Malawi - Register of Public Land in Cities

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. Visit the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development office department of land to obtain the application form and other forms to be filled as advised by the authority
2. Complete the application form with all the relevant requested documents and submit them to the land department for processing
3. The land authority will verify your submitted file and forward it to the allocation committee who will in turn offer a plot with lease conditions and applicable fees to you.
4. Then Submit building plan to the Town and planning committee for vetting and approval
5. The Town and Planning committee will vet the plan and if they approve it, they will deploy a memorandum to the minister to approve the lease application
6. Once approved , the land department will conduct a cadastral survey through the Survey’s department
7. Bases on the results of the survey, lease documents will be prepared in triplicate , which will be signed and stamped by all parties involved including you
8. Then the land department will register the title deed and issue it to you.
9. You as the lessee, will pay the ground rents annual according to the lease agreement.
   

For more information please contact the land department through the contacts provided in the “Office Locations & Contacts” section below

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Required Documents

• Application form
• Identification documents
• Any other document requested by the land department

Office Locations & Contacts

• Land and Valuation contacts: Link

Eligibility

• Citizen and foreign residence in Malawi

Fees

• Fee is prescribed by the Department of land

Validity

• Land Leased to foreigners is valid for 50 years to citizens for 99 years

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Processing Time

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Instructions

• Land designated for investment purposes shall be identified, published in the Gazette and allocated to the Malawi Investment and Trade Centre which shall create derivative rights to investors in accordance with the Investment and Export Promotion Act, 2012.
• The size of land allocated to investors shall be in accordance with the ceilings which may be set by the minister responsible for lands in consultation with minister responsible for investments, based on the type of activity and location of land.
• Non-Malawian investors can be granted lease of land with a maximum period of 50 years, while for Malawians it is 99 years.
• Sale of leased land to a non-Malawian shall be done if the sale of land is published in a newspaper in daily circulation not less than 21 days before the date of sale, specifying price, location and size of the private land, and developments on the land. Sale of the advertised land shall be made if no Malawian is able to purchase the said land at the advertised price or higher.
• Non-Malawians shall not exchange title of land amongst themselves by way of gift.

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2. City or Country of Birth.

Need for the Document

• Registered land with tile deed proves ownership of that land

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External Links

• Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development: Link

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