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How to check a land title in Uganda yourself

Any registered land title in Uganda can be searched by anyone. You do not need the seller's permission and you do not need a lawyer, though you may use one. Here is the process:

1. Get the title details

   Ask us for the block and plot number of the estate's mother title. A seller who hesitates to give you title details is telling you something. We give them to every serious buyer, before any money moves.

2. Go to the Ministry of Lands zonal office

   Searches happen at the Ministry Zonal Office (MZO) for the district where the land is registered. File a search application with the registry. Staff at the counter will direct you to the right form.

3. Pay the official search fee

   The fee is paid to government (via URA payment registration), not to any individual. It is a small, fixed cost. Confirm the current amount at the registry counter and pay only against an official payment slip.

4. Read the search result

   Your search certificate tells you three things that matter:

   • The registered proprietor: the legal owner. For our estates, this should read TerraGo Real Estate Limited.
   • Caveats: claims by other parties. A clean title has none you weren't told about.
   • Encumbrances: mortgages or other interests attached to the land.

If anything in your search result doesn't match what we told you, walk away, from us or from anyone. That is the whole point of the search.

What TerraGo holds, and when it transfers

While you are paying instalments, the title is held by TerraGo Real Estate Limited. It is not transferred to you on day one, and we will never tell you otherwise. A company that promises you a title before you finish paying is describing something other than an instalment sale.

When your last instalment clears, you get your land title.

What you get on the day you buy

• A signed sale agreement stating your plot, your plan, your payment amount and the title-transfer terms.
• Your plot number within the estate plan.
• A GPS marker for your exact plot corners.
• The survey drawing showing your plot within the surveyed estate.

Come and stand on it

We offer free site visits every day, depending on availability. You see the estate, the access roads, the plot beacons, and you meet the people you would be paying. Nothing convinces like standing on the land.

Who we are

TerraGo Real Estate Limited has had paying customers since 2023. Seven estates so far; five fully sold out. Our office is at Plot 44 Ssemawata Road, Ntinda, Kampala. Walk in, no appointment needed.