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Buying land in Lomé, Togo: what the law says, what to check, what you pay

In Togo, the law requires land to be registered before it is sold, and the sale deed goes through a notary. Here are the checks to run in Lomé, the steps to a land title and the fees published so far.

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Buying land in Cotonou, Benin: land title, checks and steps

In Benin, every land sale must be preceded by confirmation of land rights. Here is what the land code says and what to check before paying for a plot in Cotonou.

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Buying land in Dakar, Senegal: title deeds, checks and costs

In Senegal, buying land in Dakar safely means a titre foncier checked at the land registry, a notarised deed and a transfer recorded in your name. Here are the checks, the known costs and the zones frozen since 2024.

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Property prices in Cotonou, Benin: public benchmarks and legal checks

Benin does not publish a house price index. To buy or rent in Cotonou, public benchmarks and land formalities matter more than an unsourced price range.

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Property prices in Thiès, Senegal: how to judge a price and what to check before you buy

No public index gives market prices for Thiès. Here is what moves the price of land or a house in Senegal, how to arrive at a realistic figure and which costs to add.

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Buying land in Kara, Togo: what the Land Code says and what to check before you pay

In Kara, as everywhere in Togo, a land sale requires a registered plot and a notarial deed. The rules, the checks to run, and what is (and is not) known about costs and timelines.

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Buy Land in Kara, Togo: Legal Steps, Title Checks and Local Market

Buying land in Kara requires the same legal safeguards as elsewhere in Togo. The Togolese Land Code makes a land title mandatory for any sale. This article covers the transfer procedure, official fees and on-site checks.

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Buying land in Togo: documents, survey and costs

Title deed, administrative certificate, boundary survey, transfer or registration fees: the essential checks before buying land in Togo.

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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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