Property buyers especially in Lekki, Elegushi, Agungi, Ajah, the Eti-Osa Environs and parts of Ibeju Lekki should be very wary before buying a property that has a Governor’s Consent because most of these Governor’s Consents have been questionably acquired at the land registry.     This is because falsified and forged survey plans have been presented by the Owners to the land registry to register. Due to the lax and porous process of obtaining a Governor’s consent at the land registry, dubious owners have perfected the art of presenting forged survey plans that are outside the original location of the…

Ojomu family lands situated at Eti-osa local government are one of the most sought after luxury lands for middle class Lagosians. Some of the popular areas where you can find Ojomu family lands include Agungi and Lafiaji but buying a plot there isn’t as easy as it seems.     There are a lot of technical details an intending buyer has to be aware of unless you could fall victim to the numerous land scammers disguised as family members, agents or personal owners of land that lurk around those areas reselling other people’s lands.     Before you intend to…

Don’t be confused. Rectification and Ratification means 2 separate things but they sound alike. Rectification means to correct a grave error on a document while Ratification means giving formal consent to a contract or agreement thereby making it validly official.   To understand how Rectification of Title to Land differs from Ratification of Title to land, we have to understand what a Land title means so we can comprehend it quite easily.     WHAT IS LAND TITLE?   Land title may be defined as the rights or ownership claim a person has over a property. It simply means, for…

In legal circles, the word “indemnity” is used in contracts. It means recompense for any loss or liability which one person has incurred. It has been defined as an obligation undertaken by a person called the indemnitor/indemnifier to provide compensation for a particular loss suffered by another person called the indemnitee/indemnity holder.     A claim to an indemnity can arise by either by operation of law or by contract. It must also be noted that an indemnity can be made subject to the rules of damages. The indemnifier bears the primary obligation with regard to the amount of the…

The Lagos State Building Control Agency LASBCA, weekend demolished a nine-storey building at Osapa London in Lekki area of Lagos for allegedly contravening building plan regulations.   The nine-storey building demolished by LASBCA at the weekend for not having approval The General Manager of the Agency, Mr. Olalekan Shodehinde, said the demolition was also because the building had no certified plan approval.   The nine-storey building demolished by LASBCA at Osapa London, Lekki area of Lagos   Shodehinde said the building was detected in 2017, following which an investigation was launched, stressing that the building had nine floors, while the…