Senegal

Registering Property in

Senegal

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 24,625,873.27
  • City: Dakar

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain a non-encumbrance certificate from the Land Registry

The registry certificate helps identify any pending encumbrances still linked to the property being transferred. It also verifies the integrity of the vendor’s ownership.

Agency: Land Registry ("Conservation Foncière") 		3 - 7 days FCFA 600
2 Promissory agreement drafted and executed by the notary

It is standard practice that the notary drafts the agreement between the parties. Then they sign it in his presence and he notarizes it.
4 days Official notary fee schedule From 1,000,000 - 20,000,000= 4.5% From 20,000,000 - 80,000,000= 3% From 80,000,000 - 300, 000,000= 1.5% over 30,000,0000= 0.75
3 Request is filed at the Director of Taxes and Property to acquire an authorization of transfer

This procedure allows the State to exercise its preemption rights and possibly to acquire ownership. At the same time, if the Conservation Fonciere considers that the property is undervalued, it will request an expertise of the property.
There is a time limit to give this preemption rights, and if no answer is received after that time limit, it is considered granted.


Agency: Land Registry ("Conservation Foncière") 		50 days no cost
4 Deed of sale is written by the notary after the Director's approval

The relevant charge is already included in the previous payment to the notary.
16 days no cost
5 Sale is registered at the Stamp Registry Office

The sale is registered at the Stamp Registry Office to be certified and stamped.

Agency: Stamp Registry Office 		2 days 2,000 CFA/page and generally it is 8 pages (2 000 * 8)+15% of the property value
6 Notary sends a request of ownership change to the Land Registry

At the Land Registry the name of the new owner is changed and inserted in the Registry Book.

Agency: Land Registry ("Conservation Foncière") 		45 days FCFA 6,500 + 1% property value for the salary of the Conservateur
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