Guides

What to do when life and property collide.

Evergreen reference for Kenyan landlords, property managers, and agents. Not blog posts — guides you come back to when something specific happens.

Tax & Compliance

You Hold Your Tenants' Data. Here's What That Makes You.
Every Kenyan landlord who keeps a tenant's ID number, phone number or M-Pesa history is a data controller under the Data Protection Act, 2019. What that means in practice, what PropTraka handles for you, what stays yours, and why most landlords don't need to register with the ODPC.
6 min read
You Just Got a KRA Audit Letter — Now What?
Practical first steps for Kenyan landlords facing a KRA audit on their rental income. What KRA actually asks for, what to send, what NOT to do, and how a year of clean records changes everything. Updated for the 2026 Residential Rental Income (eRITS) Regulations.
6 min read

Diaspora & International

Managing Kenyan Properties From Abroad — A Diaspora Landlord's Guide
You're in London, Dallas, Dubai, or Doha. The properties are in Westlands, Nyali, or Eldoret. Here's how to manage them well — without flying back every time a pipe bursts, and without getting the tax wrong. Includes the 30% non-resident withholding tax rule most diaspora landlords don't realise applies to them.
11 min read

Tenant Management

Estate & Succession

Setting Up Succession for Your Property Portfolio — A Kenyan Landlord's Guide
What happens to your rental properties if something happens to you? A practical guide for Kenyan landlords on succession planning — wills, beneficiaries, document vaults, and conversations to have while you still can. Grounded in the Law of Succession Act (Cap 160).
8 min read

Risk & Insurance

When Disaster Strikes a Rental Property — A Kenyan Landlord's Recovery Guide
Fire, flood, collapse, compulsory acquisition. A practical guide for Kenyan landlords on the first 72 hours, dealing with insurance, communicating with displaced tenants, and rebuilding without losing your portfolio. Grounded in the Land Act 2012 and NCA / NEMA structural-safety frameworks.
9 min read