Rates and Rent Clearance Certificates in Kenyan Property Transfers

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Completion is a week away, and the buyer’s advocate has asked for a rates clearance certificate and a rent clearance certificate. Neither side is quite sure what the documents do, but without them the transfer cannot pass cleanly through the registry. They are routine documents, and routine documents deserve a moment of attention. What is … Read more

Land Rent and Land Rates in Kenya: A Guide for Diaspora Owners

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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

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