- Identification of a piece of land by the prospective buyer.
- Conducting an official search at the district land registry offices to ascertain the ownership and relevant records pertaining to the land. When conducting a search, one requires to issue a copy of ID and KRA PIN together with the search application form.
- Acquisition of land blueprint maps from Survey of Kenya offices. Updated land maps portray the dimensions and positioning of all registered land in Kenya and therefore a valid parcel of land should be appearing therein.
- Verification of the land on the ground using the Land map and ascertainment of boundaries and beacons, if in place.
- Drafting of a sale agreement between the buyer and the seller. The sale agreement should be prepared by a registered and licensed lawyer for the security of both the buyer and seller, and it should outline all the sale terms between the buyer and seller.
- Obtaining a land-transfer approval from the area land control board (LCB). An approval must be issued by the LCB before any parcel of land can be transferred between 2 parties, or subdivided. There is an LCB in every sub-county. This approval should be pursued by the seller.
- Transfer of the land to the buyer by the seller. Once LCB approval is issued, transfer of title can be done from the seller to the buyer, after the buyer has completed the payment for the land.
- After a new title is issued under the buyer’s name, the buyer should do a new search to confirm that the land registry records were properly updated to reflect the new ownership.
