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Selling land or a house in Ghana: documents checklist

What a seller in Ghana gathers so a buyer can check ownership and register the sale: indenture, approved site plan, land certificate, consents and a Lands Commission search.

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Selling land or a house in Ghana: documents

Property or plot
Type of land

Proof of ownership

Your indenture or other instrument, stampedNaming the parties and witnesses, with their signatures and the solicitor’s seal.
Approved site planNames and land size must match the indenture; signed by a licensed surveyor and the Director of Survey and Mapping.
Original land certificate, if the land is registered
ID for every owner who will sign

Consents

Consent or concurrence for stool or state land
Signatures of the family head and principal members, for family land
Planning comments or approval, for stool land
Spousal consent, if your lawyer advises it

Help the buyer check

Site plan ready for a Lands Commission consolidated searchEdged pink or red, drawn to a standard scale, with the grid visible.
Boundaries marked on the groundPillars or beacons that match the site plan.
Building permit for any house on the land
Executed oath of proofCompleted by the grantor’s witness when the sale is registered.

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Why buyers check so carefully

Land in Ghana can be sold twice, sold by someone who doesn't own it, or caught up in a family or stool dispute. Careful buyers ask for the indenture, the site plan and a Lands Commission search before they pay. A seller who has these ready sells faster and at a better price.

Who needs to sign

That depends on the type of land: the owner for individual land, family representatives for family land, and the stool or state process for stool and state land. Consents take time, so start early, and use a lawyer to prepare the indenture and register the sale.

Buyers can set out their offer with the offer letter.

Local rules we checked

Rules change and local laws can add more. Follow the source link before you rely on one.

Ghana: registering a sale
The Lands Commission asks for a stamped instrument naming the parties and witnesses, a solicitor’s seal, an approved site plan signed by a licensed surveyor and the Director of Survey and Mapping, an executed oath of proof, consent for stool and state land, and the transferor’s original land certificate for transfers.
Source
Ghana: consolidated search
For a consolidated search, the scanned site plan must be edged pink or red, drawn to a standard scale, with the grid visible.
Source
Ghana: who must signNot yet verified
Who signs depends on the land: the owner for individual land, the family head with principal members for family land, and the stool occupant with principal elders for stool land. Spousal consent may also be needed. Confirm with a lawyer.

Fact-checked October 24, 2026

Registration and search requirements checked on the Lands Commission service pages today. Who signs for family and stool land comes from secondary sources and is marked not yet verified.

Sources

Registration of title · Lands Commission, Ghana (accessed October 24, 2026)
Consolidated search · Lands Commission, Ghana (accessed October 24, 2026)

General information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Rules change; confirm with the agency or a professional before you act.