WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
What is Conversion of land Titles?
This is a process of registration of current title numbers for various parcels of land under new registration units which shall result in replacement of the old title numbers with new title numbers. This process will require the development of cadastral maps and the conversion list by the Survey of Kenya.
The conversion list shall indicate the new and the old numbers for parcels of land within a registration unit or block. This process will involve a land owner surrendering their old title to the government through the Ministry of Lands. The Cadastral map which generally refers to the Registry Index Map and the survey plans, shall replace the Deep Plans used to process titles in some of the old land law regimes.
Currently, the conversion process that has been kicked off, will only affect certain parcels of land within Nairobi County before the exercise is rolled out to the rest of the Country.
Requirements for Conversion of the Land Titles.
Every registered landowner shall be required to submit the following documents to facilitate the process of conversion:
- Application form for conversion by way of a standard form (Form LRA 97);
- Original Title document of the property;
- Certified copies of the land owner’s Identity documents; and
If the title is registered under a registered company, a certified copy of the Certificate of incorporation or registration as well as its director’s or official copies of Identification documents.
Upon submission of the above documents the Registrar shall then issue a new title and retain the old one.
Currently titles are processed using a deed plans or registry index maps depending on the regime the property is registered under. The deed plan captures information limited to the parcel in question but not on adjacent properties as in the case of a registry index map.
How will Conversion affect land Ownership or third party interest?
Conversion will ease land management and bring efficiency in land transactions which is expected to curb the many cases of fraud, corruption and delays in processing of land ownership documents.
