Buying land in Benin: checks before paying
Parcel, seller, rights and access: the contacts to consult before committing to a land purchase in Benin.
Institution · ANDFRead the storyAcross Africa
Property guides
Markets, projects and advice that matters.
40 stories
Keep exploring.
Guides · Markets · Local perspectives
Surveyors in Benin: prepare a boundary assignment
Find a surveyor, explain the boundary question and request suitable deliverables for your parcel.
Institution · Ordre des Géomètres-Experts
Renting in Benin: lease, deposit and inspection
What to clarify before signing a residential lease: landlord, payments, charges and handover.
Institution · Cadre de vie
Rental disputes in Benin: prepare for legal advice
Deposit, repairs, termination or unpaid rent: organise the facts and find the right contact before taking action.
Institution · Barreau du Bénin
Building permits in Benin: where to start
Identify the competent municipality and prepare questions about the parcel, project and permit application.
Institution · Cadre de vie
IFU and property tax in Benin: find the right service
Which DGI portal to use and what to ask about tax identification or obligations linked to your property.
Institution · DGI
Property investment in Benin: prepare your project
APIEx, company formation, taxes and land: divide the questions before starting a property investment.
Institution · APIEx
SImAU housing in Benin: questions before reserving
Programme, purchase, rental or rent-to-own: request current terms directly from SImAU.
Institution · SImAU
Buying land in Côte d’Ivoire: ACD and essential checks
Subdivision status, land records, ACD and the seller: checks to organise before paying a deposit on urban land.
Institution · GUF
Rural land in Côte d’Ivoire: certificates, title and rights
AFOR’s role, the distinction between a land certificate and registered title, and checks before acquisition or use.
Institution · AFOR
Renting in Côte d’Ivoire: lease, advance and deposit
Separate the payments, prepare the lease and condition report, and find the right contact for a disagreement.
Institution · Ministère de l’Urbanisme, du Logement et du Cadre de Vie
Building in Côte d’Ivoire: preparing a permit application
Identify the competent authority, prepare the plans and check the professionals before commissioning work.
Institution · GUPC
Property investment in Côte d’Ivoire: where to start
What CEPICI can clarify, exclusions to check and costs to separate before preparing a budget.
Institution · CEPICI
Buying land in Cameroon: checking the land title
Land registry, boundaries, seller and costs: what to clarify before purchasing in Douala, Yaoundé or elsewhere.
Institution · MINDCAF
Renting in Cameroon: lease, payments and registration
Prepare the agreement, separate advance rent and deposit, check registration with DGI and keep useful evidence.
Institution · DGI
Building in Cameroon: plots, MAETUR and permits
Check the plot, define the architect’s assignment and establish the local council’s role before starting work.
Institution · MAETUR
Property investment in Cameroon: API, land and tax
Questions for API and DGI, site checks and the budget to prepare before establishing a project.
Institution · API
Buying land in Ghana: searches, leasehold and registration
Lands Commission, stool-land matters, tax and non-citizen rules: checks to organise before paying.
Institution · Lands Commission
Renting in Ghana: advance rent, leases and Rent Control
Check an advance-rent demand, verify the landlord and prepare useful evidence for the Rent Control Department.
Institution · Rent Control Department
Building in Ghana: district permits and LUSPA
Find the relevant assembly, distinguish permissions and check the project’s engineer before works begin.
Institution · AMA
Property investment in Ghana: GIPA, data and budgeting
Structure the project, check site rights and use official data before settling on an income scenario.
Institution · GIPA
Real-estate agents in Ghana: check the licence and authority
References to request, REAC’s role and checks before paying money or signing an instruction.
Institution · REAC
NICAD in Senegal: office and documents
Where to request a NICAD, what the DGID service sheet asks for, and the questions to resolve before using it in a property transaction.
Institution · Cadastre
État de droits réels in Senegal: office and documents
Find the competent Conservation foncière, prepare the published documents and discuss the result with your notary before a titled-property purchase.
Institution · Conservation foncière
Cadastre, Domaines, Conservation: which office in Senegal?
A task-based starting point for parcel identification, State-land lease enquiries and information about registered property rights.
Institution · DGID
Building permits in Senegal: where to start
Find the relevant commune, clarify the work proposed and prepare questions about plans, land documents and the current permit application.
Institution · Urbanisme
SN HLM and SICAP: prepare your housing enquiry
Find the official enquiry route, distinguish registration from an offer and compare the programme conditions in writing.
Institution · SN HLM
Certified cadastral plans: where to apply in Senegal
Find the relevant office, the application listed by DGID and the questions to resolve for your particular file.
Institution · Cadastre
APIX: introduce your investment project
When to contact APIX and how to prepare an initial enquiry about your project in Senegal.
Institution · APIX
ANAT: find maps and territorial resources
Prepare a geographical enquiry and ask ANAT which resource suits your study.
Institution · ANAT
ANSD: research population and housing data
Where to start a statistical enquiry and how to choose comparable data for a location in Senegal.
Institution · ANSD
Find a notary in Senegal: prepare your first enquiry
Use the Chamber of Notaries’ directory and prepare a conversation about your property file.
Institution · Chambre des Notaires
SICAP: understand housing programme registration
The published registration routes and the questions to resolve for your chosen programme.
Institution · SICAP SA
Land audits: check the scope of the 2026 government notice
Identify the sites covered by the government notice and prepare an enquiry to the follow-up committee.
Institution · DGSCOS / DSCOS
How to prepare your property listing for publication
The details, photos and contact information to check before you publish a property listing.
Alexandre Izao
How to assess development land in Benin before you buy
What to check about ownership, access, utilities and development costs before buying land in Benin.
Alexandre Izao
Buying a new-build home: your pre-reservation checklist
What to verify about the developer, specification, payments, delivery and handover before you reserve a new home.
Alexandre Izao
Why property management should start before handover
Plan maintenance, running costs and resident support before handover to avoid preventable problems in the first year.
Alexandre IzaoProfiles in the journal
Contribute an article
Alexandre IzaoView profileCCadastrePublic administrationCfConservation foncièrePublic administration
DGIDPublic administrationUUrbanismePublic administration
SN HLMPublic housing company
APIXPublic administration
ANATPublic administrationAANSDPublic administration
Chambre des NotairesProfessional body
SICAP SAPublic housing companyD/DGSCOS / DSCOSPublic administration
ANDFPublic administration
Chambre des NotairesProfessional body
Ordre des Géomètres-ExpertsProfessional body
Cadre de viePublic administrationBdBarreau du BéninProfessional body
DGIPublic administration
APIExPublic administration
SImAUMixed ownership companyGGUFPublic administration
AFORPublic administration
Ministère de l’Urbanisme, du Logement et du Cadre de ViePublic administrationGGUPCPublic administrationCCEPICIPublic administrationMMINDCAFPublic administration
DGIPublic administration
MAETURPublic housing companyAAPIPublic administration
Lands CommissionPublic administrationRCRent Control DepartmentPublic administration
AMAPublic administration
GIPAPublic administrationRREACPublic administration