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Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by donigspain(m): 8:56am On Mar 31, 2016 |
I got my apartment via OLX. Met the agent and landlady and paid same day. |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by bigcil2(m): 9:17am On Mar 31, 2016 |
nedu2000:Send your request to socialmedia@Letout.com.ng we will get you hooked up |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by bigcil2(m): 9:19am On Mar 31, 2016 |
deybholar:I have been in your shoes several times. Letout.com.ng is coming soon, we will make property search easy for realtors and tenants. |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by pheesayor(m): 9:20am On Mar 31, 2016 |
Compound and parking space is like fried rice in those areas o, very scarce. If you see it will be very small, they've built houses on everything PRCONNECT: |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by pheesayor(m): 9:21am On Mar 31, 2016 |
lucky you donigspain: |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by nelcliff(m): 9:24am On Mar 31, 2016 |
Mehn all the posters here help me a lot. thanks all. I am looking for a 2 bedroom apartment in peace estate at Baruwa ipaja or at Shagary estate Abesan... anyone with good connection can add me on whatsapp with 07013268404. Nelson..... |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by esoorita: 9:28am On Mar 31, 2016 |
PRCONNECT: I'm sorry, Nigeria is a jungle as far as property business is concerned. For the life of me, I can't comprehend how an estate agent and a lawyer could be asking for a 10 and 5% fees respectively. It's absolute madness but not unusual in Nigeria since it's the lunatics that are running the asylum. I remember a friend of mine here in the U.K negotiating to buy a property with a price tag of 40 Million Naira. The estate Agent asked for 10% agency fee while the lawyer wants 5% for his services. I can't understand the reason for the unreasonable and astronomical charges demanded by the agent and the lawyer considering the fact that the seller who is the principal investor is not likely to make as much profit as the agent and the lawyer. I can't understand how a client is expected to shell out a fee of 6 Million Naira on a property of 40 Million Naira and they will also charge the vendor (property owner) another fee for helping to sell the property. The other ridiculous thing is the webb of agents involved in a single deal as there could be up to six agents involved. To me, these so called agents are nothing but property touts that should be adequately regulated by the relevant authorities. 6 Likes |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by Nobody: 9:29am On Mar 31, 2016 |
slightlyMad: lmao @ "inherited" |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by carboblanko(m): 9:55am On Mar 31, 2016 |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by serendipityF: 9:57am On Mar 31, 2016 |
This is the exact reason why I and DH wanna move out of our present house, the landlady is a pain in d asz, our visitors aint allowed 2pack dia cars in d compound, and if u are visiting us, if we no come pik u from outside, the kind interview wey she go do u ehn, job interview dey learn. Hmmmmm! God help us [quote au4270236]add this 1. dont rent a house where landlords lives, they will become your second parents and will command you to put off your gen set after 10pm even when the next compound neighbor runs 24 hours next to same landlord's bedroom. 2. check outstanding nepa bills, i inherited over 200,000 naira nepa debt in my current appartment. 3. check that the WCs, Kitchen pipes, water supply unit does work, get water, flush, then walk round the house to confirm that it actually exits to the soakaway dont be surprised if your neighbors come knocking telling you not to use you kitchen sink if you dont do this little painless experiment 4. anything not fixed before you make payment has a 98% chance of it not fixed, even if it is the main door to your apartment. 5. talk to your intending neighbors to confirm anything issue they are dealing with a smart way to ask is " is there anything you feel i should demand from the landlord to fix since i am in a position where i can get him to do something" 6. thank me after [/quote] 2 Likes |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by serendipityF: 10:11am On Mar 31, 2016 |
Peace estate dey get light? nelcliff: |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by joanana(f): 10:22am On Mar 31, 2016 |
nedu2000: go through the websites stated by the op and look for apartments around Satelite to know the price range. Look for an agent, i pray your agent will be good as mine. Well, we went in search of an apartment is Surulere, o boy!!! e no easy at all!!!!!!!!!! if you the see the room space some landlords rent out as bedrooms...hmmm... i was surprised and angry. what about the amount? ridiculous amount for one pot hole that after you put your bed, there's no space to walk around in the room .... I thank God that i found an agent living very close to my house. He was the only agent that took us to about 7 houses on a Saturday and the last apartment we saw that day, immediately i fell in love with it. It was exactly what i wanted. The landlady collected a years rent. The compound has a big parking space, its very clean, 2 pumping machines & 2 tanks( one for the landlord and tenants) and has 2 tenants. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I vowed never to live in the same house where the landlord resides but this landlady no get whala unlike the former place where the landlord has key to pumping machine and will only pump water whenever he likes..... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by nelcliff(m): 10:26am On Mar 31, 2016 |
serendipityF: I really don't know. that is why I asked for anyone with good connection so I can ask those questions.... thanks. |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by serendipityF: 10:36am On Mar 31, 2016 |
Ok, we are in the same shoes thats Y I asked, shagari estate/Abesan is a very very lovely place to stay, light and security is 90% perfect but houses are a bit on the high side against our budget, so so 2bed of 350/400 na im full dere, however baruwa(peace and diamond estate) has very lovely new cheap houses too like 200-250k but some1 told me dia light isnt good at all, dunno how true it is tho bt mehn! Light is everything oo nelcliff: |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by nkemjacob2(m): 10:43am On Mar 31, 2016 |
Their is no sector which corruption will not surface. Pls intending and aspiring landlords, some agent re fraudulers pls chase them of if u no u dnt wnt to business them, advertise ur house ur self pple will come and rent, |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by Emmayur(m): 11:00am On Mar 31, 2016 |
