Agency and Legal Fees in Abuja (FCT): What Tenants Pay

Abuja (FCT) specifics

There is no FCT statute capping agency or legal fees — the amounts are contractual and negotiable. Market practice in the FCT commonly runs around 10% agency plus a separate legal or agreement fee, with agents quoting more in high-demand districts.

The Recovery of Premises Act governs possession procedure in the FCT — it says nothing about fee percentages, so your protection is the same as everywhere: get fees in writing, negotiate the total, and receipt every payment.

Because FCT agents are not under a LASRERA-style state regulator, your safeguards are practical: verify who owns or manages the property, never pay large sums before viewing, and pay only parties named in the agreement.

General information as at September 2026 — not legal advice.

What applies everywhere in Nigeria

• No tenancy statute fixes the percentages — agency and legal fees are part of your contract, and contracts can be negotiated
• Get the full fee list in writing before any money moves
• Propose one combined figure — agency plus legal — and negotiate the total
• Pay only after the agreement is ready and the property is confirmed available
• Receipt every payment — amount in figures and words, dated, named payee
• Cap renewal fees in the agreement — same house, same tenant, no fresh agency commission

Read the full national guide — including the fee table, the double-dipping argument and the red flags.

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