GET A PROPERTY LAWYER TO INVESTIGATE THAT LAND/HOUSE YOU WANT TO BUY
The land owner and estate agent/realtor tell you: “Relax, this land/house has no issues. Nothing is wrong with it.”
That statement should not comfort you. It should slow you down.
Nothing is wrong to the naked eye? Or nothing is wrong after a proper due diligence (investigation/search)?
Trouble in land/building purchase transactions rarely makes noise at the beginning. It does not shout. It whispers. It creeps in. And if you don’t have the legal expertise you will not notice it.
A property can look peaceful and still have:
– unresolved ownership conflicts
– Government interests
– hidden claims
– unpaid obligations
– people quietly waiting to assert ownership
You can stand on such land, take pictures, walk around it confidently and even draw a building plan.
Everything will feel fine but yet all is not well with the property.
There is a huge difference between land/house that merely looks fine and one that has been legally confirmed to be fine.
One gives you temporary comfort. The other gives you long-term security and absolute peace of mind.
One ends at inspection. The other survives time, documents and claims.
If no proper searches have been conducted, no verification done and no valid documentation by a Property Lawyer, then the land is not safe.
It is not clean. It is only silent.
And silence in land matters is often felt just before the real problem begins.
Avoid legal mistakes. They cost an arm and a leg.
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APEX CHAMBERS, Law Firm of Property/Real Estate and Business/Corporate/Commercial Lawyers, Attorneys, Barristers, Solicitors Advocates, Legal Practitioners rendering legal services, Legal Consultants and Notary Public with Law Office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria