Everything we do comes down to one job: helping a buyer get from “I have some money saved” to “my name is on a registered title” without losing anything along the way. The services below are the pieces of that journey. You can use all of them or just one.
Land sales
We source and sell residential plots across several states, from developing corridors where land is still affordable to established areas where you can build immediately.
For every plot we handle, we will tell you what title is on offer, whether it is a Certificate of Occupancy, a registered deed, or an excision with a gazette reference, and what the route to a state title looks like. We will also tell you the full cost, including survey, deed, any development levy and registration, before you commit to anything.
If you are not sure which area suits you, that conversation is where we start. Buying to build in two years and buying to hold for ten are different decisions and they point at different places.
Residential property sales
Houses, duplexes and apartments, both completed and under construction. For a finished property we encourage a proper inspection with somebody who knows building work, because the expensive faults in a Nigerian house are usually in the roof space, the drainage and the electrical distribution board rather than anywhere a buyer normally looks. Our house inspection checklist is free and worth an afternoon.
Site inspections
We arrange inspections so you can stand on the land before you pay for it. This is not a formality. It is where you find out whether the plot slopes towards the road, whether the access track is passable in August, whether high-tension lines cross the boundary, and whether the beacons on the ground match the ones on the survey plan.
We will bring you to the property, walk it with you, and answer questions. We will also tell you to bring your own surveyor, because the plot you are shown and the plot described in your documents should be confirmed to be the same plot by somebody who works for you.
Documentation support
This is the part most buyers underestimate. We help you understand and assemble the paperwork that actually transfers ownership:
- Confirming what title is on offer and what it is worth
- Getting a registered survey plan lodged with the Surveyor-General
- Arranging a search at the state land registry and a charting search
- Deed of assignment preparation and execution
- Applying for Governor’s Consent, stamping and registration
- Applying for a Certificate of Occupancy where one is obtainable
We will always encourage you to instruct your own lawyer for the search and the deed review. That is not us avoiding work. A lawyer paid by the seller works for the seller, and you should have somebody in the transaction whose only duty is to you.
Buy-and-build estates
Several of the estates we handle are sold on a buy-and-build basis, often with a payment plan and a requirement to begin construction within a stated period.
These can be excellent value, and the building deadline is genuinely there for a reason, since an estate full of empty bush plots never gets roads or electricity. But the clause matters enormously if your plan is to hold rather than build, so we will point it out and make sure you have read it before you sign. Our guide to land payment plans explains what to look for.
Farmland
We handle agricultural land, including plots sold with a management arrangement. Farmland is priced attractively per hectare, and in the right place with water, decent soil and a usable access road it is a sound long-term asset.
It also needs a different set of questions from residential land, because soil, water, security and community relations decide whether it produces anything. Where a scheme quotes a return, ask whether that figure is per year or per cycle, whether it is gross or net, and whether it is a projection or a record. Our guide on how the farmland yield model really works sets out the arithmetic.
Buying from abroad
A large share of Nigerian property is bought by people living outside the country, and it is the transaction where the most money is lost, because every ordinary protection depends on being physically present.
We work with diaspora buyers by separating the roles: your own lawyer verifies the title, your own surveyor walks the beacons, a representative you nominate attends the inspection, and you pay the seller directly into a company account rather than sending money to an individual to pass on. Our diaspora guide explains how to structure it.
Free guides
The guides section of this site holds dozens of long, free articles covering the whole process, from choosing an area through to registering your title. They are free to read and you do not need to be a client.
Getting started
Tell us what you are looking for, where, and roughly what you can spend. Contact us on 0806 525 5056 or at info@paulynproperties.com, and we will tell you honestly whether we can help.