As an Estate Surveyor and Valuer who is vast with the property market, i would say that the Op was spot on with his descriptions of the Lagos road side agent. If you patronise a registered Estate Surveyor and Valuer, you won't have to pay the 3000 - 5000 inspection fee and that will save you a lot of money. Damages or caution fee is actually say between 10% to 30% of the total rent. It is dependent on the propensity of that property to get damaged. For example, you would be required to pay up to 30% of the rent for caution fee for a building with plenty glass finishing. Please guys, patronise registered Estate Surveyor and Valuers. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by trumovement(m): 11:23am On Mar 31, 2016 |
kowema:Reminds me of my search for an apartment, had a budget of 350k total package & 250k per annum after much frustrating waka waka with agent found an apartment within my budget only to call the landlord & was told 250k annually total package 550k, na so I sigh, landlord say make him give breakdown but b4 he could finish I don end call. I just go back house go sleep, Lagos tire man 7 Likes |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by SucreB: 1:11pm On Mar 31, 2016 |
imoci:please what area is 2Bed for 300K? i am in need of apartment like seriously. either 1bed flat or a mini flat. thanks |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by funkystanl(m): 4:12pm On Apr 03, 2016 |
Waiting for the 2nd part of this.... prconnect |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by PRCONNECT: 8:52pm On Apr 03, 2016 |
kowema: Basically, Landlords are not the ones that inflate. Its the Agents. Landlords who do this are just hungry.If you rent House from a landlord directly, he should be concerned with the rent and then maybe 5% for legal( Agreement) fees. 1 Like |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by PRCONNECT: 8:56pm On Apr 03, 2016 |
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Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by slimyem: 11:55pm On Apr 03, 2016 |
Emmayur:is there any you know or can recommend for surulere? |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by uliyaah(f): 12:18pm On Apr 05, 2016 |
OH! how about a room self contain at mende maryland which an agent started negotiation with me at 170k and i beat it down to 130k per year, we agreed agent n com to be 20k/20k, total package 170k, by the time i ran around and completed my fund, i went back to cross inspect the house on my own before making payment, there i met the direct agent in charge of the house, to my amazement, he said the house is for 220k per year n commission is 30k, total package being 250k, gbagaun! now it could be that the agent i first met is the one jonzing me, cos why would you start negotiation from 170k if the house is really going for 220k or... the direct agent is the one that added his own additional yearly income so they would also get commission every year ![]() oh boy, house wey i don snap send to my friends calculate say na #50 bike to and from my office wey for make sense die for me, na so them turn am to nightmare, every other, i av a place here, i av a place there na jokes!, those their places no dey part of am at all, one agent promised me and he was like ohhhhh, dont worry, u will like the place, by the time he took me there, the road that even led to the place self has already put my spirit off, when we reach there, i look d man shake head like....u look me finish com think say me go like this place? JOKER! what i do about the agency fee of theirs, i dont pay it o, i will only agree to give em #500 for transport and pay their form fee once i see a house i like and want to take, most of them will be reasonable and succumb, both-ways its a win win.... i am still searching seriously and Anthony/maryland rent fees are killing, 250-400k for a room self contain, choi! in this current situation of the country, God help us all. 2 Likes |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by Darkchocolate(f): 10:53pm On Apr 05, 2016 |
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Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by masties2(f): 6:56pm On Apr 13, 2016 |
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Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by masties2(f): 7:06pm On Apr 13, 2016 |
I have been house hunting in Lagos for over two weeks now. My experience has been horrible. I have spent so much on agent fees and bikes. Aguda, Surulere has the most inflated price for dumps. If you see what they call 2/3 bedroom flats. The finer newer ones come with its special price tags for those that can afford it. Total package is always above one million. I am so tired, stressed and pissed off. The number of broken down water closets I have seen this past few days eh! I ought to use hypo to wash out my eyes. House hunting in Lagos is hell. ![]() ![]() 3 Likes |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by PRCONNECT: 11:39pm On Apr 13, 2016 |
masties2: House hunting in Lagos is 6 unit course. House Hunting in Surulere and Yaba is 10 unit course. Both locations are close to the island and mainland and based on this fact, vacant houses are always hot cakes. Good houses in this areas will deff come with a price tag and landlords dont pay attention to taking care of their apartments because SOMEONE WILL COLLECT. Funny enough, lot of persons have been very lucky to get good houses in that same area with moderate prices. All the best in your search. 3 Likes |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by UIA04(f): 12:37am On Apr 14, 2016 |
A storey building with four flats and shop in front for sale.
Location : off AIT ROAD alagbado lagos state.
Asking price 40 million
Pm me for the phone number if interested Thanks. 1 Like |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by slimyem: 9:16pm On Apr 16, 2016 |
masties2:I could have written this same lines as this is exactly my experience in the same axis. The only thing that'd be different is my own search is going on 3 months now. Tired is an understatement with respect to how I feel now. I am weary. ![]() ![]() 4 Likes |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by masties2(f): 6:06pm On Apr 17, 2016 |
I finally settled for an apartment at Shasha Akonwonjo. Quite good. Renovated flat off the road and spacious compound. Although, there is still work to be done I the interior to make it more comfortable but for 350k/550k, it is a good bargain. Best of all, the area has good power supply. Despite taking the advice here, I discovered too late that I inherited crazy PHCN bills. All the same I am pleased considering my experience. Thanks Op 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Trying To Rent A Property In Lagos? Read This by masties2(f): 6:09pm On Apr 17, 2016 |
I finally settled for an apartment at Shasha Akonwonjo. Quite good. Renovated flat off the road and spacious compound. Although, there is still work to be done I the interior to make it more comfortable but for 350k/550k, it is a good bargain. Best of all, the area has good power supply. Despite taking the advice here, I discovered too late that I inherited crazy PHCN bills. All the same I am pleased considering my experience. Thanks Op for the thread. |
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