Category: Avoiding Property Scams
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Government Acquisition, Setback and Committed Land: The Traps Nobody Explains
There is a category of land problem in Nigeria that has nothing to do with dishonest sellers, forged documents or family disputes. The seller may be entirely genuine.…
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How to Check If a Real Estate Company Is Real Before You Pay
The most expensive assumption in Nigerian property is that a company which looks serious is serious. A glossy website, a branded bus, a fenced site with an impressive…
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Double Allocation: What It Is and How Land Buyers Get Trapped
Two families arrive at the same plot on the same Saturday morning, each with a builder, each with a lorry of sand, each holding receipts, each certain the…
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Omonile and Land Grabbers: How to Handle Family Land Claims Safely
Few words in Nigerian property carry as much emotional weight as omonile. Say it in Lagos and people wince, because almost everyone has heard a story: a buyer…
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Common Land Scams in Nigeria and How to Avoid Every One
Land fraud in Nigeria feels random and overwhelming when you are new to it. Everybody has a story, the stories are all different, and the natural conclusion is…