Advantage of Kibanja Survey & Database Registration Certificate to the Kibanja Owner
- It helps the Kibanja Owner to know the exact boundaries of the Kibanja without using Temporary Marks like trees, hubs, anthills etc. but with use of coordinate system, accurate distances and marker stones which can be verified by any surveyor after any Period of time.
- It shows there is an agreed position between the various- neighbours. The neighbors sign on the survey form which is a clear consent that they recognize you and know you to be the rightful owner of the kibanja. This evidence can be produced by Solvent to help any dispute come to a conclusion.
- It gives more ownership to the kibanja owner after getting a survey and registration certificate. This increases Kibanja value during the time of sale or Loan acquisition. It should be noted that kibanja acquired through succession normally has no agreement.
- It stops stepwise encroachment on land by neighbours which is a very common dispute
- The Kibanja Owner gets to Know the exact Size of the Kibanja and this helps him or her to do proper bargaining during sale or purchase
- In case of succession, subdivision of land using Solvent help reducing future family disputes. The Kibanja owner can write in the will the acreage and Solvent will map it after death and distribute to the children or picking coordinates before the kibanja owner dies. The land owner can also do this subdivision in complete confidentiality with solvent
- Charges for the survey by solvent are very small compared to getting other surveyors
- Helps the Kibanja Owner to know all the neighbors by name
- Solvent Keeps a copy of Kibanja Purchase agreement making it accessible in case your copy gets stolen or lost. In case the land is obtained through succession, the family and neighbors’ consent form works as a legal document to protect you on your Kibanja. We ensure the chairperson of LC1 signs and stamps on the consent form. It is a common practice the kibanja owners through succession to have no single document to testify ownership of Kibanja.
- It helps the tenant to know on which land he Belongs, Some Bibanja Span on more than one Land.
- Municipalities, town councils and cities require that for any plan to be approved, land has to be surveyed. With survey information from solvent, approval of this nature becomes very easy
- The brief description on the Kibanja help the Buyer to have more information regarding the Rock size, Swamp size etc.
- Having Occupancy certificate and survey and database registration certificate increases value on the kibanja by over 30%
- By filling out the beneficiaries’ form, in case of abrupt death without will, all the beneficiaries of the land will be known and solvent will help in avoiding family wrangles that may erupt with a desire to grab land. This information is kept as secrete and only given out to Kibanja Owner or to the appointed family head in case of death without a will.
- In case of getting a loan, The Kibanja Certificate increase Kibanja Value and reduces the cost of Valuation. Hence enabling you to get a higher Mortgage. There is a tendence where land owners forge kibanja agreements in order to get loans, and they get loans from various people. The Kibanja certificate provided by Solvent is only printed once and can not be forged hence once given to the money lender, you cannot take it to another person.
Advantage of Kibanja Survey & Database Registration Certificate to the Land Owner
- The land owner gets to know the exact number and names of the tenants on the land
- He gets to know the size of the Bibanja held by each and every Tenant
- In case the Bibanja owner want to be bought, the land owner may not incur survey costs because solvent will have done the survey