What to check on a site visit
A practical list of what to look at, ask and photograph when you visit a new estate in Abuja.
A site visit tells you more in an hour than a brochure can. Go with a list, take photos and write down the answers you get.
Outside the gate
- The access road: surface, width, and how it copes after heavy rain.
- Travel time to work and school at the hours you would actually drive.
- What is next door: other estates, open land, commercial sites.
Inside the estate
- Roads, drainage and street lighting.
- Security: the gate, the perimeter and how visitors are managed.
- Water and power arrangements for each home.
- Shared spaces: courts, clubhouse, green areas, and who maintains them.
In the home
- Room sizes against the plan.
- Where the windows face, for light and cross ventilation.
- Kitchen and store sizes, and space for appliances.
- The BQ: entrance, bathroom and ventilation.
Questions to ask
- Which units are available, and at what price?
- What title document comes with the home? (See our off-plan checklist.)
- What is the completion and handover date?
- What will the yearly service charge cover?
Ready to go? Book your visit to Emily Ville Estate.