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On this particular Saturday morning sometimes in 2008, my partner Paul and I met one of our brokers who showed us a very nice piece of land in Ruiru off the Eastern bypass. It was approximately 2km from the junction of Thika Road and Eastern bypass towards Ruai, third row from the tarmac. The site was wonderful but we have since learnt not to be so excited by the aesthetics of a shamba. The shamba was up...

Paul and I met this broker who was introduced to us by a friend in Rongai. This was on a cold Thursday morning sometimes in August 2010. The guy went ahead and showed us a very nice 2 acre piece of land around Rimpa, some place between Rongai and Kiserian. It had an old building and was on sale. We felt the price quoteed by the owner was quite low. However, the story went that the owner was liquidating a...

I signed that agreement and I never really understood most of the clauses therein. This is a common issue with most land purchasers. Did you know in the unlikely event of failure to complete a land purchase transaction and in the event of failure to resolve amicably any issues that may arise, the recourse the purchaser or the seller have will be based on the content of the agreement. Let us try and...

If you look at a title deed, you’ll notice that the approximate area of the plot/land is normally in hectares. 1Ha = 2.47105381 Acres = 10,000 Square Meters 1cre = 0.404685Ha 1 Meter = 3.2808399 feet Having understood the above, what is a 50 * 100? This is usually in feet. If you look at a plot that is 50*100 (exact measurements), then the same would translate to...

Joint ownership of property will come in two forms: Joint proprietorsProprietors in Common When two or more people purchase land, they can be registered on the Title as either of the above. Where two or more parties register as Joint Proprietors each registered owner does not have a specific share of the property - all owners have an undefined share in the whole of the land. The right of...

You probably don’t trust your wife/husband that much and you think it is wiser to register that property in the name of the kid. In the new act (Land Registration act 2012) the issue of minor’s registration is dealt with in section 47: “The name of a person under the age of eighteen years may be entered in the register to e n a b l e the minor’s interest to be held in trust and shall be...

When you see the word debt, what comes into your mind? Is it the HELB loan, the soft loan you took from a friend, the goods unpaid for in the shop in your estate, mortgage or that credit card debt that keep following you? We have two forms of debt that are fundamentally different and can never be painted with the same brush. Read on and you might discover how debt can actually be good for you, when...

Leverage (debt) magnifies outcomes. What does this mean? To illustrate how leverage works in a real estate investment, we'll take the following investment parameters (The figures are hypothetical but not so far from reality, just to put the points across): •Construct 5 units for sale each at construction cost of 5M (inclusive of land) •Financing at 14% interest (service interest during...

We all know we should make a will, but it’s one of those things that many of us never seem to get round to. We keep procrastinating. In fact, it’s estimated that one in three people die without ever having made one. Making a will now prevents a financial headache for your family when you die. But not making a will may mean chaos and financial worry for your family or dependents after you’ve gone....