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Cameroon edition
This guide is written in French (Cameroon edition). An English edition is in preparation.
Before you send money for land in Cameroon, check these points.
The step-by-step guide to buying land and getting the land title in your name, even from abroad: the documents to demand, the checks to make, the notary's role and the real budget.
- 37 pages
- 19 sources cited, including the land decrees and the town planning act
- Printable checklists
A mistake on land costs far more than a guide.
From a distance, you see neither the land, nor the seller, nor the neighbours. Here are three situations that keep coming up in land disputes. Each one can be spotted before you pay.
The seller was not the owner
The title is in the name of a deceased relative or a third party. You have paid, but you have no rights to the land.
The land had already been sold
Two buyers, one plot. The dispute can last for years, and your money is tied up all that time.
The boundary markers did not match
The actual area is smaller than the one paid for, or part of it belongs to the neighbour. You find out when you start building.
According to a press article from July 2026, getting a land title takes two years on average and can cost up to 15% of the land's value. Source: AllAfrica (in French)
What you will be able to do after reading it
No legal theory: concrete actions, in the order you will need them.
- Spot a fake seller or a double saleEleven common traps, with the safeguard for each one, and real cases.
- Demand the right documentsLand title, certificate of ownership, town planning certificate, boundary survey: what each one proves, and what it does not.
- Get the title transferred to your nameAt the notary's, the transfer of the title and, for a plot sold in lots, the subdivision and the subdivision permit, step by step.
- Plan the real budgetTransfer, registration, notary, surveyor: a worked example to adapt.
- Buy from abroad without losing controlRepresentative, filmed visit, secure payment and the questions to ask them.
- Deal with land that has no titleThe land registration procedure, what can block it, and what the certificates created in 2026 are worth.
Look inside
A real working guide: tables, worked examples, tick-box checklists. Here are three pages (in French).
This guide is for you if
- you are preparing to buy land in Cameroon, on site or from abroad;
- a relative or an intermediary is offering you land and you want to check before paying;
- you have land without a title and want to understand the procedure;
- you want to know what to ask the notary and the surveyor.
It is not for you if
- you want a legal opinion on a specific case: that is the job of a notary or a lawyer;
- you are looking for listings of land for sale;
- you are already a land professional.
Not decided yet? Start with the free checklist.
Three short pages in phone format: the seven rules never to forget and the eight checks before paying. Keep it at hand during your exchanges with the seller. In French (Cameroon edition).
The complete guide
This guide is written in French (Cameroon edition). An English edition is in preparation.
Land and Land Titles: How to Avoid Scams, Get It Done Fast and for Less (Cameroon edition)
- Guide written in French (Cameroon edition).
- 37-page PDF in A5 format, in large print for comfortable reading on a phone
- Eleven chapters, from choosing the land to securing it after the purchase, including buying a plot in a family subdivision
- Worked budget example and anonymised real cases
- Printable checklists and glossary
- 19 sources cited: official texts, town planning act, ministry documents, press
- Date of last verification stated in the guide
- Bonus: the Kompasguides newsletter free of charge, with fully verified land and property listings every week
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Frequently asked questions
Can't I find all this for free on the internet?
Partly, yes: the texts and many articles are online, and the guide cites them. But the information is scattered, sometimes contradictory, rarely dated. The guide puts it back in the order of the purchase, flags where sources disagree, and turns it into concrete checks.
Does this guide replace a notary?
No. It helps you prepare the purchase, ask the right questions and spot warning signs. For a specific transaction, have your documents checked by a notary and a sworn surveyor. The guide explains how to choose them.
What if the law or the costs change?
The date of last verification and the sources are stated in the guide. Always check amounts with the administration or your notary before paying.
I live abroad. Is the guide suitable?
Yes. A whole chapter covers buying from a distance: representative, power of attorney, filmed visit, secure payment and the questions to ask your representative.
Is payment secure?
Payment by Orange Money, MTN MoMo. With Orange Money or MTN MoMo, the request goes straight to your phone: you approve it with your PIN, without leaving this site. Your PIN is never requested or stored by this site.
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