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Conditions for a valid sale of land
Conditions for a valid sale of land under English Law
Difference between a void and voidable sale
Distinction between an agreement to alienate land and the instrument by which the alienation takes place
Distinction between an irregular sale and an illegal sale
Duty of a purchaser to conduct due diligence before purchasing land
Duty of a purchaser to make reasonable enquiries in respect of the property he seeks to acquire
Effect of a purchase of land by a person who has the opportunity of seeing evidence of possession on any part of the land
Effect of a sale of land by a grantor who has divested himself of his interest
Effect of a sale of land by the owner
Effect of a sale of land to a third party where litigation is pending
Effect of a sale of land vitiated by fraud
Effect of an irregular and an illegal sale
Effect of failure of the purchaser to enter and remain in possession
Effect of failure to make application within the relevant time to set aside a sale of a person's estate by the court
Effect of payment of purchase price coupled with possession
Effect of payment of purchase price coupled with possession in a sale of land under English law
Effect of sale of land without execution of a formal deed of conveyance
Effect of the acceptance of an offer to purchase land by the Commissioner for Lands and Survey
Essential ingredients of a valid sale of land
How a sale of land can be proved
How to prove a sale of land
Modes of valid sale of land
Need for an agreement for sale of land to be in writing
Priority of interest where two different courts ordered the sale of the same land
Stages in a sale of land transaction
The court to which a claim to set aside a sale on the ground of irregularity lies
The covenants of the vendor under the Conveyancing Decree, 1973 (NRCD 175)
The incidence of sale of land that the purchaser be granted quiet enjoyment
The obligation of the vendor to sell property free from all encumbrances
The rule that a purchaser stakes his title on the tile of his vendor
The rule that a vendor can only pass to the purchaser whatever title he has
The stage at which the need to pursue the procedure for acquiring title will arise
Two distinct ways in which land can be properly sold and transferred in Nigeria
Ways in which land can be properly and rightly sold, validly acquired and legally transferred in Nigeria
What it means to put a purchaser of land in possession
Whether a person can dispose of a parcel of land which does not belong to him
Whether a prior purchaser of land can be estopped as being privy in estate by a judgment against the vendor commenced after the purchase
Whether a purchaser can acquire an interest that is greater than that of his vendor
Whether a purchaser of land is not affected by a judgment adverse to his vendors in proceedings commenced subsequent to the acquisition of his title
Whether a purchaser of landed property can be estopped or affected by litigation involving the vendor initiated after the purchase has been concluded
Whether a purchaser who knew that there was no valid reason for the executor selling obtains a good title
Whether a sale of land under native law and custom witnessed by only one person will be invalidated
Whether a sale of land will be invalidated on the ground that the consent and concurrence of the other spouse was not obtained
Whether a vendor can maintain an action for declaration of title in respect of land he sold before the action was brought
Whether a vendor who is aware of a suit ad fails to apply to be joined will be bound by the court's decision
Whether land owned by an illiterate cannot be disposed of without complying with the Statute of Frauds
Whether search in the registry is the only due diligence to be carried out when it is intended to buy a piece of land
Whether the interest of a purchaser of land who has notice of a tenant's occupation is subject to the tenant's rights
Whether the purchaser must prove any ceremony done prior to possession
Whether there can be a sale of land without the seller putting the buyer in physical and peaceable possession of the property
Whether there is need for further inquiries where the title deed showed the seller as the bona fide owner of the property
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