Landlord guides

Practical, plain-language guides for landlords managing tenancies in Nigeria.

• Rent renewal and notice periods in Nigeria: a landlord’s timeline

  How much notice to give for each type of tenancy, and a reminder timeline that keeps you ahead of every renewal.

• How to build a rent payment schedule (with worked examples)

  Convert weekly, monthly or annual rent into a clear schedule, prorate part periods, and keep records tenants trust.

• Managing property in Nigeria from abroad: a landlord’s guide

  For landlords in the UK, US or Canada: choosing a manager, collecting rent safely, renewals across time zones, and tax in both countries.

• How to write and serve a notice to quit in Nigeria

  Notice periods for each tenancy type, a template for yearly tenancies, and how to serve it so it stands up in court.

• Lagos Tenancy Law 2011: what every landlord needs to know

  Advance rent limits, compulsory receipts, both sides’ duties, notice periods and recovering possession, in plain language.

• Tenancy agreement checklist for Nigerian landlords

  The clauses to check before you sign: term, rent, deposits, service charge, repairs, ending the tenancy and stamping.

• How to raise rent fairly in Nigeria (and keep good tenants)

  Working out a fair figure, a worked naira example, how much notice to give, and what to put in the letter.

• Late rent and arrears in Nigeria: a step-by-step plan

  From a friendly reminder to a payment plan, a formal demand, mediation and court, and what never to do.

• How to issue a rent receipt in Nigeria (with template)

  What every receipt must show, a copyable template, part-payments and how long to keep records.

• Caution deposits: how much to charge and how to refund fairly

  Typical amounts, what deductions are fair, and a step-by-step move-out refund.

• Agency and legal fees: who pays, and how much

  Agency fee, legal fee, deposit and service charge explained, with a worked example.

• How to screen tenants before you hand over the keys

  Application form, ID and income checks, landlord references, guarantors and warning signs.

• Move-in and move-out inspection checklist

  A room-by-room checklist and how to record condition so deposit refunds are easy.

• A yearly maintenance calendar for rental property

  Seasonal jobs for the rains and harmattan, servicing intervals and a maintenance budget.

• Renting out property in Abuja: notice periods and recovering possession

  FCT notice periods, the steps to recover possession, and points specific to Abuja.

• How to never miss a lease renewal

  A reminder system matched to each renewal decision, from six months out to the day.

• Rent calculator

  Convert rent between weekly, monthly and yearly in naira, and see every payment date for the next year.