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I moved to Surulere few years ago.. I was initially squatting with someone before I got a place.
The first place I got was at odejayi crescent, an agent took me to the Landlord knowing fully well the man is not reliable. The house was under renovation and he claimed everything will me set in 2weeks max.. 2 weeks became 5months and the man kept on promising, I started asking for refund 2 months after but there's never a positive response I got frustrated and had to involve the service of a lawyer I knew to get 90% of my money..

The second place was at Cole, a supposed self con in a very old building which I desperately moved into thinking I would be able to manage.. I did the little I could to make the apartment livable for me even though it was generally a terrible place. A self con where I will have to leave my room to go to the kitchen and the the toilet and people outside can see me moving around.. I was managing until it started to rain, rain soaked the walls of my apartment making the painting pull off the wall, water drip into my apartment uncontrollably , my supposed kitchen which was basically the corridor to the toilet would be filled with water.. I later noticed the soakaway pipe was just directly by my window and many other complaints like the person up bathing and the water drips in front of my room and soak up the ceiling. I kept complaining to the caretaker and landlord, nothing was done about it and to worsen the whole thing, I saw a scorpion creep into my room and it was that day I knew I wouldn't even complete 1yr in that apartment. I moved out and went back to my family house at Abaranje and continued the stress to work..

One year ago, I got an apartment that I really like and I like it even more because it's a new building and I'm the first to occupy it.. I paid my rent, service charge, agency and commission as I should..
I'm about to renew now and I'm just realising my apartment is on lease and the agent in charge said I am her tenant and I should come and formally buy her form and pay her another agreement fee or I should move out.

Sometimes, I wonder if these agents and Landlords have conscience at all

Let's not even talk about the old buildings doubling their rent and competing with new buildings and then the greedy agents and Landlords dishing out quit notice just to get another agency/commission fee

Guest2008:
I moved to Surulere few years ago.. I was initially squatting with someone before I got a place.
The first place I got was at odejayi crescent, an agent took me to the Landlord knowing fully well the man is not reliable. The house was under renovation and he claimed everything will me set in 2weeks max.. 2 weeks became 5months and the man kept on promising, I started asking for refund 2 months after but there's never a positive response I got frustrated and had to involve the service of a lawyer I knew to get 90% of my money..

The second place was at Cole, a supposed self con in a very old building which I desperately moved into thinking I would be able to manage.. I did the little I could to make the apartment livable for me even though it was generally a terrible place. A self con where I will have to leave my room to go to the kitchen and the the toilet and people outside can see me moving around.. I was managing until it started to rain, rain soaked the walls of my apartment making the painting pull off the wall, water drip into my apartment uncontrollably , my supposed kitchen which was basically the corridor to the toilet would be filled with water.. I later noticed the soakaway pipe was just directly by my window and many other complaints like the person up bathing and the water drips in front of my room and soak up the ceiling. I kept complaining to the caretaker and landlord, nothing was done about it and to worsen the whole thing, I saw a scorpion creep into my room and it was that day I knew I wouldn't even complete 1yr in that apartment. I moved out and went back to my family house at Abaranje and continued the stress to work..

One year ago, I got an apartment that I really like and I like it even more because it's a new building and I'm the first to occupy it.. I paid my rent, service charge, agency and commission as I should..
I'm about to renew now and I'm just realising my apartment is on lease and the agent in charge said I am her tenant and I should come and formally buy her form and pay her another agreement fee or I should move out.

Sometimes, I wonder if these agents and Landlords have conscience at all

Let's not even talk about the old buildings doubling their rent and competing with new buildings and then the greedy agents and Landlords dishing out quit notice just to get another agency/commission fee

What an experience. How sad 😔

Esthered:
What an experience. How sad 😔

Very sad
Taking advantage of people's desperation is evil

I just want to drop this here because a lot of people are losing serious money and don’t even realize it.

If you’re currently building a 5-bedroom duplex, abeg check your contractor’s invoice very well.

For POP ceilings, you’ll see something like 350 bags quoted. But if you actually calculate standard internal finishing properly, it should be around 280 bags.

Now do the math… that extra 70 bags no be small money.

The real one is foundation.

Some contractors will tell you they’re doing heavy piling—1200mm, big machine, all those big big grammar.

But on site, na 600mm diameter cast-in-situ piles dem go still do.

That difference fit run into millions of Naira.

I’m not saying every contractor is like this o, but if you no understand the technical side, you fit just dey pay quietly.

Best thing:

Always ask for proper breakdown
Cross-check your drawings
Get second opinion if anything looks off

If you already have your BOQ, drawing, or quote and you’re not too sure, you can send it to me. I go help you check am—no wahala.

Better to confirm now than regret later.

Most people will betray their own for money anytime anyday