real estate and conveyancing in nairobi — invest in property with complete legal confidence

Before any property transaction in Kenya, comprehensive due diligence is not optional. It is the foundation on which every safe transaction is built.

We conduct thorough title searches at the lands registry to verify title status and identify any encumbrances, caveats, or adverse interests. That is followed by survey plan verification to confirm boundaries and identify encroachments, rates and rent clearance certificate procurement to ensure the property carries no outstanding obligations to county or national government, verification of planning approvals and change-of-user certificates where relevant, and assessment of any easements, rights of way, or restrictive covenants that could affect how the property can be used.

Our due diligence process is designed to surface problems before you are legally committed, giving you negotiating leverage, protecting your capital, and ensuring that what you are buying is exactly what you think it is.

We handle the complete conveyancing process for residential and commercial property transactions across Nairobi and Kenya. That covers preparation and review of sale agreements, managing the conditions precedent to completion, preparation of transfer documents, stamp duty assessment and payment, registration of transfer at the relevant lands registry, and issuance of a completion statement.

We act for both buyers and sellers, and we advise on the optimal transaction structure depending on the nature of the property and the parties’ objectives. Every transaction is managed from instruction to registration with the same level of attention, whether it is a single residential unit or a multi-title commercial acquisition.

For property developers, the legal dimension of a project begins before the first brick is laid and continues long after the last unit is sold.

We advise on land acquisition structuring for development projects, joint venture arrangements between developers, landowners, and funders, construction contracts and contractor agreements, off-plan sale agreements and escrow arrangements, development finance legal support, and the subdivision and sectional title registration process for completed developments. We understand that development projects run on timelines and that legal delays have real commercial costs. We work to keep the legal process moving.

We act for both lenders and borrowers in property finance transactions. That covers mortgage documentation, charges over land, debentures, guarantee arrangements, and the security registration process at the lands registry. We also advise on loan restructuring where property-backed finance has become problematic, and we represent clients in security enforcement proceedings when a lender needs to act on its security or a borrower needs to defend against enforcement.

Whether you are financing an acquisition, refinancing an existing facility, or navigating a distressed property finance situation, we provide advice that is grounded in both the legal framework and the commercial reality of the transaction.

A lease that looks straightforward rarely stays that way. From commercial office leases in Westlands and Kilimani to retail spaces, residential tenancies, and agricultural land leases, we draft, review, and negotiate lease agreements that protect our clients’ interests from day one.

That means close attention to rent review provisions, break clauses, dilapidations obligations, and renewal rights. These are the terms that attract little attention when a lease is signed and enormous attention when the relationship becomes contentious. We make sure our clients understand exactly what they are agreeing to before they sign, and exactly where they stand if things go wrong.