The Department is responsible for issuance of certificates of titles, general conveyance, keeping custody of the national land register, coordination, inspection, monitoring and back-up technical support relating to land registration and acquisition processes to local governments
| No | Service | Standard Time | Cost | Statutory Period for Notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conduct a physical/personal search on the registered piece of land | 1 working day | 10,000/= per search | Not Applicable |
| 2 | Issue a search letter | 2 working days | 10,000/= per letter issued | Not Applicable |
| 3 | Register Transfers on Certificate of Title | 5 working day |
|
Not Applicable |
| 4 | Register a
mortgage |
3 working days |
|
Not A applicable |
| 5 | Release a mortgage | 5 working days |
|
Not Applicable |
| 6 | Remove an expired mortgage | 40 working days | Registration fee: 10,000/=
|
30 days |
| 7 | Lodgment of a caveat | 1 working day | Not cost | Not Applicable |
| 8 | Register a caveat | 2 working Days | Stamp duty: 10,000/= Registration fee: 10,000/= | Not Applicable |
| 9 | Remove a Caveat (based on requests by another party other than the person who placed it | 70 working days |
|
60 days |
| 10 | Withdraw a caveat (based on request by the person who placed it) | 10 working days |
|
Not Applicable |
| 11 | Lodgment of a court order | 1 working day | No cost | Not Applicable |
| 12 | Register court orders/Decrees | 1 working day | 10,000/= | Not Applicable |
| 13 | Rectify the register (with notice) | 40 working days | No cost | 21 days |
| 14 | Rectify the land register (without notice ) | 5 working days | No cost | Not Applicable |
| 15 | Register administrators or executors of a will on certificate of Title | 5 working days | Registration fee: 10,000/= | Not Applicable |
| 16 | Issue of certificate of Title upon sub-division | 10-20 working days |
|
Not Applicable |
| 17 | Issue condominium certificate of Title | 10 working days |
|
Not Applicable |
| 18 | Issue special certificate of Title (to replace owners copy) | 45 working days |
|
30 working days |
| 19 | Issue substitute certificate of title (to replace registry copy ) | 10 working days |
|
Not Applicable |
| 20 | Issue new leasehold and freehold certificates of title | 10 working days |
|
Not Applicable |
| 21 | Extend a lease on certificate of title (for running lease) | 5 working days |
|
Not Applicable |
| 22 | Renew a lease on certificate of title (for expired leases) | 10 working days |
|
Not Applicable |
| 23 | Preparation of Variation | 5 working days |
|
Not Applicable |
| 24 | Register variation of a lease | 5 working days |
|
Not Applicable |
| 25 | Preparation of surrender of a lease | 5 working days | Preparation fee: 10,000/= | Not Applicable |
| 26 | Surrender of a lease | 10 working days |
|
Not Applicable |
| 27 | Register certificate of re-possession and purchase of certificate of title | 5 working days | Registration fee: 10,000/= | Not Applicable |
| 28 | Register corrections of errors on certificates of titles brought by the clients | 5 working days
|
Registration fee: 10,000/= | Not Applicable |
| 29 | Amendment of the register | 30 working days | Registration fee: 10,000/= | Not Applicable |
| 30 | Register change of names and address | 5 working days | Registration fee: 10,000/= | Not Applicable |
| 31 | Acknowledgement of receipt of communication to office of titles/ departments of land registration | 2 working days | No cost | Not Applicable |
All payments attract an additional bank charge.
(b) Fees charged by the department are provided for under the law in the twenty-second schedule of the registration of titles act CAP 230
(c) Where an instrument of lease/ sub-lease or mortgage is dodged in triplicate, an additional of Ugandan shillings 2,000/= is charged.
(d) On lodgment of any instrument or other document whose purpose is to deal with an effect more than one certificate of title, mortgage or lease for each entry after the first one, Ugx shillings 5,000/= is charged
(e) For perusal of power of attorney, a memorandum and articles of a limited liability company, rules or bye- laws of a charter or other written constitution of a corporate body, an additional Ugx shs 5,000/= is charged
Download Forms
1 How to carry out search on a Land title series
2 How to acquire a Freehold Land Title
3 How to acquire a Leasehold Land Title
4 How to convert a lease to freehold land title
5 How to transfer land under leasehold and freehold
6 How to transfer Mailo land
6 How to transfer Mailo land
7 How to carry out a sub division on Mailo land
8 How to register a Caveat
9 How to remove a caveat based on a request by another person
10 How to remove a caveat based on a request by another person
11 How to amend a Certificate and rectify the Register
12 How to amend a Certificate and rectify the Register with notice
13 How to register a mortgage
14 How to register a Court Order
15 How to register Administrators or executors of a Will
16 How toacquire a Special Certificate of Title
17 How to acquire a Substitute Certificate of Title
