Legal guide
Legal masterpiece
Understanding Real Estate Laws in Nigeria is a practical, legally grounded guide written in clear language for real estate professionals.

Drawing from court experience, real-life cases, due diligence
Written by Raymond Ijeomah, Trusted by many across 5 continents of the world
By reading this book, you’ll gain the following:
Understanding Real Estate Laws in Nigeria is a practical, legally grounded guide written in clear language for real estate professionals.
Clear insights
Clear insights on titles, land transactions, deeds, leases, Power of Attorney, and contracts.
Practical guidance
Practical guidance on excision, gazettes, surveys, co-ownership, and documentation across Nigeria, especially in the FCT.
Truth about taxes
The truth about taxes, SCUML, REDAN, SEC compliance, and how they affect your business.
Understanding Real Estate Laws in Nigeria

- Common legal mistakes and how to avoid them.
- Clear insights on titles, land transactions, deeds, leases, Power of Attorney, and contracts.
- Manual for anyone who to be an authority and build sustainably
- Actionable and Practical
These are some of the Chapters of our Real Estate Laws
THE FOUNDATION: LAW AND REAL ESTATE
The role of law in real estate
- Duty of care in real estate
- Elements of duty of care in real estate practice
LEGAL PATHWAYS TO LAND OWNERSHIP IN NIGERIA
- Ways that one can become a landowner or prove ownership in Nigeria
- Capacity to own and transfer title
UNDERSTANDING TITLE DOCUMENTS IN NIGERIA
- Core elements or features of a title document
- Title vs. Title document
- Types of land titles
- Types of legal title documents:
- Key elements of a title document prepared by a lawyer
- Root of title
- Parties in property documents and transactions
- Who should prepare a title document?
DEEDS AND ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
Types of deeds
- When is a deed mandatory?
- Key components of a valid deed
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Features of a Power of Attorney
- Common uses of Power of Attorney in real estate
- Types of Power of Attorney
- Requirements of a valid Power of Attorney in Nigeria
- When can POA be treated as a title document?
CONTRACT OF SALE
Difference between contract of sale and sales agreement?
- Purposes and advantages of a contract of sale
- When is a contract of sale necessary?
- Essential elements of a valid contract of sale in real estate
- Legal implication of contract of sale
- Legal implication of subject to contract
- Contents of a contract of sale
RECOGNIZED TITLES UNDER THE LAND USE ACT OF 1978
Understanding the Land Use Act of 1978
- Statutory vs. Customary Land Titles
- Customary Right of Occupancy
- Customary Certificate of Occupancy
- Statutory Right of Occupancy
- Statutory Certificate of Occupancy
- Difference Between the R of O and C of O
- Major Provisions of the Land Use Act of 1978 Everyone Must Know
- Details and terms of statutory titles
TENANCY: WHAT REALTORS, DEVELOPERS, AND INVESTORS MUST KNOW
Understanding The Role Of Branding And Public Relations in Building A
Successful Real Estate Career
- What Is Branding Vs. Public Relation
- A case study of branding through the eyes of global brands
- How To Build A Trusted, Sustainable, And Successful Real Estate Brand (The
7 C's)Understanding Tenancy
- Types of Tenancy in Nigeria
- Documents Applicable to Tenancy Relationships
- Contents of a Tenancy Agreement
- Rights and Obligations of Parties
- Rent Termination Process
- Practical Considerations for Realtors, Developers and Investors

ABOUT ME
Let my expertise grow your real estate brand.
From my diverse experience as a:
- Property Lawyer with years of legal and field experience
- Founder & CEO of Fortreal Rei Ltd — a development & investment company
- Lead Facilitator at Fortreal Real Estate Academy
- Author of multiple real estate books including Sell Real Estate Consistently
- Real Estate Sales Coach who has trained over 5,000 realtors
- Speaker at national real estate and business conferences
- Developer of structured video courses for realtors across Africa and the diaspora
- Consultant for real estate branding, sales, and legal compliance
- Host of the Abuja Real Estate Conference
If you need tailored real estate sales strategy, business structuring, or legal clarity, I can help.
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Manual for anyone who to be an authority and build sustainably
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- Legal guide
- Legal masterpiece
- Manual for anyone who wants to be an authority and build sustainably
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