Real Estate & Construction

Jireh & Greys Attorneys is a trusted partner to developers, investors, landlords, tenants, banks, REITs, and construction companies across Nigeria’s dynamic real estate and infrastructure landscape.

Operating from the commercial hubs of Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and beyond, our Real Estate & Construction team delivers commercially sharp, transaction-focused advice on every aspect of property acquisition, development, financing, leasing, and dispute resolution.

We regularly advise on:

• Acquisition, disposal, and due diligence of residential, commercial, industrial, and mixed-use properties and portfolios
• Property development projects – joint ventures, forward-funding, forward-sale agreements, and project structuring
• Commercial leasing – offices, retail malls, industrial warehouses, build-to-suit, and concession agreements
• Real estate finance – mortgage-backed lending, mezzanine finance, syndicated facilities, and Islamic finance structures
• Construction and engineering contracts (FIDIC, JCT equivalents, bespoke Nigerian forms), EPC, EPIC, and design-build agreements
• Infrastructure and PPP/PFI projects, including roads, power plants, housing estates, and port concessions
• Land title regularisation, Governor’s Consent, Certificate of Occupancy applications, and excision processes
• Expatriate quotas, land use charge, capital gains tax, and stamp duties optimisation
• Property joint ventures, REIT structuring, and capital markets listings
• Landlord & tenant disputes, recovery of premises under Lagos and other state Tenancy Laws, rent reviews, and service charge disputes
• Construction disputes, arbitration (local and international), and adjudication

Our team works closely with surveyors, valuers, town planners, and government agencies (including Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority, Ministry of Lands, and Federal Ministry of Housing) to remove obstacles and accelerate transactions.

Whether you are acquiring landmark towers in Victoria Island and Ikoyi, developing new cities or gated estates in Lekki and Epe, financing a shopping mall in Abuja, or resolving a high-stakes construction dispute, Jireh & Greys Attorneys combines deep local knowledge with international-standard execution to protect and maximise the value of your real estate assets.