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Building a house in Nigeria from abroad.
A project run over the phone from the US or the UK is a common setup for money to go missing without anyone noticing until the work is already done wrong. This page says what a written agreement and a milestone schedule change about that, and what the kit produces for a build run from abroad.
Why a phone call isn't a structure
Money sent against a verbal update has no record of what it was for or what should happen next. The kit turns your location, budget, build stages and supervisor into a written agreement between owner, contractor and supervisor, so the terms exist before the first payment goes out.
What a milestone schedule adds
Each milestone in the schedule carries a release condition: the work that has to be visible before the next payment is due. A photo and video verification checklist per milestone gives the owner, watching from abroad, something to check against before releasing money, not just a description of progress.
What the kit does not do
The kit organizes the project and does not hold or move money; every payment still goes directly between owner and contractor, and the disbursement log records it after the fact. It does not decide whether the agreement will hold up in a dispute; that depends on Nigerian law and the lawyer who reviews the template.
What the pack produces for this
A build agreement naming owner, contractor and supervisor, a milestone schedule with release conditions, a verification checklist per milestone, a disbursement log and a red-flag guide; documents and web pages as the template specification names them.
Questions
- Does Weldune hold the money until a milestone is met?
- No. The kit organizes the project into an agreement, milestones and a log; it does not hold or move money.
- Does the kit confirm the contractor owns or can build on the land?
- No. That sits outside the kit; confirm it separately before signing.
- Will the agreement hold up in a Nigerian court?
- Enforceability depends on Nigerian law and the specific facts. Have the agreement reviewed by a licensed lawyer in Nigeria before signing; the kit does not make that call itself.
Confirm with your accountant if unsure.