The land is one of the most valuable asset in the world, in Kenya everyone endeavors to be in possession of his/her own land. Land in Kenya can be obtained through inheritance from parents or guardians or even buying it through some legal processes.
There are perpetual land cases in pretty much of all aspects of the country as questions to emerge between people who have issues about the right of responsibility of the land. Most of these cases relate to land procured through buying from one individual to the next which occurs because of the inability to keep the appropriate guidelines and procedure when buying land in Kenya.
Below follows some of the procedure you can use a your guideline to avoid being scammed while buying land in Kenya:
- Ask the seller for a duplicate or original title deed of the land which you will use to do the inquiry at the service of lands office to check the right proprietors of the land.
- While confirming the proprietorship of the land, downsize to the neighborhood specialists to help check assuming there are any neglected land rates.
- Hire a surveyor to obtain two guides, one appearance the specific estimation of the land and the other appearance of the lining of lands.
- Utilize the guides well and check if they are correct and match with what you see in the field.
- Now talk about the cost of the land with the vendor and settle him. This must be placed in a composed arrangement or under the watchful eye of a legal advisor who ought to charge KSh3000 on the off chance that the worth of the land is.
- Pay the money to vendor in installments.
- Book a gathering with the lands Control Board who meeting month to month, to give the agreement of the land sold. This will cost you approximately Ksh1000.
