A Kenyan working in London, Dubai or Minneapolis may have spent a decade abroad yet still own a plot on the outskirts of Nairobi, a house upcountry, bank accounts and family responsibilities at home. Death abroad does not settle a Kenyan estate by itself. Without a plan, the family inherits a process , and diaspora … Read more
A boundary dispute, a deposit stuck with a seller, a disagreement over inherited land , and you are ten thousand kilometres away. Property disputes in Kenya can usually be advanced without a flight home. Can a Kenyan property dispute be resolved without travelling? In many cases, yes. An advocate instructed by you can appear, correspond … Read more
‘Send the money, I will handle everything’ , and six months later there is nothing to show. Diaspora clients rarely lose property to strangers; losses come through informal agency arrangements with people they knew. Why do diaspora buyers lose money to agents? Because the arrangement was never written down. Money goes to personal accounts, authority … Read more
You bought the plots, finished the rentals and the family is settled abroad. The unfinished question is what happens to those assets if you are not there to manage them. Succession planning answers it in advance. What happens to Kenyan property when an owner abroad dies? Kenyan assets pass under the Law of Succession Act … Read more
A buyer is posted abroad for three years and wants to purchase a house in Nairobi before returning. A seller’s parent, who owns the family land, can no longer travel to sign. In both situations the transaction proceeds through a power of attorney, an instrument that allows one person to act for another, and its … Read more
Diaspora buyers encounter the terms freehold and leasehold in every listing and rarely receive a full explanation of the difference , yet tenure determines what you own, for how long, and what you owe each year. For buyers abroad, the distinction carries an extra layer: what tenure a non-citizen may hold at all. What is … Read more
Diaspora sellers are less discussed than diaspora buyers, but the question arises constantly: a change of plans, a better opportunity, or an inheritance to be converted , can the sale be completed properly while you are abroad? It can, and the difference between a smooth closing and a costly one is preparation. This article sets … Read more
Owning property in Kenya from abroad involves two annual obligations that diaspora owners frequently discover only when a transaction stalls: land rent and land rates. They sound interchangeable, are often confused, and are owed to different levels of government. Unpaid, either can block a sale, mortgage or transfer. Here is how the two work. What … Read more
The plot is going cheap and the seller says others are bidding. Pressure is precisely the moment to slow down: most diaspora land losses were preventable with basic checks done in the right order. What checks should a diaspora buyer make before paying anything? An official search at the lands registry to confirm the registered … Read more
Flights are expensive and leave is short. A power of attorney lets a trusted person sign for you in Kenya while you stay abroad , but only if it is drafted and authenticated correctly. What is a power of attorney and when is one useful? A power of attorney is a document by which you, … Read more
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