An identified property or development right.
Structure, govern and safeguard your property partnership
Build and run your property partnership with clear rules.
TitleShield helps people preparing a property partnership and groups already co-owning, co-investing or running property businesses together. We help clarify responsibilities, organise records and establish agreed decisions and reporting. Your partnership can own property or operate through a lease.
For defined property collaborations. TitleShield does not offer securities, arrange public fundraising, provide investment advice, hold project funds or guarantee financial returns.
A different way to begin
You may already have part of what is needed.
One person may have land. Another may have capital, professional expertise, development capacity or the ability to participate over time. A workable collaboration begins by identifying what each party can bring—and deciding whether those parts can fit together responsibly.
Agreed funding through the proper account and structure.
Legal, property, technical or governance capability.
The ability to develop, manage or maintain the property.
A clear long-term role, responsibility or use.
TitleShield does not bring members of the public together to invest. We help identified partners prepare their group, coordinate appropriate professional work and organise a proposed or existing partnership. The service scope and required approvals are confirmed before work begins.
Clarity before commitment
Collaboration only works when difficult questions are answered early.
Trust and good intentions matter, but they are not a governance system. Before property, money, expertise or relationships are committed, the parties need clear answers.
The TitleShield system
Make the arrangement clear, governable and continuity-ready.
Our service framework covers preparation, records, decisions and ongoing oversight. The tools and support included for your partnership are confirmed in writing; not every service or planned feature is available in every engagement.
Property records
Organise title, lease, property-use and supporting agreement records.
Participant registry
Record every participant, role and relationship.
Contributions and rights
Keep cash, assets, expertise and agreed rights distinct.
Decisions and approvals
Define authority and protected decisions.
Reporting
Define budgets, reporting responsibilities and evidence requirements.
Exit and succession
Identify the agreed process and professional work for changes, exits and succession.
A clear financial boundary
Your project money does not pass through TitleShield.
TitleShield records obligations, evidence, rights and approvals. It never receives, pools, holds, manages or distributes project funds.
ParticipantsApproved contributions
→Authorised account or escrowReceives and controls funds
→Approved useProperty and project payments
TitleShield sits above the money flow as the governance record—never inside it.
Recognisable starting points
Collaboration can begin in different ways.
Start with the people you intend to work with and your shared purpose, or bring an existing arrangement. We identify what is ready, what is missing and what requires professional support.
Family property
Organise shared ownership, use, income, succession and decision-making.
New groups and known partners
Prepare objectives, responsibilities and commitments before proceeding with a project.
Landowner and developer
Clarify the land contribution, development obligations, approvals and outcomes.
Cooperative or defined group
Structure member records, decisions, contributions, reporting and continuity.
STR and coliving partners
Clarify lease-based operating rights, responsibilities, contributions and reporting.
Prefab and property communities
Identify land-use or lease rights, structure ownership, shared responsibilities and required professional work.
Diaspora participation
Agree how remote members receive records, updates and decisions; independent verification is separately scoped.
Start from where you are
Could property collaboration work for you?
Begin with readiness, not a transaction. TitleShield separates defined collaborations from people who are still learning, so no one is placed into an opportunity before the parties, property, purpose and proper structure are clear.
I have defined parties
Free group assessment
Describe your identified group or existing arrangement. If you have not selected a property, start with the preparation guide.
Assess the collaborationI do not have a group
Individual Readiness Pathway
Clarify whether you want personal-use co-ownership, group formation, regulated financial participation or education first.
Start as an individualThe Individual Readiness Pathway does not form an investment group, match you to a property opportunity, reserve an interest or collect money.
How it works
From a shared intention to a governed collaboration.
The process is designed to reveal what is ready, what is missing and what must be resolved before the arrangement proceeds.
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Free assessment
Tell us your starting point: preparing a group or improving an existing partnership.
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Suitability decision
We confirm fit or request more information in writing.
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Scope & payment
We confirm the available service, deliverables, terms and fee before you decide.
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Agreed service
A suitable existing arrangement may proceed to Clarity Review after verified payment and complete intake. Preparation enquiries are scoped separately.
- 5
Optional setup
Agree a separate scope for professional coordination, records, responsibilities and controlled onboarding.
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Ongoing care
Choose separately scoped administration where your group needs it.
An honest starting point
Collaboration is not automatically the right answer.
Some arrangements should be restructured, delayed or not pursued. TitleShield begins with readiness—not a transaction—and does not promise that every proposal will qualify.
Where legal, title, valuation, finance or regulated capital-market work is required, the appropriate independent or authorised professional must perform it.
Understand the boundaries before you beginYour free starting point
Find the right pathway for your property goals.
Exploring co-ownership, fractional ownership or co-investing, organising a new group, or bringing clarity to an existing arrangement? Tell us where you are starting.
For individuals, cooperatives, families, diaspora groups, developers and landowners. Four short questions guide you towards learning, preparation or the relevant assessment.
Find my pathwayFree starting guide and initial assessment. Paid services follow an agreed scope and fee.
Founded from real property experience
Built to bring structured solutions to gaps in the real estate market.
ESV Mary Hyeladzira Kolo, ANIVS, RSV is a registered Estate Surveyor and Valuer with more than 23 years in the Abuja property market. Across consulting, valuation, property management, facilities management, short-term rentals and collaborative real estate, she saw the need for clearer contributions, records, decisions, reporting, exits and succession.
- Founder and Sole Director, TitleShield Limited — RC 9518873
- Founder, Micro Haven Ltd. — RC 9861550
- Managing Partner, Mary Kolo Consulting
- CEO, Maryland Real Estate Services & Facilities Management Company Ltd.
- Based in Abuja, FCT, Nigeria
Professional registration numbers are kept private and may be provided through appropriate verification channels.
Questions and trust
Frequently asked questions.
Does TitleShield receive or hold investment money?
No. TitleShield does not receive, pool, hold, manage or distribute contributions, rent or project income. Funds must follow the lawful account or escrow arrangements documented for the partnership. An SPV is not required for every enquiry.
What happens if TitleShield shuts down or the platform is unavailable?
The property, SPV, legal rights and underlying agreements do not belong to the platform. TitleShield is being designed to support structured record exports and an orderly continuity process. A platform interruption does not transfer, cancel or change the parties’ underlying legal rights.
Can TitleShield help us organise a new group?
Yes. Identified partners can enquire about preparation, responsibilities, professional coordination and operating structure. We confirm what support is available and the required reviews before offering a paid service. This is separate from matching strangers into investments, selling interests or raising capital.
Must we own the property or have an SPV?
No. Property partnerships can operate through owned or leased property. STR rental arbitrage, coliving, prefab and property-community arrangements need their own evidence of rights, authority and responsibilities. Enquiring does not approve the arrangement.
Does TitleShield verify property titles?
TitleShield can organise title information and track the review process. Independent legal and property professionals must conduct searches, investigations and professional opinions.
Does TitleShield guarantee project success or returns?
No. Better governance improves clarity and accountability but cannot remove normal property, construction, market, financial, legal or human risk.
Learning before a transaction?
Start with the TitleShield learning pathway.
Explore general guidance on partnerships, co-ownership, co-investing, leased-property operations, responsibilities and decisions. Learning does not register a group or grant access to an investment.
Before you combine property, money or expertise, make the rules clear.
Choose learning, partnership preparation or assessment of an existing arrangement. Paid work follows suitability review and an agreed written scope.