Here is the
process of registering or transferring land in Kenya.
Draft a sale agreement- We can do this for you. Mail us at akoffide@lawyer.com
Apply and obtain land rent clearance certificate
This is done
from the commissioner of lands office. The seller’s lawyer will obtain this
certificate at no cost and can take up to 19 days to get it. We can do this for you. Mail us at akoffide@lawyer.com
Apply, pay and obtain rates clearance certificate
Again this is
done by the seller’s lawyer from the National City Council Government. The
whole process can take five days at the cost of Ksh. 10,000. This certificate
proves that there’s no outstanding fees to be paid at the City County’s office.
Lawyer’s fees are calculated according to the value of the land. We can do this for you. Mail us at akoffide@lawyer.com
Apply for a search on the title
This stage is
very important as it shows if someone else owns the land of if the land has
been registered before. One cannot carry out a personal search, it has to be
done by the Land Registration office. It takes three days. We can do this for you. Mail us at akoffide@lawyer.com
Preparation of
the transfer instrument- We can do this for
you. Mail us at akoffide@lawyer.com
Apply, obtain consent to transfer
The consent to
transfer leasehold land held by the government under the repealed Act is
required to be obtained from the National Land Commission. Previously, the
consent was obtained from the Commissioner of Lands. This process takes nine
days. We can do this for
you. Mail us at akoffide@lawyer.com
File the transfer instrument
The draft
transfer is done by the buyer’s lawyer at the National Land Commission. The transfer
instrument has to be approved by the seller’s counterpart before it’s filled at
the land’s office to be assessed for Stamp Duty. This process will take four
days for Ksh. 500.- We can do this for
you. Mail us at akoffide@lawyer.com
Receive site inspection by government valuer and obtain
valuation report
An inspector
will visit the site to verify the the state of the property. The inspector has
to be picked up in person and driven to the site. This may happen within one
day or may take one month. Once the valuer has inspected the property, a report
is compiled which the value is endorsed on the transfer.- We can do this for you. Mail us at akoffide@lawyer.com
Endorsement of value for Stamp Duty and assessment of Stamp
Duty.
Complete the
Stamp Duty from including the purchase price. The stamp duty assessment officer
will then assess the stamp duty payable and indicate the amount on the forms.
This takes three days.We can do this for you. Mail us at akoffide@lawyer.com
Payment of Stamp Duty
Pay the stamp
duty at Commercial Bank and receive a confirmation from Kenya Revenue
Authority. It takes four days for KRA to confirm receipt of payment.We can do this for
you. Mail us at akoffide@lawyer.com
Lodge stamped transfer document for registration.
The stamped
transfer documents are lodged for registration at the Lands Office. the
seller’s lawyer obtains these documents which include; original certificate of
Title, Rates Clearance Certificate, Land Rent Clearance Certificate and the
consent transfer. This process takes 12 days.We can do this for you. Mail us
at akoffide@lawyer.com
No comments:
Post a Comment