Abiodun D. Doherty & Co

Abiodun D. Doherty & Co Real Estate/Commercial Law specialist and Chartered Arbitrators

13/09/2026

A receipt proves payment. Nothing more.

A receipt does NOT prove the seller had authority to sell, that the title is clean, that the land is free from dispute, that the land is not under government acquisition, or that another buyer did not pay for the same plot last year.

Diaspora buyers lose millions treating a receipt as proof of ownership. It is not.

12/09/2026

Everything a diaspora buyer needs to start buying Nigerian property safely, for $29.

Diaspora Property Formula Starter Pack: bestselling book + audiobook + professional due diligence checklist. Authored by our Principal Solicitor Abiodun Doherty. Zero developer bias.

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11/09/2026

Hidden trap: ground rent arrears travel with the land.

So do land use charge arrears and unpaid consent fees. They cross over to the new owner as a matter of law.

Before closing, insist on current receipts. No receipts = factor the debt into price or walk away. Inheriting somebody else's statutory bill is not a smart start.

10/09/2026

Legal knowledge without application is entertainment.

The DPF Workbook contains the exact due diligence framework our property team uses with paying clients. Exercises, checklists, templates, decision trees.

Standalone action guide. Works whether you have read the book or not.

Starter Pack:

09/09/2026

Diaspora Property Formula, authored by our Principal Solicitor Abiodun Doherty. Amazon international bestseller across six countries.

The legal due diligence framework our practice applies with paying clients, made accessible.

Starter Pack:

08/09/2026

Due diligence is not paperwork. It is risk control.

Seven risk questions our team answers BEFORE any client executes: Who owns? Who has authority to sell? What title supports the transaction? What encumbrances exist? What does the survey reveal? What is the history of the land? What location risk affects present and future value?

Distance amplifies risk. Documentation does not.

07/09/2026

A rendering is not an estate.

Every year our practice sees the same story: diaspora buyer wires money against a brochure, lands in Lagos two years later, finds bush. No fence. No road. No layout approval.

Verify layout approval, physical development and management BEFORE money moves.

06/09/2026

Distance amplifies legal risk.

Locals walk the fence line. Diaspora buyers rely on WhatsApp, a bank transfer and a scanned receipt. That is a hope system, not a legal due diligence system.

Hope is not a strategy. Documentation, verification and independent counsel are.

05/09/2026

One question protects diaspora buyers: show me the layout approval from the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development.

If the developer cannot produce it, they do not have it. Unapproved schemes continue to be marketed to diaspora buyers as premium estates.

Do not send money until counsel has sighted the approval.

04/09/2026

From abroad, physical verification is non-negotiable.

You cannot walk the fence line from Adelaide, London, Toronto or Houston. You cannot sit in the state ministry. You cannot knock on the neighbour's gate.

Instruct a trusted representative on the ground with the survey plan in hand. Documents lie. Ground truth does not.

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Lagos

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