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Buying from abroad, without flying home.
A live walk of the plot, your own advocate, your own search, and payment that never touches a personal account.
Four things you get, buying from abroad
Live, not recorded
A video call from the plot, at a time that works in your timezone: evenings and weekends in Kenya are fine. We walk all four boundaries, show you each beacon, and walk from the plot to the tarmac without cutting, so you see the real distance.
The parcel number, up front
Before you ask. Your advocate applies for the official search, about KSh 500, and you read the result yourself. We will wait for it.
Your advocate, not ours
Instruct your own advocate, check them on the Law Society roll, and we will deal with them directly. We do not ask you to use anybody we recommend.
What you will need
- A KRA PIN: you cannot transfer land without one. Register on iTax if yours is dormant.
- A power of attorney, if you will not sign in person. Make it specific to the parcel and the transaction, execute it before a notary or at the Kenyan mission, and register it in Kenya.
- Your own advocate: instructed by you, paid by you.
- Somebody on the ground you trust to visit independently and send their own photos.
What it costs beyond the price
- Stamp duty: 4% urban, 2% rural, paid by the buyer.
- Advocate's fees: on the statutory scale, plus disbursements.
- Official search: about KSh 500.
- Land Control Board consent: for agricultural land.
The four scams that target people abroad
The urgent discount. "Another buyer is coming Friday." Distance makes rushing feel normal. It is not. Any seller who will not wait for your search is not a seller you want.
The cloned agent. Someone copies the photos, the name and the listings, and gives a different number. Always use the number published here: 0718 075307.
The plot sold four times. One parcel, four deposits, four buyers abroad who never meet each other. Only a registry search catches this.
The relative who means well. Not fraud, but it costs the same. Somebody who "handles it" without an advocate, a search, or a written agreement. Love them. Still use a lawyer.