Legal & Compliance
12 Legal Mistakes You Should Have Stopped By Now
Adisa Adewale
June 18, 2026
3 min read

- Paying for a property without obtaining evidence of payment.
- Renovating a rented apartment without the written consent of the landlord.
- Standing as a guarantor without knowing the amount involved.
- Delivering a package without knowing the content of the package.
- Relying on verbal agreement in serious transactions.
- Standing as a surety for someone you do not know or trust.
- Failing to date agreements.
- Entering into business partnership without a clear agreement.
- Building a business name without registering it on time.
- Buying a family land from one person. Remember it is family land not individual land.
- Signing an agreement without reading it.
- Using your property as collateral without a strong repayment plan.
The list goes on. The above mistakes are avoidable.
Remember, legal matters are best prevented than trying to get a remedy.
So always protect yourself, your money and your peace.
God bless us all.
Adisa Adewale
CEO, GW PROPERTIES LTD
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