Quicquid Plantatur Solo, Solo Cedit Revisited: Fixtures, Possession and Purchaser Due Diligence under Ghanaian Land Law

A purchaser of land should undertake reasonable physical inspection of the property and investigate visible manifestations of occupation, development, or control in addition to conducting appropriate documentary investigations before completing a transaction. The principle rests upon the proposition that land itself serves as a source of legally relevant information. Buildings, fences, foundations, cultivated farmland, boundary markers, kiosks, drainage works, construction materials and ongoing development frequently communicate information concerning possession and competing claims .