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Being a film director and creative writer, I love a quiet life especially when I’m not on a film location. My love for privacy and tranquility in any environment I find myself asides being on location is so extreme that I left my 6-bedroom family mansion immediately after my youth service because we had too many relations around. In fact, ...

Property management is an act of inter-mediation between owners and occupiers on issues affecting the parties arising from ownership and occupation of buildings. It is a conscious process of guiding and tailoring an investment in land into profitable venture. Its main concern is the optimization of the owners’ investment. On the other hand, an economy is said to be recessed ...

In Nigeria, the most common type of rental agreement in today’s rental market is a fixed-term lease that can have a duration of a year or more depending on what is agreed upon between the landlord and tenant. This article analyses the pros and cons of paying rent on a monthly basis (short-term lease). Earlier this month, Punch reported that Nigerians may ...

Though not every Lagosian can afford to live in self-contained apartments, Mini flats, 2 bedroom and 3 bedroom flats, but there’s always an option for those who can’t deal with the exorbitant price charged as rent by Lagos Landlords. In this article we address the presence of untold conflict amongst tenants who live in tenement buildings in Lagos. Low income ...

There was so much noise emanating from the premises of the hostel at Onike, Yaba when we arrived. I immediately parked the car just in front of the gate since the hostel had no parking space. Dad did not even wait for me to turn off the engine when he alighted from the car and tarried into the compound and ...

“A landlord in Cameroon shocked many residents at the weekend when he reportedly grabbed one of his tenants’ freshly prepared pot of chicken soup over his refusal to pay rent. Reports say the tenant had been owing his landlord over six months rent. According to Cameroon-Concord, the incident took place at Bassa neighborhood in Douala, Cameroon. Efforts to placate the ...

A lot of questions have been raised in time past as regards house repairs. In fact, this has generated a lot of argument. Both tenants and landlords constantly feel cheated because either feel they are being forced to pay for house repairs supposed to be handled by the other. We asked people on Facebook to air their opinions on who ...

Most of us speak ill of our landlords like we do not aspire to be landlords someday. And I want to believe no one wants to remain a tenant for the rest of their lives, or are there exceptions? This article talks about how tenants can build or maintain a cordial relationship with landlords It is so easy to castigate ...

According to The Guardian, figures from online real estate market are pointing to an increase in the number of owners and prospective tenants who are opting to sell their homes or rent property online without the use of an agent. The Guardian learnt that the number of renters searching for property online platforms rose to 10 per cent in 2016 – ...

Do you know you can own a house you still pay rent for whilst still a tenant? Do you think it’s possible to be a tenant on a property and yet be the landlord of that same property? Be a part of the first DEBO ADEJANA REAL ESTATE SEMINAR for 2017 to get answers to these thought-provoking questions The first ...