A boundary dispute, a deposit stuck with a seller, a disagreement over inherited land, and you are ten thousand kilometres away. Property disputes in Kenya can usually be advanced without a flight home. Can a Kenyan property dispute be resolved without travelling? In many cases, yes. An advocate instructed by you can appear, correspond and … Read more
‘Send the money, I will handle everything’, and six months later there is nothing to show. Diaspora clients rarely lose property to strangers; losses come through informal agency arrangements with people they knew. Why do diaspora buyers lose money to agents? Because the arrangement was never written down. Money goes to personal accounts, authority to … Read more
You bought the plots, finished the rentals and the family is settled abroad. The unfinished question is what happens to those assets if you are not there to manage them. Succession planning answers it in advance. What happens to Kenyan property when an owner abroad dies? Kenyan assets pass under the Law of Succession Act … Read more
Diaspora buyers encounter the terms freehold and leasehold in every listing and rarely receive a full explanation of the difference, yet tenure determines what you own, for how long, and what you owe each year. For buyers abroad, the distinction carries an extra layer: what tenure a non-citizen may hold at all. What is the … Read more
You earn in dollars or pounds, but the house you want is in Nairobi or Nakuru. Diaspora mortgages exist for exactly this situation, and the paperwork rewards preparation. How do diaspora mortgages work in Kenya? Kenyan banks and mortgage finance companies lend to non-resident Kenyans against property in Kenya, with terms set by each lender. … Read more
Profits earned in Kenya are meant to leave Kenya eventually, that is the point of investing. Moving money out works smoothly when the tax and banking steps are done in the right order, and awkwardly when they are not. Can investment proceeds be sent out of Kenya? Yes, subject to tax compliance and the documentation … Read more
Diaspora sellers are less discussed than diaspora buyers, but the question arises constantly: a change of plans, a better opportunity, or an inheritance to be converted, can the sale be completed properly while you are abroad? It can, and the difference between a smooth closing and a costly one is preparation. This article sets out … Read more
A Kenyan partner knows the market; you bring capital, equipment or technology. A joint venture can combine the two, provided the structure is written down before the first shilling moves. How should a joint venture with a Kenyan partner be structured? The two usual forms are a contractual joint venture, an agreement without a new … Read more
Owning property in Kenya from abroad involves two annual obligations that diaspora owners frequently discover only when a transaction stalls: land rent and land rates. They sound interchangeable, are often confused, and are owed to different levels of government. Unpaid, either can block a sale, mortgage or transfer. Here is how the two work. What … Read more
The plot is going cheap and the seller says others are bidding. Pressure is precisely the moment to slow down: most diaspora land losses were preventable with basic checks done in the right order. What checks should a diaspora buyer make before paying anything? An official search at the lands registry to confirm the registered … Read more
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