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Your Lawyer Is not a Surveyor! by drewe20(m): 6:03am On Feb 13, 2020 |
Over the years, I have observed something in the real estate industry. A lot of clients believe that their lawyer knows everything about property acquisition. This is not right. The fact that your friend is a lawyer does not mean that he is a real estate lawyer. Not all lawyers are skilled in real estate matters. Lawyers have specialties. Your friend can be an intellectual property lawyer, an energy sector lawyer, a maritime sector lawyer, etc. He may know very little about real estate business. Nowadays clients put a lot of burden on lawyers. A client wants to know something about a survey plan, he calls his lawyer instead of a registered surveyor. Was it a lawyer that prepared the survey plan? He wants to know if a parcel of land is free from government acquisition, he calls his lawyer. Was it a lawyer that mapped out the boundary of the government acquired land? He wants to know how much a survey cost, he calls his lawyer! I believe it is impossible to carry out a legal real estate transaction without the input of a lawyer but the lawyer does not do everything. He has his roles to play and the registered surveyor has his roles as well. Dear client, allow them do their work. Your lawyer is NOT a surveyor!
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Re: Your Lawyer Is not a Surveyor! by chatinent: 6:27am On Feb 13, 2020 |
You are not far from the truth but these |
Re: Your Lawyer Is not a Surveyor! by drewe20(m): 8:48am On Feb 14, 2020 |
chatinent: There are many decent lawyers out there. It's not the fault of the lawyers. Some clients just believe that a lawyer should know everything. |
Re: Your Lawyer Is not a Surveyor! by EgunMogaji2: 9:10am On Feb 14, 2020 |
I use lawyers extensively on all my real estate purchasers. Because real estate is an investment and needs to stand on firm legal footings. What you should be focusing on is to advise your readers to make sure that they employ a real estate lawyer on real estate issues. Any decent real estate lawyer will have an army of related professionals that he works with including architects, surveyors, engineers, etc |
Re: Your Lawyer Is not a Surveyor! by drewe20(m): 1:00pm On Feb 17, 2020 |
EgunMogaji2: Sir, do you mean the lawyer should be the one to look for the architect, engineer, surveyor etc. for the client? |
Re: Your Lawyer Is not a Surveyor! by EgunMogaji2: 1:06pm On Feb 17, 2020 |
drewe20: Excellent question, let me clarify. You know of course that we can select all the stakeholders ourselves but what works for me doing real estate as an investment is capitalizing on known entities. Since the lawyer may draw up various legal documents during the course of the project I find it works better for me if he can recommend professionals that he’s worked with before. I just don’t want the importance of a lawyer to be discounted in real estate projects. 3 Likes |
Re: Your Lawyer Is not a Surveyor! by Prachpro(m): 1:34pm On Feb 17, 2020 |
I agree with you. The job of a lawyer when buying a land is totally different the job of a surveyor. I suggest one has to know this two difference before even buying a land. drewe20: 1 Like |
Re: Your Lawyer Is not a Surveyor! by Godisgreatest1: 2:06pm On Feb 17, 2020 |
EgunMogaji2:If I want to survey any piece of land, I call my lawyer, it's simple. He should get in touch with a surveyor he is cool working it. 1 Like |
Re: Your Lawyer Is not a Surveyor! by EgunMogaji2: 2:40pm On Feb 17, 2020 |
Godisgreatest1: Abi now. 1 Like |
Re: Your Lawyer Is not a Surveyor! by Demmtek(m): 3:03pm On Feb 17, 2020 |
the truth of the matter on ground, is the society are not getting enough information on who to consult about land matters, Even a surveyor in the court of law is a lawyer on it's own. why not deal with the registered Surveyors directly and get fresh information about land related matter's instead of using Lawyers which eventually cost you more of the fee a Surveyor will request for i must confess not all Lawyer are professionals in Land related matters. consulting a registered Surveyor save you time, energy and gives you rest of mind. 2 Likes |
Re: Your Lawyer Is not a Surveyor! by drewe20(m): 5:52pm On Feb 17, 2020 |
Godisgreatest1: Why can't the Surveyor get in touch with a lawyer "he is cool working with"? It is because you believe the lawyer is more important than the Surveyor! All professionals in a land transaction are equally important. |
Re: Your Lawyer Is not a Surveyor! by Godisgreatest1: 7:57pm On Feb 17, 2020 |
drewe20:When you finally agree with a seller to buy that piece of land for few millions of naira, you are free to call your surveyor, me I will call my lawyer first. |
Re: Your Lawyer Is not a Surveyor! by momove4real25(f): 10:18pm On Feb 17, 2020 |
God bless u my colleague in Practice 1 Like |
Re: Your Lawyer Is not a Surveyor! by MrMcJay(m): 2:23am On Feb 18, 2020 |
drewe20: Surveyors ideally are the first point of call in transactions. They obtain coordinates and chart if it's free from government acquisition and if there is no "fly-over" in the survey plan, etc. They give the necessary go ahead before lawyers move in to verify documents. However, due to the nature of our society, most real estate buyers are afraid of being scammed and falling into wrong deals. They believe that a lawyer is the best protection they have against losing their money. For them, it goes beyond just buying the land. They expect that at any part of the transaction chain from negotiation to purchase and perfection, the lawyer is relevant and walks them through the process (whether the lawyer is competent enough to do that boils down to individual capacity). When they eventually build, it is the lawyer who manages the property (which is the job of Estate Surveyors and Valuers under NIESV). As a smart professional, it is better you have many trusted friends with integrity across the various professions in the real estate value chain. That way, you all grow together. 3 Likes |
Re: Your Lawyer Is not a Surveyor! by drewe20(m): 10:19am On Feb 18, 2020 |
MrMcJay: Thank you |
Re: Your Lawyer Is not a Surveyor! by drewe20(m): 10:19am On Feb 18, 2020 |
momove4real25:Thank you |
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