March 2016

Three major things to check for when buying property In Uganda. Part II – The Property

In the last article we went through ‘how to find out if the seller of a property is indeed the seller’. Today we want to find out about the second dimension – the property: Our task here is to match the property to the seller. How can we achieve this? 1. Search: Ministry of Lands and Housing at the different Zonal offices keeps a record of every transaction that pertains to land.Before you...

Three major things to check for when buying property in Uganda Part 3 – The Economics

Good day, Following the last two editions on how to buy the right property, today we sail into the last and rarely taken note of – the economics! So you’ve checked the seller out – tick. Checked the land is legitimate – tick. Now is the time for us to waddle into the economics of it. Why are you buying that particular piece of property, anyway? What is your objective? Can you meet your...

Bonus Points for Effective Land Purchase

Over the last few weeks we’ve been looking at how to ensure your purchases are fool proof. Today we wish to explore some more seemingly obvious points but which are sometimes ignored. Lets go: 1. Road access: seems very obvious but always make sure there is a designated access road to the plot. And more importantly verify that this road access is captured in the blue print. Just seeing a road leading...

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