Personal and Real Property Law Practice in Lagos, Nigeria
Protecting Real Estate Transactions and Land Title Assets
A property lawyer in Lagos is essential before executing real estate acquisitions, property developments, or land conveyancing contracts. Adedamola Ayodele & Co. delivers comprehensive legal support to property buyers, real estate developers, institutional investors, landlords, and commercial tenants in Lagos and across Nigeria, ensuring that real estate transactions are free from title defects and future litigation.
Land administration in Nigeria is handled at the state level, so the correct procedure and registry depend entirely on where the property sits. Operating from Lagos gives our team direct, practical familiarity with the state's land administration system, including its Governor's Consent process and electronic land registry, alongside our national litigation and conveyancing practice.
Real Estate Investment Security
We protect real estate assets by identifying hidden legal defects, executing statutory perfection, and securing unassailable legal titles for our clients, wherever in Nigeria the property is situated.
Every Stage of a Property Transaction
- Title Verification & Due Diligence: Conducting searches at state Land Registries, Court Registries, and Probate Registries across Nigeria to confirm valid land title ownership and verify encumbrances. In Lagos State specifically, this includes searches through the Lagos State Lands Bureau's Land Registry and e-GIS property records.
- Conveyancing & Documentation: Drafting Deeds of Assignment, Contracts of Sale, Commercial Leases, Tenancy Agreements, Deeds of Mortgage, and Powers of Attorney.
- Title Perfection & Governor's Consent: Processing statutory applications for Governor's Consent and securing Certificates of Occupancy (C of O); in Lagos, this means direct engagement with the Lagos State Lands Bureau's Land Registry Directorate for registration and perfection of title documents.
- Estate Administration & Inheritance Property: Advising on testamentary land dispositions, probate matters, family land allocations, and resolving inheritance disputes.
- Real Estate Litigation & Boundary Disputes: Representing clients in tenancy evictions, trespass actions, boundary disputes, mortgage foreclosures, and compulsory acquisition compensation claims.
The Land Law Backbone
Our real estate practice is governed by the Land Use Act 1978 (Cap L5, LFN 2004), state Property and Conveyancing Laws (PCL), state Tenancy Laws, including the Lagos State Tenancy Law where applicable, and land registration statutes across Nigeria.
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