How To Make Land Title In Uganda
What Is a Land Title? A land title or certificate of title is a formal document outlining the rights a person or people hold in a piece of property.
To Make Land Title In Uganda Procedure
Get the plot and block number for the land in question;
Request a search and obtain Consent form at the Registry of Titles: Here the registry gives a ticket with the amount to be paid, which one takes to the bank to pay in full.
Pay Search Fee and Stamp Duty at any Commercial Bank and obtains a receipt that will later be presented again at the land registry to complete the procedure.
Conduct a search at the Registry of Titles and this is done after presenting the receipt of payment of the search fee from the bank
At this time one also picks up the consent to transfer application (in cases where the land was registered in another persons names.
Attach all required documents like Transfer and Consent Forms, Mutation Form, Application for certificate of Customary Ownership and the sale agreement (in cases where the applicant is buying the land in question). It is not mandatory to use a lawyer to draw up the sale agreement or conduct the transaction, but in our case it would be common practice.
Valuation of property for transfer purposes by Chief Government Valuer’s Office in order to determine its valuation for transfer purposes and for assessing and paying stamp duty
Obtain income tax clearance certificate and assessment form for payment of stamp duty from Uganda Revenue Authority: Once the Chief Government valuer has given his consent on the cost, the file is taken to the Uganda Revenue Authority, where an assessment form for Stamp duty is provided.
The Uganda Revenue Authority also requires that anyone who purchases land valued at more than UGX 50,000,000.00 (approximately $20,000.00) obtain an income tax clearance, denoting the purchaser’s source of income for taxation purposes, before registration. At that time, the name of the designated bank will be provided.
Payment of stamp duty at the designated commercial bank: In the first instance there is an assessment form which is taken to the bank and payment is made. The Bank will inform the Uganda Revenue Authority that payment has been received.
There is a reconciliation process between the Bank and the Uganda Revenue Authority which can take up to 3 days.
Obtain consent to transfer from Land Office: This is done by lodging the transfer forms with the Land office. (A receipt of payment of consent fees must be presented and when the transaction involves companies, they must file with the companies registry a special resolution authorizing the transaction, which costs UGX 20,000)
Present documents to the Kampala City Council: The documentation include: Signed sale agreement, Receipts of stamp duty payment and Companies resolutions to buy and sell.
Here the embossed sale agreement is given to the Kampala Capital City Authority for assessment of Registration Fee.
An assessment form is given providing the amount to the paid for Registration Fees. This form will also provide the name of the designated bank where payment is to be made.
One makes Payment of registration fee at a designated commercial bank to continue with the registration process.
Lodge the sale contract (including Receipts of payment for registration fees, Photocopies of IDs and passport size photographs of both Seller and Buyer) at the Land Office where it is transmitted to the Registrar who passes the Instrument of Transfer.
The file goes to typing and is then sent to the Commissioner in charge of Land Registration for verification. The registrar cancels out the old owner in handwriting and signs against the new owner.
In cases of a lease title out of government land one goes through the following process:
Applicant fills in Land Form 7,
Make payment of an application fee of 20,000/=
Attach required documents like at least 2 passport photographs in case of individual applicants, or in case of body corporate a copy of certified certificate of registration / incorporation and articles / Memorandum of Association ( in case of companies, NGOs, Associations, Registered Trustees, Cooperatives societies etc)
Submit application to Secretary Uganda Land Commission who on receipt:-
Conducts a site visit to the land;
Consults the Commissioner Land Administration on status of the land and technical guidance; and
Must consult the user Government Department / Institution for clearance to re-allocate the land.
The Commission sits to consider the application and sets terms and conditions.
Thereafter the approved application is sent to the CGV to assess premium and ground rent.
Apply Online
- Application for land titles on line has not yet started however the Land Registry is currently undergoing a file digitization process line.
- IGN, a French company, was contracted to capture all the information and storing them online and this involves scanning all paper files and
- Creating a computer database. Details can be obtained by visiting http://ugandaradionetwork.com/a/story.php?s=47020.
Required Documents
- Identification Card;
- Passport photo.
Office Locations & Contacts
Uganda Land Commission
Century Building Siad Barre Avenue
P.O. Box 36408 Kampala Uganda
Web: http://www.ulc.go.ug
E-mail: info@ulc.go.ug+256
Telephone: (0) 414 235 875/235 884
KCCA
Email: info@kcca.go.ug
Tel: +256 204660000, +256 414581294
District Land Offices (DLOs)
District Land Offices (DLOs)
Office of the Recorder (OR)
Area Land Committees (ALCs)
Ministry Zonal Offices (MZOs)in all Districts of Uganda
District Land Boards (DLBs)In All Districts in Uganda