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Your house day leak The toilet no day flush The kitchen sink don spoil You call your landlord E no answer You send message E no reply You day wait for the man make he comes fix am But the man no come ...
You don see land You like am The seller show you C of O E look official You dey happy You say This one correct But wait Where the man come get this C of O Na real or fake Plenty people don buy fake C ...
You don't buy land You don't start build You day happy Then one morning some men come your site Dem carry cutlass Dem carry charms Dem shout Who give you permission to build for our father land You be...
How far now You day find house for Lagos You don't see plenty agents online was day show you beautiful pictures Abel make I tell you something Many of these agents NBA fake Dem go collect your money t...
Your kitchen sink is broken. The toilet is leaking. The ceiling is developing a hole. You have called your landlord. He has not responded. You have sent messages. He has ignored them. You are frustrat...
You are building or renovating your house. You are at the tiling stage. Furthermore, you go to the market. Besides, you see Turkish tiles, Chinese tiles, and local tiles. Besides, you don't know which...
You are planning to build a house in Lagos. You have your land. Furthermore, you have your plan. Furthermore, you have your contractor. Furthermore, you think you are ready. But wait. Do you know abou...
You live in Lagos, but the cost of rent is too high. You want to move outside Lagos. Furthermore, you want to find a place that is affordable but still gives you easy access to Lagos for work. Two pop...
You are thinking of investing in Enugu State. You want to buy land in the Coal City. Furthermore, you want to know the current prices. Furthermore, you want to know the best areas to buy. This article...
You have been hearing stories that the Festal Town property market is collapsing. You are thinking of selling your property there. Or you are thinking of buying because prices are low. You are confuse...
You are a civil servant. You want to own a house. Furthermore, you don't have millions of naira in cash. Besides, you have heard about the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) loan scheme. Besides,...
You have been hearing stories that the Festac Town property market is collapsing. You are thinking of selling your property there. Or you are thinking of buying because prices are low. You are confuse...
You are a civil servant. You want to own a house. You don't have millions of naira in cash. You have heard about the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) loan scheme. You want to apply. But you don...
You live in a gated community. There is security. There is a gate. There is regular waste collection. Every month, you receive a bill called "Service Charge." It is ₦50,000 per month. You pay it. Bu...
U.. come back from work one day and find your belongings outside. Your landlord has thrown your clothes, mattress, refrigerator, and cooking pots out onto the street. You are humiliated. Your neighbor...
U.. are tired of the noise and cost of generators. You want to install solar panels in your 4-bedroom house. You want to know how much it will cost. This is a wise decision. Solar panels save you mone...
You have decided to build a 3-bedroom bungalow. You want to know how much it will cost. This is a very common question. The answer is not simple. The cost depends on many factors: the location, the qu...
You have ₦10 million to invest in land. You don't want to buy in Lekki because the prices are too high for your budget. You want to buy in a developing area where the prices will rise in the future....
You see an advertisement on social media. A real estate company is offering a "Rent-to-Own" scheme. You pay rent for five years. At the end of the five years, the house becomes yours. It sounds like a...
Everyone in Nigeria has a terrible landlord story. Give them legal ammunition. 15. Can Your Landlord Increase Your Rent by 100% in Lagos? The Tenancy Law Explained 16. My Landlord Seized My Good...
You receive a letter from your landlord. It says, "Your rent is now ₦4 million from ₦2 million. You have 30 days to pay or vacate." Your heart sinks. How can the landlord double your rent in one y...
You have just been handed a Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) by a land seller. It looks official. It has a green seal and a signature. But is it real? In Nigeria, scammers are printing fake C of O's ...
You have saved for years. You have finally bought a plot of land in Lagos. You have your Deed of Assignment. You have your Survey Plan. You start building your dream home. Two weeks into construction,...
Sister Osa from Benin City had spent fifteen years working in Italy. She saved every Kobe she could. She dreamed of coming back to Nigeria to buy her own house. Finally, the day came. She returned to ...