Houses for sale in Uganda

Most of our buyers are Ugandans living in the UK, the US, the Middle East or elsewhere in East Africa. What worries them is the same thing every time: paying money for a home they cannot see, with paperwork they cannot walk to a Registry to check, and only somebody else’s word for what is really on the plot. We built this page for them. Every house here has been visited by our team, the title has been checked, and the tenure is stated plainly. When you pick a place you like, we send you the search letter, the photos, the video walkthrough, and route the sale agreement through your advocate. Payment happens in stages that protect you.

Where you buy sets what your money does over the next ten years. A quick tour.

• Kampala: the older suburbs (Kololo, Nakasero, Bugolobi, Muyenga) hold their value best; the family suburbs (Ntinda, Naalya, Bukoto, Kiwatule) are where most diaspora families settle when they come home. See houses for sale in Kampala for the full inventory.
• The Entebbe corridor (Bwebajja, Kajjansi, Kitende, Kabale-based Lubowa): quicker to the airport, newer developments, priced between the family suburbs and the cheaper edges.
• Wakiso outskirts (Najjera, Kira, Namugongo, Kyanja): where a lot of new building is happening. More house for your money if you do not mind a longer commute.
• Hoima and Bunyoro: a different market for land more than houses right now, but big diaspora hold for future development. See land for sale in Hoima.

Tell us what you want the house for (to live in, to let out, to build over a couple of visits) and we point you the right way.

Typical asking price from current listings on public sites, updated every month. Updated 8 September 2026. UGX prices are what shilling sellers are asking, USD prices are what dollar sellers are asking, and we do not mix them. If you are earning in dollars or pounds, tell us up front so we short-list the right stock.

1. Title copy and any claims against the house. Get a search letter from UgNLIS or the Ministry Zonal Office. It shows the registered owner, any caveats or mortgages, the plot description, and the boundaries. From abroad, we can run the search on your behalf and email you the letter before you pay anything.
2. Tenure, and what it lets you do. Mailo, Freehold and Leasehold each work differently for banking, resale and sitting tenants. Mailo can carry Kibanja tenants whose rights survive a sale, so if the title is Mailo we tell you plainly whether there are sitting tenants on the plot.
3. See it before you pay. Video walk of the whole house and boundary if you cannot fly. Ask us to point the camera at anything specific: the roof, the water tank, the fence line, the neighbouring plot. Ask two neighbours who owns it. We do this for you.
4. The full price. Stamp duty of 1.5 percent on transfer, Ministry transfer fees, advocate fees usually one to two percent, and the agent fee. Get every line in writing before you put down a deposit. Currency in and out matters: if you are paying from a UK or US bank, factor in the transfer fee and the exchange rate.
5. Payment stages. A deposit to hold the house, the balance on transfer, and clear timing in between. Never pay the full price before the transfer is registered in your name at the Registry. This one rule prevents most of the diaspora fraud we hear about.