The firm has experience in handling transactions based on properties registered under all the regimes utilized in Kenya – the Government Lands Act, the Land Titles Act, the Registration of Titles Act and the Registered Lands Act.
Matters handled in this practice area includes provision of legal advisory services over establishment of gated community developments, purchase and sale of land, sale and purchase of apartments, townhouses and villas, sale of office units in a commercial building, long-term leases of land and residential units, short-term leases of commercial units, licences (periodic tenancies), construction and engineering contracts.
We advise clients undertaking residential, commercial, industrial, educational and recreational construction projects on all aspects of the project including applying for change of user approval; approval of building designs by the County Government, County Physical Planning Officer, County Architect and District Lands Officer; Environmental Impact Assessment Licence; National Construction Authority’s Certificate of Compliance; Water Resources Management Authority’s permit for borehole sinking; among others.
The firm drafts and assists in negotiations over interior design and architectural services agreement, as well as design and build agreements, development management agreements, land development agreements, letting and management agreement, pre-construction services agreements, deeds of collateral warranties, construction professionals’ appointment letters; road, bridge and related infrastructure design-build agreements and repair-maintenance agreements, among others.
