1. Right of Occupancy: The Land Use Act refers to it as Customary Right of Occupancy under Section 6. It is a land title given to a...

This is a real estate legislation that regulates land transactions in the South Western States in Nigeria. There are important features...

A Will is a legal document setting out how a person wants his property/personal belongings to be shared when he/she dies. The statute...

This law states that the only authorized personnel to prepare instruments and documents on sale or transfer of land are Legal...

The purpose of the Illiterate Protection Laws is to shield/protect an illiterate person from possible fraud (in land transactions, and...

LAND USE ACT, 1978. This real estate legislation was promulgated under the administration of General Olusegun Obasanjo, the then Military...

An off-plan property is a property is one bought before it is constructed, when only the architectural plans are available. Obviously, it...

The laws regulating real estate in Nigeria are referred generally to as Property Law. The most superior of all laws regulating Real...

It was Andrew Carnegie, Wealthy American Industrialist, who said “90% of all millionaires become so through owing real estate”. Real...

A Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is a public company that pools funds from the general public through the stock market, and uses...

1 Buying land without valid legal titles/documents: Under Nigerian Law, the Governor of a State acts as the trustee of a majority of...

Real Estate refers to tangible and fixed landed property. It can be subdivided into 3 categories. The first category is Residential Real...