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
In many Kenyan families the most valuable asset is land, and the most common disputes are about who really owns it and who may sell it. Trusts sit at the centre of many of those disputes, both as a solution and as a source of conflict when not documented properly. Can family land be held … Read more
Few disputes cut as deep as disagreements over land. They involve money, family history, and often neighbours who must go on living side by side. That combination is precisely why so many land and property matters in Kenya are resolved by mediation rather than fought to a judgment, and why the courts themselves now treat … Read more
Flights are expensive and leave is short. A power of attorney lets a trusted person sign for you in Kenya while you stay abroad, but only if it is drafted and authenticated correctly. What is a power of attorney and when is one useful? A power of attorney is a document by which you, the … Read more
You have saved for years, the family has found a plot, and you are three flights away. Kenyan law allows you to buy while living abroad, the obstacle is usually paperwork done casually, not distance. Can I buy land in Kenya while living abroad? Yes. Kenyan citizens in the diaspora can buy and register land … Read more
You have agreed a price for an apartment in Kilimani or a plot on the outskirts of Nairobi, and the seller is asking when you can sign. Before any money changes hands, it helps to understand the sequence of steps that carries a transaction from offer to a title registered in your name. What is … Read more
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