Buyer guides

What to know before you buy land in Nigeria

Short, practical guides written for buyers rather than for search engines. A buyer who understands what a C of O proves is a buyer we can sell to honestly.

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Latest · Title and documentation

What a Certificate of Occupancy actually proves

A C of O is the strongest title most Nigerian buyers will encounter, and it still does not answer every question. Here is what it covers, what it does not, and what to ask for alongside it.

August 2026

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Estate living

What to expect in the year after allocation

Beaconing, the building approval, the development timeline and the first service charge. The sequence that follows allocation, and roughly what each stage costs.

May 2026

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Estate living

Building approvals inside a managed estate

Estate design rules sit on top of the state's own approval process, not instead of it. Here is how the two fit together, and where buyers most often lose time.

May 2026