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Rural village and farmland at risk of encroachmentLitigation & Dispute ResolutionRecovering Family Land From Encroachers While Living Abroad: A Diaspora GuideRecovering Family Land From Encroachers Kenya is a problem that tends to surface at the worst possible moment…12 Sep 2026African construction worker building a brick house, representing Kenya's Affordable Housing PPP programmeRegulatory & ComplianceAffordable Housing PPPs in Kenya: The Land and Structuring Questions Foreign Developers Must Answer FirstKenya's Affordable Housing Programme is regularly pitched to foreign developers as an open investment opportunity, and the legal…9 Sep 2026Owners association Sectional Properties Act: aerial view of an apartment development in NairobiReal EstateOwners’ Associations Under the Sectional Properties ActOwners' associations under the Sectional Properties Act now govern every unit title in Kenya: buy a unit in…27 Aug 2026Easements and rights of way in Kenya: a person walking a footpath across rural farmlandReal EstateEasements and Rights of Way in KenyaEasements and rights of way come up constantly in Kenyan property disputes: a neighbour's driveway crosses the edge…27 Aug 2026Open land on the edge of Nairobi, the kind of undeveloped public land that becomes the subject of allocation disputes in KenyaReal EstatePublic Land Allocation Disputes in KenyaPublic land allocation disputes are common enough in Kenya that a parcel everyone in the area understood to…27 Aug 2026Cattle at a watering point on community grazing land in Kenya, the kind of group ranch land now transitioning to registered community landReal EstateGroup Ranch Subdivision and Conversion to Freehold Title in KenyaMany families who hold land through an old group ranch title assume that converting it into individual freehold…27 Aug 2026An advocate reviewing caveats and cautions on a land title document in KenyaReal EstateCaveats and Cautions on Title: What Kenyan Law Actually RequiresCaveats and cautions on title are terms clients use interchangeably, and getting the distinction right matters. A property…27 Aug 2026A property transaction document being signed in Kenya, subject to stamp dutyReal EstateStamp Duty on Property Transactions in Kenya: Rates, Exemptions and Valuation DisputesNo property transfer in Kenya completes without stamp duty, and few costs in a transaction are as often…27 Aug 2026Aerial view of the Nairobi city skyline, a hub for non-citizen land ownership under Kenya's leasehold limitsReal EstateNon-Citizen Land Ownership: Leasehold Limits Under the Land ActNon-citizen land ownership in Kenya runs on a clock. Every non-citizen who holds land here, whether an individual…27 Aug 2026 Talk to usNeed advice on Real Estate?Speak to an advocate about your Real Estate matter.Get in touch