There are various land documents in Nigeria that transfers the ownership of a property to and individual.

If you one wants to buy a lan


ded property in Nigeria, it is important to note that, certificate of occupancy and right of occupancy is not enough to secure the property and claim ownership of it, every year people lose millions of Naira to land theft, most times some piece of land are sold to over three people, people should learn to follow the right procedure when purchasing handed properties.
Below, are some important land documents in Nigeria.

LAND PURCHASE RECEIPT

A land purchase receipt is a normal receipt or document that shows the payment of a particular property or land, it is normal that every purchase is issued with a receipt by the vendor to the buyer, it is very important.

CONTRACT OF SALE OF LAND

The contract of sale of land is used by both the vendor and the buyer to agree on certain terms before they can finalize the deal. It is important because when any property is to be purchased by anyone. It is not a registrable instrument and must be preceded with other document transferring title in the applicable landed property.

SURVEY PLAN

A survey plan is important because it identify the exact location and size of the landed property. The document is issued by the surveyor general whether the land under any government acquisition.

DEED OF ASSIGNMENT

Deed of Assignment or Deed of Conveyance is one of the most important document in acquiring a landed property, it transfers a landed property from the seller (also known as assignor) to the buyer (also refers to as assignee) permanently. It can be issued by the assignor and reviewed by the assignee.

CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY(C Of O)

C of O is normally issued by the state government, starting that a particular person owns a parcel of land or property. Governments issues it to the allottees of the government’s land. Anyone who purchases the land does not get a new certificate of occupancy, rather a deed of assignment with the governor’s consent, that's why it is important to always get a deed of assignment and your survey when buying landed property.
There are other documents are Grant of probate, which is a document given to an individual after the original owner has passed away.
Letter of administration, it is given to the personal representative after the owner of the property passed away without a will.
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