Easy Process of conducting a land search in Kenya

Land search in Kenya is the first step in owning a plot or a piece of land in Kenya. This ensures that the land you buy is legit. So, basically Land search is the process of retrieving documents showing events in the history of a piece of property to determine details and regulations concerning it and also to find if it is a secure property for purchase. Mwamu developers ensures that all the documents required by a buyer to conduct a land search in Kenya at the lands registry are made available to the on request. These include the original title deed , copy of national id and pin certificate for the particular parcel of land on sale.

The Ministry of Lands provides a platform where potential buyers can conduct land search before they make a commitment to purchase a property.

While many view this exercise as tedious, lengthy and time consuming, it is a short and precise procedure that equips you with solid details of the current owners of the property you are interested in purchasing.

Methods of conducting a Land Search in Kenya

1. Manual land search – This type of search is conducted physically at the Lands Registry.
2. Online land search – This search is conducted online. This has been made possible by digitization of land records, however this is only available in Nairobi County and will soon be rolled out to other counties. The launch of Ardhi sasa Platform by Ministry of Land will also allow online title deed search.

Documents required to conduct a land search in Kenya

1. A copy of the title deed you are conducting search on
2. A copy of your KRA Pin Certificate
3. Your contact details i.e. phone number, postal address and email address.
4. Copy of your Identity Card

Key steps for an online land search in Kenya

1. Log into the e-Citizen platform and create an account
2. Navigate to the Ministry of Land and Physical Planning and select the land search option
3. Input the title number of the property under search and complete the online land search form
4. Confirm that all the details are correct before submitting the form
5. Select your preferred payment option, which can either be through M-Pesa, Credit card or a Debit card.
6. Once the payment is successful, proceed to print the search results 

           A land search costs Ksh 1000.

 Key steps for a manual land search in Kenya

1. Have all the requirements for conducting the land search i.e copy of title deed, copy of national id and KRA pin for the registered owners.
2. Visit the lands registry and fill up the land search application for at the land s office .
3. Pay for the search.
4. Wait for the search results from the lands registry, this may take up to  2 days to get the search.
5. The manual land search costs Ksh 1000.

Conclusion.

A land search is very important and should never be ignored while buying land . Mwamu developers encourages all land buyers to conduct land searches for all properties before purchase. For more on the above you can visit any of our branches and get assistance from our qualified property consultants.