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A fence marking a rural land boundary in Kenya, the kind of feature at the centre of many boundary disputesReal EstateBoundary Disputes and the Environment and Land Court: A Property Owner’s GuideA neighbour's fence has crept two metres onto what your title says is your land. Or a family…27 Aug 2026Rural land boundary in Kenya, the kind of long-occupied land that can give rise to an adverse possession claimReal EstateAdverse Possession Claims in Kenya: How Squatters’ Rights Actually WorkA neighbour has farmed a strip of your land for fifteen years without anyone objecting. A tenant's relative…27 Aug 2026Registered contractors securing NCA approvals while working on a building site in KenyaReal EstateNCA Approvals: What Developers Must Secure Before Construction BeginsA county building permit and an environmental licence are not the only approvals a construction project needs before…27 Aug 2026African land surveyor using a theodolite to survey rural land in KenyaReal EstateCompulsory Land Acquisition Under the Land Act: Compensation Rights for Property OwnersThe state's power to take privately owned land for a public purpose is real, constitutionally protected, and frequently…27 Aug 2026Land Control Act Exemptions Kenya — Institutional government-style building in KenyaCorporate & CommercialPresidential Exemptions Under the Land Control Act: How Section 24 Actually WorksWhen a Land Control Board is required to refuse consent, most people assume that is the end of…26 Aug 2026Special Purpose Vehicle Land Acquisition Kenya — Nairobi city skyline with modern office buildingsCorporate & CommercialSpecial Purpose Vehicles for Land Acquisition in Kenya: When a Two-Company Structure Actually HelpsSpecial Purpose Vehicle Land Acquisition Kenya trips up businesses more often than the underlying rules would suggest; this…26 Aug 2026Land Control Board Consent Kenya — Aerial view of subdivided farmland plots in rural KenyaCorporate & CommercialLand Control Board Consent in Kenya: The Process, the Timeline, and When It Can Be RefusedLand Control Board Consent Kenya is the practical starting point for anyone facing this situation, and it is…26 Aug 2026Land Structuring Tourism Investment Kenya — A solitary acacia tree on open Kenyan savanna grasslandCorporate & CommercialGetting the Structure Right Isn’t Enough: A Land Lesson From a Kenya Tourism DealLand Structuring Tourism Investment Kenya is the practical starting point for anyone facing this situation, and it is…26 Aug 2026community land Kenya Act 2016 registration managementReal EstateCommunity Land in Kenya: The Community Land Act 2016 ExplainedCommunity land makes up an estimated 67 percent of Kenya's total land area, yet for decades it sat…30 Jun 2026 Talk to usNeed advice on Real Estate?Speak to an advocate about your Real Estate matter.Get in touch