Mpererwe , Kampala – Uganda.
Following a number of changes made by the Ministry of Lands, a number of our clients through different real estate companies have started experiencing unnecessary delays in the processing of titles.
Members of the public are now questioning these delays as many have been left stranded as most of them happen to have land transactions held up in different government land offices across the Country.
LUBA Properties Limited is the leading Ugandan real Estate company specializing in all land transactions inclusive but not limited to outright sales, purchases and transfer of ownership in Uganda.
As market leaders, we have experienced a lot of technical delays born out of upgrades at the Ministry of Land, housing and urban development. We, therefore, call on all stakeholders to apprehend the following;
- There needs to be sensitization of all Ugandans on the importance of having a functional land information management system, and time frames and requirements needed to have successful transactions.
- The feedback we are getting from the land offices indicates that most of the data from old titles haven’t been incorporated into the new system. Like most private Mailo land titles under Buleemezi County. For example: Land on Block 1026 Buleemezi (Kisingiri Land) hasn’t been uploaded onto the new system for now over 3 years. This has greatly affected all transactions on the said land.
- We call for clarity from Uganda Revenue Authority on the new development requiring both parties in land transactions above the 10 million thresholds to avail a TIN. We feel like the short notice on Uganda Revenue Authority’s part has not been effectively communicated.
- High levels of bribery we’re experiencing at lands offices where “Kintu Kidogo” have exposed our clients to consumer exploitation. We, therefore, recommend that government revisits the consumer protection land policies and have titles processed in due time.
We pray that in the coming year, the government through the ministry of lands makes the appropriate changes because many buyers (landowners) need these titles as collateral when acquiring loans from financial institutions, during construction of property and trading. These delays in land title processing end up crippling the development of the nation we all love so much.
Thank you
