministry of lands and buy two Maps, one showing the exact measurements of the piece you are buying called (mutation) and the other showing the neighboring lands, each costs Sh350.
4. With your 2 maps and a surveyor (you can 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 in the presence of a lawyer. According to LSK if the value of the land is below 1 million you pay the lawyer 3,000/=, if it's above 1 million you pay the lawyer 8,000/= for the agreement.
6. Pay some amount as per your agreement, Don't pay everything even if you have a lot of money.
7. Book a meeting with Lands Control Board (LCB). They meet once every month. It will cost you Sh1000. LCB will issue consent for the land to be sold.
8. Pay the remaining balance after getting consent from LCB.
9. Go to the ministry of lands offices with your KRA PIN, 2 passport photos and a copy of the title deed to change ownership. It will cost you Sh 5000.
10. At this stage you don't need the seller. Now go pay stamp duty, i.e. according to the Value of the land. 4% of sales value in municipalities & 2%of sales value in reserves.
11. Now the land belongs to you, but before celebrating go to ministry of lands and do a search to confirm if they have updated their Records and it reads your names.
