Problem and Prospects of Conversion of Residential Buildings to Commercial Uses (A Case Study of Bode Thomas Street in Surulere Local Government Area, Lagos)

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page

Certification

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Table of Content

CHAPTER ONE

1.0    Introduction

1.1    Statement of Problem/Justification for the study

1.2    Aim and Objectives

1.3    Significance

1.4    Scope of study

1.5    Limitation of study

1.6    Study Area (Historical Background)

1.7    Definition of Terms

CHAPTER TWO

2.0    Conceptual/Literature Reviews

2.1    Concept of Property

2.2    Factors Influencing Changes in the Land Use Pattern

2.3    Factors Influencing changes in the Land Values

2.4    Social Economic Implication of the Changes in use of the Properties.   

CHAPTER THREE

3.0    Research Methodology

3.1    The Research Design

3.2    Data, Types and Sources

3.3    Instrumentation of Data Collection

3.4    Sample frame, Sample size and Sampling procedure

3.5    Method of Data Collection

3.6    Method of Data Analysis

CHAPTER FOUR

4.1    Data Presentation and Analysis

4.2    Nature of the use conversion

4.3    Factor Influencing the Conversion of Residential Building to Commercial Building in the Study Area.

4.4    Problems/Effect of Conversion of Residential Building to Commercial Building in the Study Area.

CHAPTER FIVE

5.1    Summary

5.2    Conclusion

5.3    Recommendation

         Bibliography

        Appendixes

SYNOPSIS

         There has been a gradual but steady change of land use pattern from residential to commercial use in Bode Thomas Street in Surulere Local Government Area of Lagos State in the recent time.

         The aim of this study is to determine the likely cause of this change and what are the problem usually associated with this type of changes. Is it as a result of demand and supply vis-à-vis the present economic and investment climate in Nigeria today? The study will also examine the prospects and causes of changes in use of the property so as to be able to use this project to predict the future of the study in terms doing thorough analysis and field oriented results on property use and values.

         Lastly, recommendation/conclusion will be preferred for the identified problems.