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We are passionate about helping clients unlock real estate opportunities, mitigate legal risks, and maximise value through sound legal structures and strategic legal guidance.

Real Estate Law Firm in Nigeria

We are a specialist Real Estate Law Firm in Nigeria, with a dedicated Real Estate Practice Group providing comprehensive legal advisory and transaction support across all aspects of property law and real estate investment.

Our services are tailored to meet the diverse needs of investors, developers, property owners, financiers, government bodies, and institutional clients seeking to navigate the Nigerian real estate market with clarity and confidence.

Our team of lawyers possesses deep knowledge of the legal, regulatory, and commercial landscape of Nigeria’s real estate sector. We provide proactive, practical, and commercially focused legal advice throughout the entire real estate project lifecycle, ranging from land acquisition and project structuring to financing, development, leasing, and eventual exit or disposal.

We are widely recognised for our expertise in structuring joint ventures for large-scale developments, conducting rigorous due diligence, negotiating high-value transactions, and resolving complex land disputes.

Our longstanding collaboration with government agencies and private developers has established us as trusted legal advisors in some of Nigeria’s most ambitious real estate projects.

Our Real Estate Expertise Covers:

  • Acquisition and Sale of Real Estate: Legal advisory and documentation for the purchase, sale, and transfer of property interests.
  • Property Management & Conveyancing: Legal structuring, documentation, and compliance for property ownership and transfer.
  • Tenancy & Leasehold Agreements: Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating lease agreements for commercial and residential properties.
  • Commercial Property Transactions: Structuring and advisory services for large-scale property investments and developments.
  • International Real Estate Transactions: Legal support for cross-border property acquisitions and development projects.
  • Property Searches and Due Diligence: Title verification, encumbrance checks, and comprehensive risk assessment.
  • Title Perfection and Registration: Assistance with obtaining Governor’s Consent, Certificate of Occupancy, and other statutory approvals.
  • Estate Management Advisory: Structuring and supporting estate development, succession, and administration.
  • Premises Recovery: Legal action to recover possession of premises from defaulting tenants or unlawful occupants.
  • Joint Ventures in Property Development:Structuring and advisory on partnership models for collaborative property development.
  • Property Finance and Mortgages:Advisory on loan structuring, collateral arrangements, and perfection of mortgage interests.

We provide value to clients through the following environmental justice services:

  • Defending organizations and individuals in enforcement actions under federal and state environmental laws, including conducting internal investigations where environmental justice is a factor.
  • Handling all aspects of civil and criminal environmental litigation.
  • Advising clients on planning, permitting, and defending projects considering environmental justice factors, while maintaining compliance with emerging federal and state statutes, regulations, and guidance.
  • Developing and implementing enterprise-wide or facility-specific environmental policies, procedures, training programs, and compliance audits incorporating environmental justice.
  • Conducting enterprise-wide or facility-specific reviews to identify potential environmental justice issues and mitigation strategies.
  • Assisting clients in developing robust incident response programs to prepare personnel for incidents like fires, explosions, chemical releases etc. in environmental justice communities.
  • Handling legal responses to potential and actual environmental, toxic tort, and catastrophic events in environmental justice communities.
  • Engaging with federal and state agencies and stakeholders throughout the rulemaking process for proposed environmental justice regulations and policies.

We are passionate about helping clients unlock real estate opportunities, mitigate legal risks, and maximise value through sound legal structures and strategic legal guidance.

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