Stamp duty is the biggest government cost of buying property: 4% of the value in towns and cities, including all of Nairobi, and 2% on rural land.
Stamp duty calculator
Stamp duty and the other costs of buying property in Kenya.
How it is charged
- It is paid by the buyer.
- It is worked out on the higher of the price and the government valuer’s figure, so an under-declared price does not save anything.
- It is paid through Ardhisasa before the transfer is registered.
The whole process, from the search to the new title, is in Buying property in Kenya.