Lagos land fraud
A hidden loan or court case
The land is tied up in court or used as security for a loan you cannot see.
How it works
A property can carry a mortgage, a charge, or an active court case that the seller never mentions and that the documents you are shown do not reveal. Buy it, and you inherit the encumbrance - or lose the land to whoever holds the prior claim.
Warning signs
- !A seller in an unusual hurry to close
- !Reluctance to provide a full, registered title for searching
- !Vague answers about whether the property is mortgaged
- !Pricing that seems too good for the location
How we catch it
We run a litigation and encumbrance search to surface court cases, injunctions and registered charges tied to the land before you commit.
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