Land documentation

1 1.Encourage business and commerce flourish which may contribute to the alleviation of poverty in the state. 2.      Improve the revenue generated for the state budget with direct impact on various sectors of state service delivery such as health, education and environmental protection. 3.      Provides larger and more effective storage facility for documentation and safekeeping. 4.      Ease of Access; Online Availability and Registration Procedures that are straight forward. 5.      The registry has been transformed by the introduction of the EDMS and the associated changes. 6.      Availability of industrial photocopiers which contain a backup system that can cope with large volumes of Certified True Copies of documents has increased the effectiveness and service delivery. Alongside the establishmen...

    " Perfection of Land Title " in Lagos State simply means registering a title (or interest in a property) with the government. When purchasing a property in Lagos, to be sure that what is being bought is genuine and will not be sold to anyone else after making payments, it is important for the buyer of the property to obtain proper title if none existed before, or perfect the title if the one already exist in the buyer’s favour.                  The following are required for an appropriate Title registration; 1.     Legislation: The Land Registry Directorate is a very sensitive part of the Bureau that is saddled with the responsibility of keeping an up-to-date record of all land transactions in the State. It is the only Agency of Government that is statutorily empowered to store registered documents relating to land virtue of: a.    ...

  The LAND USE ACT was enacted  to vest all Land compromised in the territory of each State (except land vested in the Federal government or its agencies) solely in the Governor of the State , who holds such Land in trust for the people and would henceforth be responsible for allocation of land in all urban areas to individuals resident in the State and to organisations for residential, agriculture, commercial and other purposes while similar powers will with respect to non-urban areas are  conferred on Local Governments.(27th March 1978) Commencement. 1.     When was it enacted? The Land Use Decree (now Land Use Act) was promulgated on 29 th , March 1978 following the recommendations of a minority report of a panel appointed by the Federal Military Government of the time to advice on future land policy. With immediate effect, it vested all land in each state of the Federation in the governor of that state (Fed. Rep. of Nigeria, 1978). 2. ...

   It is undisputed facts that “SECURED PROPERTY IN HAND LEADS TO PEACE IN MIND”, so how do we achieve this? In this week’s newsletter we would like to share some helpful articles as regards purchasing Landed property in Nigeria. (With focus on Lagos state). 1.    5 Things to know about the Land Use Act. 2.    5 Things to know about the Lagos State Lands Registration Law. 3.    Requirements for Land Title Registration in Lagos State. 4.    Benefits of Efficient Land Registration System in Lagos State. 5.    Challenges of Land Title Registration in Lagos State. We hope you find the articles useful and interesting, and if you do please share them with your network…you never know who might need the information. In the meantime, do have a lovely week ahead and don't forget: Follow us on social media if you are not already doing that: on Twitter, Instagram and Google+ @AmanRoyalPartners...

  Section 22 of the Land Use Act provides for the power of the Governor to give his consent in certain transactions and it states that: “It shall not be lawful for the holder of a statutory right of occupancy granted by the Governor to alienate his right of occupancy or any part thereof by assignment, mortgage, and transfer of possession, subleases or otherwise howsoever without the consent of the Governor first had and obtained”.   This power confers on the Governor the right to consent to any of the transactions stipulated in the Act provided that they are valid. However, if the initial consent has been obtained fraudulently, the Governor may revoke same immediately.   In essence, where a property owner has a valid right to occupy a property, making him/her the equitable interest holder of the property, when such owner decides to resell, mortgage, grant an interest in the property for long periods of time (3 years or more) or carry out other transactions ...

      One area of modern investments is investments done concerning real estates. An investor can purchase tracts of lands, whether several plots or acres or hectares of land at affordable price and wait for 2 or more years for capital appreciation. A plot of land purchased today with NGN 300,000.00 can escalate to NGN 500,000.00 within an average of 24 months. Similarly, where large expanse/tracts of lands are purchased, say at a very affordable rate, each part or plot can be sold thereafter at huge amount with guaranteed profits. Individuals, groups, entities, corporations, associations, churches, mosques, government, cooperative societies, NGOs can take advantage of real estate investments for their collective benefits.   For instance, cooperative societies can acquire real estate assets which thereafter can be sold at considerable amount to members of the cooperative, and this will engender further trusts and unity among members. Companies can with a cons...

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