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Preparing your rental application in Togo: documents, deposit and lease since 2022

Since Decree No. 2022-001/PR, rental applications in Togo follow new rules. Here are the documents to gather, deposit and guarantee caps, and the clauses to check before signing.

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Furnished or unfurnished rental in Togo: what actually changes

In Togo, choosing between a furnished and an empty home depends on length of stay and upfront budget. Decree No. 2022-001/PR sets the same legal rules for both, yet practice differs on rent, inventory and lease term.

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Property viewing checklist in Togo: what to check before renting or buying

What to check when viewing a home, apartment or plot in Togo before signing a lease or deed of sale. Decree 2022-001 governs leases; titled purchases require a notary.

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Rental lease in Togo: rights, security deposit and notice

Decree No. 2022-001/PR governs residential leases in Togo. Learn the deposit and guarantee caps, the 2-month notice, and banned clauses before signing.

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Property scams in West Africa: documented frauds and what to check before you pay, country by country

Fake landlords, plots sold twice, forged papers, unapproved off-plan schemes: the scams tried or flagged in Togo, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Ghana, and the official checks to run in each country before you pay anything.

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Real estate in Lomé: renting, buying and securing your property in 2026

Renting or buying in Lomé: what 115 Imonga listings in Greater Lomé show, the three-month caps on deposit and rent guarantee, the land title required by the 2018 Code, fees published by the OTR and the traps to avoid.

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Accra real estate: Ghana land law, buying, renting, licensed agents and traps to avoid

Buying or renting in Accra: leasehold and customary land under the Land Act 2020, a 50-year lease cap for foreigners, the Lands Commission official search, the six-month rent advance limit, REAC licences and the Bank of Ghana rule on dollars. No invented prices: Imonga has no listings in Ghana.

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Real estate in Saly Portudal (Senegal): buying or renting without getting the title wrong

In Saly, Senegal, the first question is not the price but the right being sold: land title, lease or sublease, and the distance to the sea. The laws, the checks and the rental rules, with sources.

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Real estate in Saint-Louis (Senegal): heritage island, coastal risk, land title and lease, what to check

In Saint-Louis, Senegal, location decides almost everything: regulated works on the island, coastal risk on the Langue de Barbarie, subdivision disputes in Ngallèle. Here are the checks to make, with the Senegalese texts behind them.

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