The seven stages of a purchase

1. Explore what is available

   Start with the road, not the price. A cheap plot two hours from where you live is rarely the bargain it looks like. Filter by road, then by budget, then by documentation type.

2. Speak to an advisor

   Confirm the plot is still available, where exactly it sits within the phase, what the quoted price covers and which documents come with it. Ask for this in writing on WhatsApp so you have a record.

3. Book a site inspection

   Agree a date, a meeting point and how you will travel. Inspections on selected schedules are free. Go when you can see the land properly — not at dusk, and ideally not only in the dry season.

4. Review the property and the documents

   Walk the boundaries and find the beacons. Ask which plot number is yours. Photograph the documents you are shown, note the names and numbers, and take them away to verify independently.

5. Agree the applicable purchase terms

   Price, payment route, timelines, survey and documentation costs, and what happens if either side needs to pause. Terms differ between agreement and titled land — have yours written down before money moves.

6. Complete the required process

   Follow the steps for your land category: the sale agreement, witnesses, any local council involvement, survey work and, where applicable, the transfer and titling process. Keep a receipt for every payment.

7. Receive the applicable handover documents

   Collect the documents that apply to what you bought. Store originals safely, keep digital copies, and tell one trusted person where they are.

Your due-diligence checklist

1. Confirm what the seller actually holds: a registered title, a mailo interest, a kibanja, or a sale agreement only.
2. Photograph every document you are shown and read it away from the site, without anyone waiting on you.
3. Verify the plot and owner details independently at the relevant land office or through your lawyer.
4. Walk the boundaries and locate the beacons. Ask a registered surveyor to confirm the size you were quoted.
5. Ask neighbours and the local council who has used this land and whether anyone has ever claimed it.
6. Check for wetlands, road reserves, power-line corridors and any planning restriction on the area.
7. Drive the access road yourself, and ask what it becomes after heavy rain.
8. Get the full cost in writing: plot, survey, documentation, ground rent, transport and timing.
9. Pay only to the company, against a receipt, and keep a record of every transaction.
10. Sign nothing you have not read, and never sign a blank or incomplete document.

Questions worth asking out loud

• Which specific plot number am I buying, and where does it start and end?
• Who is the registered owner, and how do I confirm that independently?
• Is a title available for this plot, for the wider parcel, or not at all?
• Is there a landlord, a tenant, a caveat, or an unresolved family interest?
• What is not included in the price I was quoted?
• Who signs on the seller’s side, and what authority do they hold to sign?
• Can I speak to two people who bought on this same estate?

Communicating safely

• Use the contact numbers published on this page and on Century’s official pages. Confirm any payment details by voice before sending money.
• Treat a sudden change of account details, however plausible the explanation, as a reason to stop and call.
• Be wary of urgency. “Only two plots left today” is a sales technique, not a fact you can verify.
• Keep the whole conversation in one WhatsApp thread so the history stays intact.

How a remote purchase should run

1. Consultation. A call at a time that works in your timezone, covering budget, location, purpose and how quickly you want to move.
2. Written shortlist. Three to five plots with price, size, road, district, documentation type and what each price includes.
3. Remote viewing. Video from the plot, or an inspection attended by a relative or representative you nominate, who reports back to you directly.
4. Independent verification. Your own lawyer in Uganda confirms ownership and searches the records. This step is yours, not the seller’s.
5. Written terms. Price, payment route, timelines and costs, agreed in writing before any money moves.
6. Payment. Confirm receiving details by voice, on a number published on this site. Pay to the company and keep every receipt.
7. Progress updates. Photographs and written updates on the same thread until the documents that apply to your plot are handed over.

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What the company does

Century buys and sells land, subdivides and markets plots along the main roads leaving Kampala, and supports buyers through surveying, documentation and title processing. The company’s stated position is straightforward: land ownership should be reachable for ordinary earners, starting with plots publicly advertised from UGX 500,000, and buyers should see the land before paying.

Most of Century’s activity has lived on social media — Facebook, Instagram and TikTok — where new phases, prices and inspection schedules are announced. This website exists to gather that scattered information into one place a buyer can search, compare and act on.

What Century says about itself

• “Simple. Affordable. Legit.” — the company’s own line, carried on its existing website.
• Affordable housing plans for everyone, with plots advertised from UGX 500,000 on selected roads.
• Buying and selling land, property management, surveying and title processing.
• Free site inspections so buyers see the land before any payment.

Where Century operates

Plots are promoted along the main corridors out of Kampala. The roads and areas that appear most consistently in Century’s public listings are:

Reported contact points

Century has publicly referred to a head office in Sonde and to further contact points used for follow-up. Confirm which office to visit before travelling — locations and opening days change.