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Encumbrances

Charges, cautions, caveats, and arrears ride with the land, not the seller. Some are recorded outside the registry and are easy to miss in a standard search, and each one limits what you are actually buying.

Aerial view of demarcated Kenyan land parcels and boundaries — the registry and survey identifiers ArdhiScore cross-checks

What we check

  • Registered charges and mortgages against the parcel.
  • Cautions and caveats restricting dealings.
  • Outstanding land-rent and rates arrears.
  • Easements, wayleaves, and third-party rights.
  • Encumbrances recorded outside the main registry entry.

Why it matters

You inherit encumbrances when you take the land. Finding them before you sign is the difference between buying an asset and buying someone else's liability.

Where this comes from

  • Registry encumbrance entries
  • Rating and land-rent records
  • Independent public records

See it in an ArdhiScore

Every finding above rolls into one number, 0 to 1000, with each point cited to its source.

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