Bunamwaya

Public administration

MLHUD

Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development

Ministry responsible for land, housing and urban development, organising land services and zonal offices. It helps identify the responsible service; title, tenure and local competence should be checked for the particular parcel before a land or housing request.

Ministry department responsible for certificates of title, transfers and custody of the national land register. It routes searches and registrations to the responsible office; dedicated departmental contacts and the property’s zonal counter should be confirmed before filing.

Ministry department responsible for geodetic controls, cadastral work, deed plans and mapping. It provides parcel and boundary information; registration of ownership rights and the responsible territorial counter follow distinct routes that should be checked for the property.

Ministry department for physical planning, standards and technical support to local authorities. It helps locate plans and guidance; its national role does not replace building approval from the service responsible for the particular municipality, district or development area.

Ministry department responsible for housing policy, development oversight and government pool-housing matters. It provides programme and technical-document enquiries; the particular property, available offering and applicable conditions should be confirmed with the responsible service before proceeding.

Public administration

ULC

Uganda Land Commission

Public commission holding and managing land vested in or acquired by government. It provides government-property and land-fund enquiries; it should not be presented as the registry responsible for every privately held or customary parcel in Uganda.

Public administration

KCCA

Kampala Capital City Authority

Kampala city authority responsible for planning, building approvals and development control. It routes enquiries to its divisions and technical services; its counters do not cover properties situated in other Ugandan cities, municipalities or districts.

Public administration

URA

Uganda Revenue Authority

National revenue authority providing stamp-duty and property-tax information and services. It helps identify the tax route for an instrument; local property rates, the taxpayer’s circumstances and the required file should be checked separately before a transaction or declaration.

Public administration

UIA

Uganda Investment Authority

Government investment promotion and facilitation agency providing a coordinated starting point. It routes establishment enquiries; an investment licence does not replace checks on title, tenure and the local approvals applying to the particular proposed property or development project.

Public bureau coordinating the national statistical system and publishing official information. It provides census and housing-publication enquiries; the reference period, territory and definitions should be checked before comparing housing needs, household circumstances or conditions across different areas.

Ministry department regulating the legal profession and legal-aid providers. It handles law-chambers approval and professional-oversight enquiries; dedicated contacts and the current applicable list should be confirmed before a request concerning a property adviser or legal-assistance provider.

Professional body

ARB

Architects Registration Board

Architects’ regulator providing a 2026 practitioner-list route and complaints information. It helps check an architect; individual registration, the current certificate and competence for the proposed project should be confirmed before appointment or reliance on professional drawings or advice.

Public administration

JCU

Justice Centres Uganda

Government legal-aid programme providing advice, mediation and representation for vulnerable people. It offers land-dispute enquiries; the responsible territorial centre, coverage of the matter and assistance conditions should be confirmed before relying on representation or support for a property dispute.

Professional body

ULS

Uganda Law Society

National Bar association providing professional resources and access-to-justice routes. It helps locate advice and referrals; current advocate licensing, notarial authority and eligibility for assistance should be checked with the responsible service before appointing a lawyer for a property matter.

Professional body

ERB

Engineers Registration Board

Statutory regulator of engineers and their professional activities in Uganda. It provides verification and complaints routes; register results and each engineer’s current standing should be checked before appointment for a building project or reliance on engineering advice.

Professional body

SRB

Surveyors Registration Board

Surveying regulator publishing a professional list and verification route across surveying disciplines. It helps check a practitioner; the 2025 list does not establish current authority, and a discrepancy between displayed and linked institutional mailboxes requires clarification before selecting primary email.

Public administration

Chief Registrar

Judiciary of Uganda — Chief Registrar

Uganda Judiciary reference for the Chief Registrar and licensed-advocate checks. The public page has search and registry contact information, without automatically certifying a professional’s standing.

Public administration

NBRB

National Building Review Board

NBRB is identified on the public BIMS portal, which routes applicants and professionals to building-related applications. The portal publishes technical-support phone and email contacts.

Uganda’s Lands, Housing and Urban Development Ministry lists NHCC as a housing company. The shared ministry phone provides a route to ask for referral to the operator.

Professional body

AREA Uganda

Association of Real Estate Agents Uganda

AREA Uganda is a property-professionals’ association. Its secretariat publishes contacts for membership, information and member-verification enquiries.