Practice area
Real Estate
Land in Kenya is bought on the strength of its title. Every transaction starts with searches and due diligence, moves through the sale agreement and transfer, and ends with registration and possession. Construction, leasing and development agreements sit alongside.
What this covers
- Title searches, due diligence and conveyancing
- Sale agreements, transfers, charges and discharges
- Leases, licences and landlord and tenant matters
- Construction and development agreements
- Land disputes, succession to land and boundary matters
From the library
What we have written on real estate
Land Titles as Loan Security: What Recent Supreme Court Rulings Mean for Bank Mortgages in Kenya
In commercial banking and corporate finance across Kenya, real property remains the primary asset used to secure credit facilities. However,…
Jean Marie · 3 min read
When Donor Money Buys Land: Constructive Trusts and Faith-Based Property Disputes
Religious and charitable organisations often grow through donor funding rather than formal capital contribution. This creates a recurring legal problem:…
Abigael Chilango · 4 min read
Leases For Residential Property
Residential leasing is one of the most common land transactions in Kenya. With rapid urbanization, increasing apartment developments, and a…
Laith Chuli · 3 min read
CONVERSION OF TITLE DEEDS IN KENYA: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR LANDOWNERS
Kenya’s land registration system historically operated under different statutes, including the Registration of Titles Act, the Registered Land Act and […]
Abigael Chilango · 8 min read
Foreign Man, Kenyan Woman, Property in Her Name: Who Owns It When Love Ends?
Constructive Trusts, Resulting Trusts and the Protection of Foreign Investments in Kenya For a foreign man who falls in love […]
Abigael Chilango · 10 min read
Joinder as a Precondition to Cancellation of Title: Kaangi & Another v Pulei & 8 Others [2026] KECA 1243 (KLR)
In Kaangi & Another v Pulei (Suing as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Kasaine Pulei Kinyoei alias Kasina…
Maureen Mutai · 4 min read