WHO IS ENTITLED TO A COPY OF YOUR LAND PURCHASE DOCUMENT

WHO IS ENTITLED TO A COPY OF YOUR LAND PURCHASE DOCUMENT

Buying land is beautiful investment decision, but here’s a truth most buyers overlook: your land deal is not legally complete until your documents are properly distributed to the right persons.

Every genuine land purchase document (Deed of Conveyance or Assignment) comes in four (counterpart) original copies, not photocopies. Each copy must go where it legally belongs.

But it is common for some buyers to hold on to all four originals like gold, afraid to release even one. Error. That is not proper.

Here’s the proper distribution:

The Land Seller – gets one signed original copy for record purposes.

Your Property Lawyer – keeps one. This is not for show; it’s your lifeline if your own copies are ever misplaced or destroyed. Lawyers are professionally bound to preserve your documents.

The Buyer (You) – holds two copies. One is retained by the government during registration. So you are left with one.

Resisting this process puts your transaction at risk. Worse still, if disputes arise or you need to prove ownership years later, the only copy that may save you is the one with your Lawyer.

Giving out those copies is not a favour; it is your legal duty.

One more thing. If you are buying the entire land in the seller’s original purchase document, you have a legal right to retrieve that document from the seller.

It should become part of your file, as it strengthens your root of ownership and prevents future boundary or ownership claims.

Be smart. Share right. Stay legally protected.
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