Do this before you buy land in Ghana 🇬🇭 - How I lost $20,000 

Rule 1: Trust no one. Greed, corruption and selfishness are holding Africa behind.

Watching from the Netherlands. Hope you will get justice. All the best!

I bought a long a month ago in aburi. Later saw a lots of things I never expected on the land document and they asked me to sign it. I refused to sign it and asked them to refund me the 22.500 cedis I deposited for the land. The land owner returned back the whole money to me within 2 week. There are very few people that can refund you money back in Ghana. Only God can help us.

Thank you for your advice. I've learned that you have to do several searches. Lands Commission, The Courts, check zoning laws, check to make sure the land isn't earmarked for some government project like a road. If you can it is wise to get a lawyer who will do all those searches for you, at least then you'll have someone to sue if it doesn't work out.

If only they were honest more people of African decent can actually invest in land in African countries and even help in providing cheaper housing for native Africans ...there are so much possibilities if only..

You are a life Saver. God bless You

Guys after doing all your seraches and due diligence, until you actually develop or build on the land youre still not safe. My advice is build a small single room in a corner somewhere, and stay there while you build your main house overtime. (That is if you are not financially strong to quickly build your dream house)

I have been watching Africa for years now about buying property. For what I have seen some people lost a lot of money because they didn't buy it properly. You need someone there to work you with the process.someone you trust. Ghana is a no rush process and there are steps in buying it with Ghana. It's bad when your own people try to get over on you... unfortunately that's everywhere. Ghana was on top of my list for buying property but after I seen what others lost money it drop to second. I met a Ghana woman that gave me a copy of her purchase land and the process of what is required to purchase. However, she was living in California USA and she was making installment as well but she still had her family member living in Ghana.That makes a difference...it took her three years to buy in US then she went back to Ghana and started to build.

The system that determines who owns clear title to lands / property in Ghana is completely broken. Such a system cannot be relied upon or trusted. Why the court system does not provide/ require a complete title search and pending litigation records, is mind boggling. Corruption within the system is rampant. If you go through it unscathed, it's a miracle! This is why in the US you pay for title insurance. If someone or an institution "screws-up", you will get all of your money back.

This could all be fixed with a modern land commission database that keeps updated records. Shouldn’t have to google court records. It’s more expensive to bog the court system with endless litigation than it is to overhaul the system.

I'm curious to know if this land corruption is only happening to black Africans and black diaspora. I never see this type of issue affecting the Chinese or white Europeans who live and own businesses in Africa. If this was the case, I'm sure the government officials would crack down on this immediately. Why aren't they just as proactive when blacks are being preyed upon.

I am in court now trying to get my money back from a Real Estate Company. In court for 18 months and still not finished. Whatever happens I won't get back all my money. I visited offices in the UK and in Ghana 🇬🇭. Visited the site. Received documentation that completion would be December 2020. Still not completed. Legal team assisting me to get back my money. The last visit to court was the 8th time I have been to court to find out it had been cancelled. I have visited court three times May and four times in June.......over 20 times on all and still ongoing....I am in Ghana in Accra. When you see a wall around a land it could indicate someone owns it.......however you thought it was done by the owners....too much Wahala.

Thanks bro. I will look else where.

Yes sir it was beneficial tnx for the info

So how could the court not know their own ruling on the same property. This country is full of nonsense.

I love watching your videos. they are so informative.

You are so helpful to share your experience.

THANKS YOU FOR SHARING BRO ❤❤

Thank the Lord for all the info your are supplying to us, very good to know. Blessings from 🇨🇦

Big up for the video bro.

thank you for the advice may God bless you

I have land for sale in the Volta Region if anyone is interested. Everything mentioned in this video is 100% correct especially if you live overseas like me it can be difficult to find someone trustworthy.

Excellent vid

Great video! Thank you

Thanks for this advice, I just subscribe now

Really educative

Nice one ............. land issues in Ghana

This was very informative, thank you. That was unfortunate you lost your funds. Looks like triple checking records is a must when buying land. Building large on the continent seems to be the norm but I will be happy with a tiny home or until I decide to build larger. At least I would not have to wait years to have my own paid for dwelling.

Thanks for sharing ❤

Great advice. Keeping this in mind as I have a goal to immigrate to Africa & purchase land (Nigeria, Gambia, Ghana, Tanzania or Sudan, maybe). Will keep this in mind as something precautionary. Unfortunate you lost money. Praying you get some sort of reimbursement & good karma though.

In Ghana here “Land Speaks”… before you buy a land try buying a trip of sand and deposit on the land… if there’s an actual owner of the land you’ll know !

Thanks bro. Area search can as well help as well trust me.

Hallelujah. Thank You 🙏 Sir

Good info

Thank You for this video brotha, im looking to buy land in Cape Town and or Zimbabwe so im in research process

Tfs. This is another angle to search with the land title information

Nice one

thanks for sharing

Thanks for this advice. I’ve lost four lands in Accra, ie, Adenta, East Legon x2, Ashaley Botwe x2 and Peduase. Five in total but have still not given up. My dream is the peduase area but I’m concerned about rocks falling off. I shall buy one soon and hope it will be problem free.

thanks for sharing and sorry for your experience.

Bought two adjoining properties in Kokobin...One we have been at 4 years and the other we are building another home and business. I plan to buy larger properties so thank you for the information.

Hi, this has been eye opening! Btw did the family that sold the land to you not know that the land was in court? or they hid this information?

Conveyancing is serious business. It’s time Lawyers make that area of law more accessible to the people.

hello Sir, by a new subscriber❤ thank's

Unfortunately, I found many scam alerts across many countries. My due diligence still has a long way to go before I will trust a party to do business with. Good and bad people are everywhere. Hope you will have better luck soon.

