Conveyancing & Real Estate Law

We offer end-to-end legal support for the sale, purchase, lease, exchange, and transfer of land and buildings. This includes due diligence to verify ownership, title status, encumbrances, land use restrictions, and compliance with land control regulations. We also draft and review sale agreements, lease agreements, tenancy contracts, and transfer documents. Our team coordinates with surveyors, valuers, land control boards, and registries to ensure that each transaction is secure, legitimate, and registrable. We further advise foreign investors on land ownership structures within Kenyan legal constraints.

We prepare and register a wide range of property-related legal instruments, including: Agreements for Sale tailored to reflect transaction nature, milestones, penalties, and warranties; Transfers and Assignments of property rights in second-hand transactions or succession matters; Leases (commercial and residential) with clear terms on obligations, termination, and rent review; Charges and Mortgages, including advice on securitization and enforcement mechanisms in default; Caveats and Restrictions to protect client interests; and Powers of Attorney for cross-border or absentee owners.

We handle the entire legal process for subdivision of land for residential, agricultural, or commercial development, ensuring compliance under the Land Act, Land Registration Act, and county-specific planning laws. We also manage amalgamation of parcels, coordinating approvals from planning authorities, survey, valuation, and registration under new title numbers. Our services include advising on change of user applications, zoning restrictions, and environmental impact assessment (EIA) requirements.

We support property developers, investors, and housing cooperatives in structuring and executing development projects. Services include drafting Joint Venture Agreements (JVAs) between landowners and developers, advising on project finance agreements (construction loans, bridging facilities, syndicated loans), structuring off-plan sale arrangements with escrow mechanisms, preparing construction and consultancy contracts (including FIDIC-based agreements, architect/contractor engagements, project management contracts), and ensuring compliance with NCA, NEMA, and county-level building approvals.

We have deep experience handling complex land-related disputes through litigation, mediation, and arbitration. This includes boundary disputes (survey conflicts, adverse possession), claims of fraudulent acquisition or transfer of land (forgery, impersonation, improper title registration), succession disputes where land has not been transmitted to beneficiaries or multiple parties claim inheritance, breach of sale agreements (specific performance, rescission), and representing clients before the Environment and Land Court, tribunals, Land Control Boards, and ADR forums.