Land & Property
Land is bought on the
strength of its title.
Plots appear here only after the title has been confirmed in writing. Every purchase runs through a conveyancing file — searches, agreement, transfer, registration — handled by the firm's real estate team.
Kenya coast
Two counties. One coastline.
Kilifi and Kwale — creek frontage on one side, highland terrain on the other. Both an hour or less from Mombasa, both held on title we have examined ourselves.
Available
Title-verified plots
A plot cannot be published as available until its title has been confirmed — the listing system refuses it. What you see here has been through that gate.
No plots are published right now
Before you pay
Eight things that decide whether you own it.
This is the sequence a conveyancing file follows. Skipping any one of them is where buyers lose money in Kenya.
- 01
Official search
A search at the land registry showing the registered proprietor, the tenure and every encumbrance on the title. Nothing is signed before this is read.
- 02
Site visit and beacons
The plot on the ground is not always the plot on the map. A physical visit, and where necessary a surveyor, fixes the boundaries before money moves.
- 03
Rates and rent clearance
Land rates from the county and land rent from the national government must be cleared. An unpaid balance follows the land, not the seller.
- 04
Consents
Land Control Board consent for agricultural land, and any consent the lease itself requires. Without it, the transfer cannot be registered.
- 05
Spousal and family interests
Matrimonial property and family land carry rights that do not appear on the title. They still defeat a transfer.
- 06
Sale agreement
Deposit protection, completion date, what happens if either side fails, and who carries which cost. Written before the deposit, not after.
- 07
Stamp duty
Valuation by the government valuer, assessment, and payment. Duty is charged on the assessed value, not on the price you agreed.
- 08
Registration
Registration of the transfer and delivery of the title in the buyer's name. Possession without registration is not ownership.
Land law
What the courts have actually decided
The firm's own analysis of title, security, succession and land disputes in Kenya.
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
Beyond the Title Deed: Spousal Interests and the Distribution of Estates in Kenya
When a person dies, determining who inherits their property is not always straightforward. A central question in succession practice is […]
Abigael Chilango · 8 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
Public Participation in Development Approvals in Kenya: An Analysis of Mwangi v Kiambu County & 2 others [2024] KEELC 5798 (KLR)
Introduction Changes in land use can affect not only property owners but also the communities surrounding a proposed development. For […]
Jean Marie · 5 min read
New Title, New Kenya: Inside the Digital Land Revolution Reshaping Ownership
For a long time in Kenya, owning land was not as straightforward as it should have been. It often meant […]
Laith Chuli · 5 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
Requirement
Tell us what you are looking for.
County, size, budget and what the land is for. When something matching clears title verification, you hear before it is published.
Buying
We run the searches and the file. You get a title, not a promise.
Selling
Clean documentation and a sale agreement that completes.
Already in a dispute
Cancellation of title, boundary and succession matters go to the litigation team.
Land listings are supplied by MMS Lands. Legal advice on any transaction is given by MMS Advocates.
Selling
List land that a buyer’s advocate cannot pick apart.
Most sales in Kenya fall over at the search, not at the price. We put the title, the consents and the clearances in order first — so the plot is listed clean and completes.
- 01
Title in order
Official search, ownership confirmed, encumbrances identified and dealt with before listing.
- 02
Clearances current
Land rates and land rent brought up to date, consents identified.
- 03
Listed once verified
The plot publishes only after title confirmation — the listing system refuses it otherwise.
- 04
Sale to registration
Agreement drawn, stamp duty assessed, transfer registered in the buyer's name.
No pressure selling, no countdowns and no “last chance” language — a plot either has a clean title or it does not.
Conveyancing, done properly.
Searches, agreement, transfer, registration — one file, one advocate, one title at the end of it.