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Registration of Title / Property
Are you buying or selling Land / Property? Tyc & Associates, offers you a fast and reliable Title
registration service in Nairobi.


Procedures for transfer of title

search of title at the Land Office
Title search at Lands office takes an average of 3 days
A copy of the title document is required to be submitted at the time of applying for the search.
Also, one cannot carry out a personal search but must instead apply for an official search.


Obtain Rates Clearance Certificate from the Nairobi City Council
Upon payment of all outstanding Land Rates at the Local county councils / Nairobi city council /
Local Municipalities and upon an application and payment of the prescribed fees. The respective
councils shall issue a Land Rates clearance certificate.


Obtain Land Rent Clearance Certificate from the Commissioner of Lands
Upon payment of outstanding Land rent and on application, the commissioner of land issues a
Land rent clearance certificate.
This certificate is proof that there are no outstanding fees to be paid to the Municipality.

Obtain Consent to transfer from commissioner of Lands
Upon payment and issuance of Both Land rent certificate and Land rate certificate, an application
is made in writing to the commissioner of lands and the prescribed form executed for consent to
transfer the desired property. Upon payment of the prescribed amount, consent to transfer is
issued.

File the transfer instrument at the Lands Office for assessment of stamp duty payable on the
transfer
The transfer document, prepared by the buyers lawyer and approved by the vendors lawyer, is
submitted for assessment of stamp duty at the Lands registry.
4% of property value (stamp duty)
The stamp duty amount to be paid is indicated when the application is filed, but it takes
approximately 7 days to obtain the receipt of payment (obligated to pay with a banker’s check) from
the bank. The payment is made directly at the Lands Office.

Pick up banker’s check and pay Stamp Duty
It is mandatory to pay the above-mentioned stamp duty with a banker’s check. The payment is
made through commercial banks and the approved banks include the Kenya Commercial Bank
and The National Bank of Kenya. Payment is made to the Commissioner of Domestic Taxes on
behalf of the Commissioner of Lands.

Receive inspection by land officer
Once the draft transfer has been filed at the land office, an inspector visits the site to verify the
development and state of the property. Due to lack of transport, in practice, the inspector often has
to be picked up in person and driven to the site. There are no prior appointments made and the
actual inspection may happen within one day or, in the worst case, one month. However, note that
this time is not limited and in some cases entrepreneurs may wait months for a valuation.

Obtain valuation of the property by Government valuers
The inspector visits the site to evaluate and verify the indicated purchase price of the property in
order to ensure accurate tax payment. If the assessed value differs from the one indicated by the
parties, an additional payment is requested.

Lodge the completion documents with Lands Office for registration of the transfer
The completion documents are lodged for registration at the Lands Office.
These documents are generally obtained from seller’s lawyers, these being original Certificate of
Title, Rates Clearance Certificate, Land Rent Clearance Certificate, Consent Transfer .
Inform seller’s lawyers of registration and pay balance of the purchase price.
The certificate of the registered transfer is collected at the Lands Office.
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