How you can make a clean and legal land purchase

Naomi Wangari is an advocate of the High Court specializing in real estate, banking and finance (Image: David Gichuru/ Standard)

It is important to visit a lawyer before buying a piece of land. A lawyer who specialises in real estate or property transactions will advise and guide you on the entire process of buying land and ensure your interests are protected.

The lawyer should then do due diligence on the land you wish to buy to confirm it has a clean title deed. They do this by conducting an official search at the relevant land registry.