Real Estate

2015 NIGERIA REAL ESTATE REPORT & FORECAST FOR 2016 It’s no longer news that Real Estate is one of the fastest growing and most lucrative sectors in Africa and anywhere else in the world. It currently contributes up to 8% of Nigeria’s GDP, and looks to expand in the coming years. How well did the real estate sector fare in ...

Your real estate investment could possibly the best investment of  your life, so anything that affects it negatively will definitely affect you in many ways. This article allays the fear that comes with an expected market fall or  economic depression. There are times when the growth of the real estate industry has drawn the nervous energy of the local and ...

Where’s the best place to live? That depends on what’s important to you. Location is of paramount concern for most people when choosing a new home. That’s why it’s crucial to have accurate facts and specifics about places and new communities so you can make an informed decision. This article looks at least 6 factors the average Nigerian should consider ...

The 15th Lagos Housing Fair (LHF) begins on April 25. The Vice Chairman of the  LHF Committee, Mr. Moses Ogunleye, told reporters that attention would to be paid to the values and benefits in the production, application and promotion of indigenous materials of all types. He observed that at this stage of the country’s development, Nigeria should be a global ...

Though it was raining and pouring down ceaselessly, Martins and Aisha were unaware as they continued their argument into the night. Aisha had stopped Martins from answering Runo’s calls yet again and the issue was really getting out of hand. Aisha had finally answered the call but that made matters even worse. Aisha had rained insults on Runo with no ...

Since the Lagos Tenancy law was promulgated in 2011, it remains to be seen if there’s been full adherence to the law. In this article we will take a look at some of the aspects of the law where landlords have been found wanting. These are offences that shouldn’t even arise with or without the law in place. The problem ...

The Nigerian Senate has asked the Minister of Transport, Chibuike Amaechi, to resign his appointment as Minister or apologize to the Senate and Nigerians over the Lagos-Calabar rail project that has generated a lot controversies in the last 48 hours. Members of the National Assembly and the presidency have been at loggerheads after media reports alleged that the National Assembly ...

London’s property market appears to be cooling down with research revealing that up to 40pc of houses for sale in some areas of the capital have had to cut their asking prices since coming to market. Earl’s Court, in west London, and Surbiton, to the south-west, had the highest proportion of price cuts in the capital, with 40pc and 38pc of properties for sale in the respective ...

Andrew Thornhill QC, a leading tax lawyer, was paid a bribe of £500,000 to act in a biased way to resolve a family property dispute, the high court has heard. The former head of Pump Court Tax Chambers in London has been accused of taking the payment from one side in the dispute despite being appointed as an independent expert ...

A New Jersey woman named Lakishette Williams accidentally set fire to her apartment after she found out her boyfriend was gay and was cheating on her with other men. She told police she accidentally set her apartment ablaze while burning love letters from the man. This happened in December and she was immediately arrested for arson after police found out ...