Niger

Registering Property in

Niger

Listed below is a detailed summary of the steps, time and cost involved in registering property, assuming a standardized case of an entrepreneur who wants to purchase land and a building that is already registered and free of title dispute.

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  • Standard Property Transfer

  • Property Value: XOF 8,559,302.4
  • City: Niamey

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Check the ownership of the property at the Land Registry (“Service des Domaines” )

The buyer should perform due diligence at the Land Registry before entering into a sale agreement with the owner of the property. The buyer will be able to check all useful information regarding the property and its history since its registration. More importantly, the buyer will know whether the title is encumbered with mortgages or liens. It is now mandatory to provide the original copy of the title and no longer a copy.

Agency: Land Registry (Service des Domaines) 		1 day no cost
2 A notary drafts the sale agreement

The law requires that the sale agreement be notarized. It is the practice that parties ask the notary to draft the sale agreement himself. The notary will draft a preliminary sale agreement and will take the parties’ final observations. The notary will then take the final sale agreement to the land registry for final transfer of property.
3 days 4% of the property value
3 Register the new ownership certificate with the Tax Authorities (“Direction Générale des Impôts” )

The new ownership certificate should be registered with the Tax Authorities to have full probative powers. The registration fees amounts to 5% of the property value. The Tax Authorities do not check the accuracy of the stated price. The procedure is done promptly in just one day, at the tax authority location.

Agency: Tax Authorities (Direction Générale des Impôts) 		1 day 5% of the Property Value + Stamp Duty @ CFA 1,500 per page [assume 4 pages]
4 Transfer of the property title with the Land Registry (“Service des Domaines”)

The notary takes the notarized sale agreement to the Land Registry and files a request of transfer of property. The Land Registry, after due diligence, conducts the final transfer of the property to the buyer by changing the name in the land files. It then issues a new title of ownership in the buyer’s name. Cadastre is now asking for the original property title (of the Seller), it no longer accepts certified copies, the original must be presented, and is returned to Owner that same day, Cadastre wants to assure it is not a forged title.

Agency: Land Registry (Service des Domaines) 		30 days CFA 1,000 + 1.5% transfer tax + salaire du conservateur (30% of (transfer tax + 1,000 frais fixes))
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