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1. Get an official land search on the exact title (on Ardhisasa, the Lands Ministry's online records, or at the land registry)
2. Have a licensed surveyor confirm the boundary
3. Check the county land rates are paid
4. Let your own lawyer (advocate) check every document

1. Search the developer's company at the Business Registration Service
2. Check the project's NCA registration (the body that registers building projects and contractors)
3. See the county-approved plans and the NEMA licence (the environment authority)
4. Find out who holds the land title: get an official land search on the exact title (on Ardhisasa, the Lands Ministry's online records, or at the land registry)
5. Check any agent on the EARB register (the board that registers estate agents)
6. Pay only into your own lawyer's client account

1. Confirm the title, or the sectional title for a flat: get an official land search on the exact title (on Ardhisasa, the Lands Ministry's online records, or at the land registry)
2. Ask for the occupation certificate
3. Check the service charge is paid up
4. Check any agent on the EARB register (the board that registers estate agents)
5. Let your own lawyer (advocate) check every document

1. Get Land Control Board consent (the board that approves farmland sales)
2. Get an official land search on the exact title (on Ardhisasa, the Lands Ministry's online records, or at the land registry)
3. Have a licensed surveyor confirm the boundary
4. Check the limits on foreign ownership of farmland if you are not a Kenyan citizen
5. Let your own lawyer (advocate) check every document

1. View the house before you pay anything
2. Confirm the landlord or agent is who they say
3. Get a written tenancy agreement
4. Get a receipt for the deposit