Buy, build or invest in Côte d'Ivoire without getting caught out
Step-by-step guides, written from the texts currently in force, with the professional in charge of each step. Every claim is sourced.
Buying a plot of land in Côte d'Ivoire from abroad
The six checks to make before you pay, in order, with the professional who handles each step.
8 min12 official sources
ADU, ACD, titre foncier: which document proves what?
Someone has sent me a document: is it worth anything?
8 steps · 8 minReadLandCheck a plot before you pay
Does this plot exist, and is it in an approved lotissement?
7 steps · 7 minReadScamsUnapproved lotissement, double sale, fake seller: the scams and how to avoid them
How do people actually get cheated, and how do you avoid it?
7 steps · 8 minReadBuildingBuilding your house from abroad
You have bought a plot: how do you get a house built in Côte d’Ivoire without being there?
7 steps · 8 minReadBuyingBuying off-plan (VEFA) without getting caught out
How do I avoid paying a developer who will never hand over my flat?
6 steps · 7 minReadInvestingInvesting in rental property from abroad
Buying to let in Côte d’Ivoire and having it managed remotely: what does the law say?
6 steps · 7 minReadBuyingBuying from abroad: power of attorney, notary, payment
I can’t be there in person: who signs for me, and how do I send the money?
6 steps · 7 minReadBuyingWhat a purchase really costs
How much do you need on top of the advertised price?
7 steps · 6 minReadLandBuying a plot of land in a rural area
The plot is in the village, outside town: are the rules the same?
6 steps · 7 minReadYour project doesn’t fit any of these?
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