Wow thank you for sharing your mistakes..

SMH, I'm going through similar issues on 2 acres. Thanks for the video, I bought family land but now the king said he didn't get his share and so many names on the indenture. I think I'm screwed its suppose to be waiting to get approved for 2 years now and now I'm like so fed up. I'm a look it up on google. Thanks for the info.

They had a history of going to courts Sounds like they screwed a couple people damn

Seems ur a native of Africa and things like that happening, so here l am never been to Africa but showing interests becomes scary for me and may be others also, as ur situation may be one out of many other sutuations, again scary.

You channel is quite informative. I believe there should be a broker involved in property. They hold the funds and release it to the seller after a period of time when all conditions are satisfied. And if anything goes wrong, the brokers insurance pays for the loss. Yes the broker is paid a percentage of the earnings but they do their due diligence

As for Accra land, I'll never buy. I've seen too many wahala 🤣 I prefer buying a house outright especially in Accra. There's a land by my place. It's been sold to over 5 people. The seller is dead but no one can still claim it. Either buy a house outright or go for a mortgage. But buying a land, not not not.

Pls which court should I go and make my inquiries or can I do that in any court?

Brother why you not get a lawyer to make sure the sell was legal if you would had they would had also caught this and save you a lot of money but thanks for the news and information

So, what exactly are the checks you need to do to make sure the land can be sold? I listened twice and the process name is not clear.

Do video about cost of building materials. And how much it may cost to build some certain kind of houses.

I made the same mistake after doing search at land commissions. You must be extremely careful if you going to buy land at Oyibi.

Bro. Pls how can i check the authenticity of the land online? Tks

Right now am really scared to buy land now. Too much headache

I wonder why the court couldn't make some checks and tell you that the land is under a dispute. How can that be hard for them to do?

It seems as if there is no right way to purchase land in Ghana. It doesn't matter how diligent you try to go about buying land, someone can still cheat you out of your money. You can live on the land for a number of years and one day some people turn up with a story telling you that the land is not yours. I guess whenever they feel like they need some money, they just get together and cook up a story. Disgusting! I tried to purchase some land in Ghana, but it didn't work out, so if I ever decide to move to Ghana, I would just rent a house. That way, I can move if there is a problem.

Thanks for all your videos. I recently relocated to Ghana from Holland with my kids. I have started few businesses which are doing kind of ok, but sadly we are renting and the rent is €255 per month. I have saved up enough to build my dream house, but after watching your videos I wanted to ask if building my dream house or building an apartment which i can live on one of the floors and rent out the rest is a good idea. I am really confused and don’t know what to do.

sorry for your loss. what about buying a ready house or appartment...do you think that is safer

The idea of googling things is so unserious. the land commission should be the be all end all when buying land. How is there information freely available about land on the internet that the Lands Commission isn't privy to! Ridiculous...

Please how much is land registration for one plot of land

Hello @Africanbuildinghub can u help with landtitle?

I thought these things only Happen in Nigeria 🇳🇬

Thanks so much for this information. So can I ask the one selling the land to me to send me a certain number to check at lands commision or. How is the process done. Thank You again.

Hello, please which site did you input your landtitle and saw the court case related to your land, is there a specific site to obtain the history of the suit ? Kindly share the site. Many Thanks Sir

Please how do you search for your land and issues about it online? You didn't show where to get the actual number for the search. There are so many numbers on the site plan, the deed of conveyance, schedule, oath of proof. Which of these documents are you referring to? The indenture contains lots of docs. Which one and what number can be used for the search.

Do you think the sellers and Chief were in cahoots with each other regarding your money

What have you heard about buying land? What has your experience been like? Any tips to share?

This sounds familiar

Do you know anything about land barcodes or site plan barcodes and their cost?

damn that sucks man. scammers everywhere

Hi my indenture doesn't have land certificate number..is something wrong? How else can i search for this ? It has barcode and stamps though.

Sorry

Don’t understand how the court search did not yield information on the litigation

Who did you pay the money to

Nice one bro Pls hw can I search the name online

Bro did you check in the back yard? You could’ve dropped $30000 in the grass lol

Thank you for showing us how to look a land up on Google. My dad has land in Kosoa but it seems it’s been resold. I don’t even know how to start reclaiming that land. 🤷🏾‍♀️ Anyway you guys keep up the good work.

Please I can't find the property No: on my documents...

Hello brother how can I reach you and personally?

Wait a minute! How many acres for$20,000 USA dollars? Or Ghana cedis?

Thanks for this video. Show us visuals please, watching someone talking isn't engaging,

I want to buy land

I have been through this nonesense

Goodaft sir, Please do I pay to check my land ,in lands to get d tittle on the land. If anyone as registered the land before , the person that wants to help me requested for 1500 cedis .

Please which is better to build? Studios and chamber and halls or two bedroom houses for rent? Storey or not?

Blessings 👑 have u got any land around get in contact 🙏🏿

Ok So now you know that the family did no longer have ownership of the land . Why aren't you suing them for scam and fraud ? I could not let that much money go with out a fight.

Did you get your money back?

Hi, how do I get connected to you.

Did you do all 3 searches?

So if someone sold you land that they had no right to legally sale or lease, they have to give your money back, right?

how do you lose money when you have evidence that the land was being sol illegally??? how do you lose money when you know exactly how to find the person you gave the money to??? when you are not sure, place the money in an escrow account until the title clears in full and ownership is transferred. seller gets nothing until delivery free and clear.

Why didn't you ask for your money back?

I’m interested in buying land in Africa

Will come and consult u before I do anything

Michael Blackson😂