Real Estate6 min read
How to verify a land title in Kenya before you pay
The searches, consents and clearances that separate a clean parcel from an expensive lawsuit. Do these before a single shilling leaves your account.
Abanzuri Real Estate Desk
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Investments7 min read
Nairobi rental yields by neighbourhood in 2026
Indicative gross yields for Nairobi's main residential zones, how to turn them into a net figure, and the tax and cost lines that quietly eat two points off the top.
Abanzuri Investments Desk
Real Estate7 min read
Mortgage vs cash in Kenya: the real cost in KES
A worked example on a KES 10 million home, the fees banks add on top of interest, the tax relief that offsets some of it, and when paying cash is actually the more expensive choice.
Abanzuri Real Estate Desk
Insurance6 min read
What landlord insurance actually covers in Kenya
Fire and perils is the floor, not the ceiling. The covers a rental property owner in Kenya should have, the exclusions that catch people out, and how to set a sum insured that will pay in full.
Abanzuri Insurance Desk
Auction Properties7 min read
Buying at a bank auction in Kenya, step by step
How a chargee's sale reaches the auction floor, the 25 percent you must pay on the hammer, the due diligence the bank will not do for you, and the traps that turn a discount into a dispute.
Abanzuri Auction Desk
Property Management6 min read
What a property manager should report to you every month
If your agent's monthly statement is a single line and a bank transfer, you are not being managed, you are being billed. The nine things a proper report contains and how to read them.
Abanzuri Property Management Desk