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Insights
Notes from the field, for buyers, lenders and landlords.
Plain guidance on land, buying, mortgages and leases in Abuja, written by our surveyors. General information, not advice on your own property.
File 01
Read and search.
Title documents, explained for buyers
C of O, R of O, deed of assignment and survey plan: what each one is, and what a surveyor checks.
What lenders look for in a valuation
Why some reports sail through and others come back with questions, and how to help yours.
Bring the survey plan to the inspection
It lets the surveyor check the plot against the plan on the same visit.
Tell us your lender up front
Lenders have their own report formats; starting right saves a re-issue.
Diarise your rent review date
Missing a review date can cost a landlord or tenant a year at the wrong rent.
Ask for the building approval
Approved drawings help us check whether extensions were permitted.
Photograph the start of a lease
A dated schedule of condition prevents most end of lease disputes.
Nothing matches that yet.
File 02
Topics.
Land
Beacons, survey plans and buying plots safely.
Buying
Surveys, defects and negotiating.
Mortgages
Valuations lenders accept.
Leases
Rent reviews and condition records.
File 03
A short note each month.
Insights are general information for this demo, not professional advice on any particular property. For advice on yours, instruct a surveyor and a lawyer.
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