Uganda - Land ownership search

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

• Land Ownership Search can be done in person by visiting the Ministry of Lands Housing and urban Development headquarters or in any of their Land Offices in your Local district/ Sub County. Here you will be provided with an Application for Official Search Form to fill and submit.
  

Step 1
Make a written Request for a search addressed to the Commissioner, Land Registration giving the description of the Land:

• For Mailo(County,Block & Plot no)
• For Leasehold (Lease hold Register & Folio No)
• For Freehold (free hold Register Volume & Folio No)
  

Step 2

• The application is presented to the Office of Commissioner Land Registration and stamped “received’ in Room 2 (Second floor) by the Commissioner’s Secretary and approved by a Registrar of Titles on behalf of the Commissioner.
• The application is forwarded to the Records Section to retrieve the file’s availability,then the bearer is sent to the Ministry’s Cashier (1st Floor) to pick a pay slip and pay Ugshs. 10,000/=. The Cashier informs the bearer which bank to make the payment.

Step 3

• The bearer pays that amount in the bank and obtains a receipt that is presented to the Land Office. On verification of the receipt, the registry copy is retrieved and a search letter signed by a Registrar of Titles is issued to the bearer within three days after presenting the Bank receipt

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Required Documents

• Application letter for a Search.
• Proof of payment (Fees paid at the Ministry through the bank: 10,000/=)(Search fee).
• Proof of land ownership (copy of title deed)
• PIN certificate(copy)
• Identity card (copy) for the applicant if Ugandan.
• Foreign national registration certificate- alien card (copy) For foreigners who are residents in Uganda
• Passport (copy) for the applicant if a non-citizen.
• Proof of payment receipt.

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Lands Housing and Urban Development - Head Office,
Plot 13 – 15 Parliament Avenue
Kampala , Uganda
P.O.Box 7096,
Kampala , Uganda
Tel: (256) – 414 – 373511 / (256) – 791 – 622191/ (256) – 772 – 463240
Email: [email protected] Website: Link

Eligibility

• Citizens and Non- Citizens above 18 years of age or their representatives(agents or advocates) may make the land search.

Fees

A fee of Ugshs 10.00 is charged for the land search.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

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The validity of the search is forever. However the land search loses its validity once the land is sold.

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

In person application takes a period of three days,while online applications produce immediate results.

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Instructions

• Visit the Ministry of Lands Offices to make the application.
• Fill in the required information and submit the required documents
• Make the required payment of Ugsh.10,000
• Obtain a certificate of official Search Form.

Required Information

• Name of the Applicant/ Advocate
• Identity card/ Passport number
• PIN Number
• Postal address
• Telephone/ Cell phone number
• Purpose of search
• Owner of property
• Proposed purchaser of property.
• Advocate/Agent Date

Need for the Document

• The Land Search shows evidence of proof of ownership of land in Uganda.
• The land search also shows the type of tenure the land is under; if it’s freehold or leasehold.

Information which might help

Land ownership search ideally confirms that

• The person selling the land to you is the legal owner (In case you want to buy the piece of land).
• The land has no encumbrances that may include a charge by the bank,a caveat restricting sale of the land a mongst other issues.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• External Link

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