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Sequel to the flagging off, of the newly inaugurated Mortgage Refinance Company (MRC), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has brainstormed a regulatory and supervisory framework that will guide the activities of the Mortgage Refinance Company. Let me quickly point out that the MRC is analogous to the United State's Fannie Mae.
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News7 Feb 2014
The Lagos State Governor- Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola has flagged off the issuance of the e-C of O. The ceremony took place at the Land's Bureau in Lagos State a while ago during which the Governor presented the e-C of O to some sporadically selected beneficiaries.
News5 Feb 2014
With the introduction of its "Homeowners Charter Program", the Ogun State government is poised to assist property owners in the State who hitherto have no valid land documents, to regularize their property/land documents. The Ogun State Ministry of Urban and Physical Planning asserts that this move will help rebuild the State by providing adequate data for the medium-term planning - provision of hospitals, roads, schools and other public infrastructures to the residents of the state.
News3 Feb 2014
If feelers from the Lagos State Government is anything to go by, the state is finally poised to relocate the ever popular Ikeja Computer Village to a new site, Katangowa Internet City, somewhere around Katangowa Market in Agbado, Oke-Odo area of Lagos State (Along the Abeokuta-Lagos expressway).
Buying & Selling30 Jan 2014
We wrote in one of our previous articles that arrangements are in advanced stage by the Lagos State Government to start issuing electronic C of O's to landowners in Lagos State. This step will not only make the process transparent but it will also check the fraudulent activities of unscrupulous estate agents, surveyors and the so-called omoniles. Herein are the required documents needed to obtain the electronic C of O
Investment29 Jan 2014
There are several factors and considerations that determine where people buy properties from. Just like every human endeavor, location is a key factor that determines the price of a product and the possibility or otherwise of making profit. Conventional wisdom demands that One invests or buys a property from an area that Is already developed or near the city centre. A plot of land or a property in such areas are usually very expensive.
Home & Lifestyle28 Jan 2014
This is not the best of times for many Nigerians as far as security of lives and properties are concerned. Nigeria's Print and electronic media are continually awash with pockets of terrorism, kidnappings, armed robbery attacks, and many a times, unnecessary show of power (arrogance of power) by some ogas-at-the-top.
Buying & Selling26 Jan 2014
The wanton incidents of prospective property, land buyers been duped of their hard earned money can be attributed to the paucity of doing a due diligence investigation prior to paying for the envisaged property or parcel of land. This is because many survey plans, deeds of assignment, certificates of occupancy, government allocation letters, and government gazettes bandied about by fraudulent property sellers out there, are forged.
Investment23 Jan 2014
I am sure you are wondering what 'PPP' stands for and how it is the panacea to Nigeria's Housing problems. PPP stands for "Private-Public-Partnership". It is a type of business relationship between a government agency and a private-sector establishment geared towards conceptualizing and completing projects that will benefit the public such as Low Cost Housing Estates, public transportation networks amongst others.
Renting & Letting21 Jan 2014
To update our memories and for the interest of those that are not quite conversant with the dictates of the Lagos Tenancy Law 2011, the aforesaid law came into effect in August 2011. It effectively repealed the hitherto Rent Tribunals (Abolition and Transfer of functions) Law 2007. Essentially, this law is aimed at inter-alia, "regulating rights and obligations under tenancy agreements and the relationship between the landlord and the tenant including the procedure for the recovery of premises and for other connected purposes in Lagos state".
Buying & Selling20 Jan 2014
If feelers from the Lagos State Government is anything to go by, the State is poised to launch a state-of-the-art Geographic Information System (GIS) which it believes will facilitate issuance of Land titles such as Land Information Certificate's, Consent Letter's, Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) amongst others.
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