WHY YOU NEED A REGISTERED SURVEY PLAN WHEN YOU BUY LAND/HOUSE

WHY YOU NEED A REGISTERED SURVEY PLAN WHEN YOU BUY LAND/HOUSE

You may have a Deed of Conveyance, a receipt and even witnesses to your land purchase, but without a registered Survey Plan, your land legally lives in the shadows.

Imagine spending millions of naira to buy a piece of land/building only to later discover that your plot overlaps someone else’s property, a Government-acquired area or pipeline route.

That is the bad news many landowners face because they failed to make a registered Survey Plan.

A Survey Plan is not just a map; it is the identity of your land. It shows its exact location, size, boundaries, coordinates and your name as the owner. Without it your land would be merely on paper, with no recognized legal description, making it easy for fraudsters, neighbours or even Government to claim it.

A smart buyer will ensure his Survey Plan is prepared by a licensed Surveyor and duly verified by a Property Lawyer who cross-checks the details with the ownership documents to confirm accuracy before you pay for the land/building.

A land without a registered Survey Plan is like a body without a face; no one can legally identify it. And when your property’s identity is unclear, ownership becomes an issue.

Before you celebrate your land purchase, ask yourself “have I made a registered Survey Plan?” If the answer is no, your land documents are mere paper.

Get your land survey right.

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