Top 5 Tips for First-Time Land Buyers in Kenya
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Mon Mar 03 2025
1. Have an Real Estate Investment Plan (REIP)
Without a plan, every property listed on a website and media attracts you to buy. Avoid!!!.
Develop an investment plan that is tailored towards achieving you goals. With a plan, you will be able to filter the marketing noise, and just concentrate with properties aligned to your plans. For real estate investment planning consult us.
2. Research, Due diligence & Consult Experts.
Kenya, as is in Africa, we believe in co-operations and savings. Avoid to weaponize savings to work to your disadvantage. how?.
There is a price for engaging professional to advice you before investing. Do avoid due diligence in the spirit of saving. It may work for once, but 99% of the time, it won't.
Do your research inline with your plan, narrow down to about 3 properties to conduct due diligence on, and consult the approved experts to solidify your findings.
3. Involve Experts
Listen to the marketers, but base your final decisions on experts. There are 3 experts you need to work with; Registered Surveyors, Registered Land Valuers, Registered Agents and Registered Conveyancing Lawyers.
Registered Surveyor will advise on survey records, ground-2-survey records spatial relationships.
Registered Land Valuers will advise on the true value of the land.
Registered Agent will assist you spot the opportunities.
Registered Conveyance Lawyer will handle all the legal aspects of the agreement during purchase and land registry matters.
4. Verify all Documents
There a couple of documents involved; Title Deed, registered Survey plans, lease documents and compliance certificate with county government.
All registrations documents e.g. title deeds are verified through respective land registries.
Survey records are verified through respective survey offices, while rates, rents are checked through the county and national government respectively.
5. Do an Independent Site Visit (ISV)
The best way to visit the site is without the seller of the prospective property. The culture of being driven to site is posh, and sexy, but where serious monies are to exchange hands. We advise you consult a registered surveyor for an independent site visit or confirmation of the site. Its the only surely way to do.
