Question 1

What does it cost to sell?

Accepted Answer

One standard listing fee of UGX 500,000, whatever your property is worth. Pay it before you go live, or pay UGX 650,000 later when the sale completes. Optional extras like drone photography or a surveyor are priced separately and only if you ask for them. These are launch prices while we confirm them — the fee quoted at your valuation is the fee you pay.

Question 2

Do I pay anything up front?

Accepted Answer

No. The valuation is free and there is nothing to pay until your sale completes.

Question 3

Can I sell land or a farm, not a house?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Plots, farmland and commercial land are all supported, and boundary mapping is most useful precisely on those listings.

Question 4

Can I list a rental?

Accepted Answer

Yes — choose 'to rent' when you create the listing. Rent is shown per month in shillings.

Question 5

What is the difference between freehold, mailo and leasehold?

Accepted Answer

Freehold is outright ownership without a time limit. Mailo is a Ugandan form of freehold, common around Buganda, which can have lawful occupants with their own rights. Leasehold gives you the land for a fixed term, often 49 or 99 years, usually from a district land board or the state.

Question 6

What is a kibanja and can I buy one safely?

Accepted Answer

A kibanja is an unregistered interest — typically a lawful or bona fide occupant's rights on mailo land. You can buy one, but you are buying an interest rather than a registered title, so you need the landlord's consent, clear documentation and ideally a surveyed boundary. We flag kibanja listings clearly.

Question 7

What is a certificate of customary ownership?

Accepted Answer

It is a document issued by a district land board recognising customary ownership of land. It is real evidence of ownership but is not the same as a registered certificate of title, and most finance providers prefer a title.

Question 8

What documents should I insist on as a buyer?

Accepted Answer

A copy of the certificate of title or customary ownership certificate, a recent search letter from the land registry, the seller's national ID, and a written sale agreement. Never pay a deposit before a registry search.

Question 9

Why don't you use postcodes?

Accepted Answer

Uganda does not have a national postcode system in everyday use. Instead you pin the property on satellite imagery and choose a district and town, which is more precise than an address anyway.

Question 10

How is the plot area calculated?

Accepted Answer

From the boundary you draw. We compute the enclosed area and show it in acres and decimals. It is an accurate estimate for marketing, not a substitute for a licensed surveyor's report, which we can arrange.

Question 11

Is the boundary I draw legally binding?

Accepted Answer

No. It shows buyers what is on offer. Legal boundaries come from a surveyor's mutation or a registered plan.

Question 12

Can I apply for Islamic finance today?

Accepted Answer

Not yet. We do not have signed provider partnerships, so no product is live. Join the waiting list on the Islamic finance page and we will contact you the moment a Shariah-compliant option becomes available.

Question 13

How do I register my interest?

Accepted Answer

Go to the Islamic finance page and fill in the waiting-list form with your contact details, the product you are interested in, and a rough property price and deposit. There is no commitment.

Question 14

Is the finance really interest-free?

Accepted Answer

The products we hope to offer would be riba-free. Murabaha uses a fixed mark-up on a sale, Ijara uses rent, and diminishing Musharaka uses a gradual purchase of the financier's share. None of them charge interest on a loan.

Question 15

Which providers do you work with?

Accepted Answer

None are confirmed yet. We are in discussions with Islamic finance institutions licensed in Uganda, but no agreements are signed. We will name providers only once agreements are signed rather than imply partnerships we do not have.

Question 16

Do I have to be Muslim?

Accepted Answer

No. Anyone can use Shariah-compliant finance.

Question 17

Who can see my ownership documents?

Accepted Answer

Only you and our review team. They are stored in private storage and are never attached to the public listing.

Question 18

Why is my listing 'pending'?

Accepted Answer

Every new listing is reviewed before it goes live, so we can check the documents match the plot and the seller. You can see the status in your dashboard at any time.

Question 19

Do I need an account to enquire about a property?

Accepted Answer

No, but an account lets you save properties and track your enquiries.

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