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We are launching an initiative to train and certify house rental agent – A/R rent control

Emmanuel Quaicoe — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 08:52:27 +0000

The Ashanti Regional Rent Control Department is set to launch an initiative to train individuals to become certified house rental agents.

According to the department, the move aims to eliminate unscrupulous “Goro House Agents” who have been exploiting clients.

In an exclusive interview, Mr. Paul Kofi Appiah, Principal Rent Manager and Public Relations Officer, explained that the training will help curb the practice of unauthorized and exorbitant commissions charged by some agents.

Upon completion, trainees will receive a certificate and be stationed in various communities to assist accommodation seekers, providing a more transparent and regulated rental process.

“The certified house agents will help streamline the house rental process, making it easier for individuals to find houses or rooms to rent without facing challenges”, he said.

Source: Joseph Obeng

Construction of 1,000 housing units for Akosombo Dam victims set to start soon – Oppong Nkrumah

Faridatu Seidu — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 07:27:27 +0000

The Minister for Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has unveiled a major initiative to provide relief for individuals displaced by the recent Akosombo Dam spillage.

As part of the plan, the government will construct 1,000 housing units to accommodate those affected by the disaster.

During a press conference in Accra on Monday, September 30, Mr Nkrumah reaffirmed the government’s commitment to easing the suffering of the displaced, highlighting that ensuring proper housing is a key step in helping them recover from the aftermath.

The Minister emphasized that the project is a top priority for the government, aiming to deliver timely support to those in need.

In addition to the initial 1,000 units, he announced that a second phase, which includes 1,010 more units, has been approved.

This reflects the government’s long-term commitment to addressing the housing needs of the affected communities.

The project has already secured the commencement certificate for the second phase, allowing it to progress.

Meanwhile, the government is completing essential procedures with the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) and resolving land acquisition issues to begin construction.

Oppong Nkrumah further noted that 115 housing units are already under construction, with more than 60 percent completed.

“These are the units I broke ground for in April 2024. Phase 2, with 1,010 additional units, has also been approved, and we have received the commencement certificate.”

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National Tenants’ Union disappointed by NPP’s unfulfilled housing promises

Faridatu Seidu — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 09:35:02 +0000

The leadership of the National Tenants’ Union of Ghana has expressed deep disappointment with the housing policy proposals featured in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2024 Housing Manifesto.

The union pointed out significant inconsistencies, broken promises, and recycled proposals that have characterized the NPP’s housing policy approach since 2016.

This reaction follows a statement by Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia at the party’s manifesto launch in Takoradi on Sunday, August 18.

During the event, he announced that the next NPP administration would introduce a National Housing Programme aimed at incentivizing the private sector to provide Ghanaians with access to decent, affordable housing in well-planned settlements.

However, the Secretary-General of the National Tenants’ Union of Ghana, Fredrick Opoku, responded by stating that the recent manifesto launch only confirmed the union’s long-standing concerns and fears.

“We are deeply concerned about the repeated promises. Every election year, we hear politicians making these commitments. As Secretary-General of the National Tenants’ Union of Ghana, I have been involved in numerous negotiations that have yielded no results, so it was disheartening to see the NPP present recycled promises, especially when their commitments from 2016 and 2020 remain unfulfilled,” he said.

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Govt urged to partner with private institutions to build more houses

Abigail Appiah — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:34:37 +0000

Chief Executive Officer of Properties GH, Eugene Baah-Duodu, has called on the government to collaborate with institutions into building property to help address the challenges one encounters when in need of a property to buy or rent.

According to him, the government partnering with these private institutions to build more houses for the people in the country will help them afford accommodation.

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Speaking on Joy News, he stated that the private sector has a role to play in addressing the housing deficit in the country, hence the initiative by Properties GH to build more houses to curb the situation.

“The private sector has a role to play and we at Properties GH, we also realized that sometimes the reason for that deficit is just a mismatch or lack of communication where someone who is actually looking for a property is not able to find that property,” he noted.

Coronavirus has affected development of housing sector – Atta-Akyea

Adwoa Agyeman — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 19:30:28 +0000

The advent of COVID-19 has adversely impacted the housing sector in the fight to reduce the national housing deficit, Samuel Atta-Akyea, Minister of Works and Housing, has said.

He said foreign-investor engagements with the Ministry in the critical area of affordable housing roll-outs, which has a real likelihood of boosting national efforts at reducing their deficit of two million housing units, has stalled in the wake of the international travel ban; due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

He said added to this is the redevelopment undertakings in the Roman Ridge and Labone enclave comprising 444 housing units which were scheduled to commence in the first quarter of this year but are yet to commence.

Mr Atta-Akyea said this on Wednesday in Accra when he took his turn at the Meet-the-Press Series, which was organised by the Ministry of Information.

The Minister said the programme would be implemented in two lots with Lot one entailing the construction of 176 four-bedroom executive townhouses and 150 three-bedroom apartments; while Lot two entails the construction of 22 four-bedroom executive townhouses, 84 three-bedroom apartments and 12 two-bedroom apartments.

“The Ministry is, however, hopeful that as the restrictions that have come with the global pandemic are gradually eased, these critical housing undertakings will resume in bringing the necessary relief to the housing subsector of the country,” Mr Atta-Akyea said.

He said housing is very important in any economy as it provides core security to families, societies and communities.

Without doubt, housing is vital and the nation cannot ignore its provision in our development, Mr Atta-Akyea said.

He said its overall importance to sustainable health and livelihood has been further heightened during this period of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

He said the unfortunate inability of the housing delivery system via the private sector underpinned by the requisite support from the government to meet effective demand over the years has created a huge housing deficit in Ghana, currently estimated to be in excess of two million units.

He said with the extrapolation that in Ghana’s cultural set-up, a household is made up of five individuals, over 10 million Ghanaians do not have access to safe, secured and decent dwelling homes.

He said with a population close to 30 million, a staggering 1/3 of Ghanaians have accommodation challenges; adding that furthermore, statistics reveal that 60 per cent of Ghana’s urban population would need some form of Government intervention to support them get access to safe, secured and affordable shelter.

He said 35 per cent would not be able to access housing even with Government support in terms of subsidy, with only the remaining five per cent of the population being able to support themselves in accessing housing.

Mr Atta-Akyea said this calls for a massive drive to provide for housing targeted at the 60 per cent urban population in the short to medium term and the remaining 35 per cent in the long term.

He said it was against this background that the New Patriotic Party Government in 2006 initiated the Government of Ghana Affordable Housing Programme with the objective of providing accommodation for the low-to-middle income workers of the country, creating jobs and improving incomes.

He said the project commenced in six locations namely: Borteyman – Accra, Kpone – Tema, Asokore Mampong – Kumasi, Koforidua, Tamale and Wa; these projects however stalled in 2008.

The Minister said arrangements put in place by the previous government for the completion of the stalled affordable housing units had seen Social Security and National Insurance Trust completing the 1,464 housing units at Borteyman and most recently, the 1,027 housing units at Asokore Mampong.

Adding that similarly, the TDC Development Company Limited had continued the construction of 312 housing units out of the 1,584 units at Kpone-Tema.

“Currently, the 312 housing units are 90 per cent complete and plans are far advanced towards completing the remaining 1,272 housing units by TDC Development Company Limited.

“That notwithstanding, no arrangements were put in place for the completion of the 686 housing units at Koforidua, Tamale and Wa by the previous government,” he said.

Ghana Home Loans launches 10th anniversary Housing Fair

Dorcas Abedu-Kennedy — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 14:16:49 +0000

Ghana Home Loans has officially launched its 20th edition Housing Fair at the forecourt of its head office, Airport Residential Area, Accra.

The fair is also part of activities commemorating the 10th Anniversary of Ghana Home Loans as the leader in the mortgage industry.

The theme for this year’s fair is “Celebrating a Decade of Transformation and Leadership in the mortgage industry”.

Ghana Home Loans (GHL) started operations in 2006 and has been organizing the housing Fair, twice every year over the last 10 years and in the process, has revolutionized mortgage financing in Ghana.

The GHL Housing Fair held in April and October each year, brings together top industry players in real estate, present and aspiring homeowners, home accessory providers, interior decorators and other stakeholders with the aim to engage and interact with one objective: to bridge the housing deficit in Ghana.

Over the past ten years, the Ghana Home Loans Housing Fair has made tremendous impact in the lives of individuals and businesses along the real estate value chain.

It has long served as a platform for industry players to promote their products while offering an array of solutions to help the everyday person realize their dream of homeownership.

As a one-stop-shop for all housing needs, several hundreds of families have acquired their homes simply by participating in the fair.

The Celebratory Fair is scheduled to take place from Saturday 14th – Sunday 15th October, 2017 at the Aviation Social Center from 9am to 6pm each day featuring many attractions including a special musical concert to crown the event.

Exhibitors will include real estate developers, land retailers, contractors, home builders, manufacturers and retailers of building materials, land agency officials, insurance companies, to name but a few.

Speaking at the launch, Maria Oquaye, Head of Corporate Communications and Brand Management noted that “The Ghana Home Loans Housing Fair has long served as a platform to address the sustainability of the housing market. As an institution, Ghana Home Loans has developed a unique understanding of housing needs and constantly devises innovative financing solutions’”.

Richmond Asante, Head of Mortgage Origination, elaborated further by stating that, as Ghana’s leading mortgage business, Ghana Home Loans has served some 3,000 clients with about $200mm in funding.

He said, “We remain committed to provide innovative solutions to would-be home owners and Real Estate Developers. GHL has demonstrated this commitment by signing up with the Appolonia City Project to provide Mortgage Lending for 100 housing units at competitive prices”.

Mr. Asante confirmed that Ghana Home loans have signed partnerships with Regimanuel Gray and several other developers. He concluded by saying, “Talk to us, we are the mortgage experts”.

Ghana Home Loans offers a wide portfolio of mortgage products with the leading one being housing units for first time homeowners.

At its next housing fair planned for October 14th 2017, Ghana Home Loans will launch a special offer for Land (serviced plots) and other exciting mortgage incentives.