Construction

Access to affordable and adequate housing remains a critical challenge for low-income communities in Ghana. Rapid urbanization, population growth, and limited resources have exacerbated this issue, making it essential to explore innovative approaches that can address the housing needs of the most vulnerable segments of society. In recent years, various creative and sustainable solutions have emerged to...

The government's new affordable housing project has been described as a create, loot and share venture for the Akufo-Addo administration. The Minority in Parliament has said the project has been launched without parliamentary approval. The new housing project was launched on August 1, 2023, to be situated at Pokuase in the Greater Accra Region and Deduase in the Ashanti Region. The government has...

The government has cut sod for a new affordable housing project, with the cheapest unit costing up to $13,800. Private developers are expected to provide 14,000 affordable housing units under this project. The project will see 8,000 units located at Pokuase/Amasaman in the Greater Accra Region and 6,000 housing units at Dedesua in the Ashanti Region. The private developers have been given a price...

Kiosk Estates are springing up across Ghana's major cities in light of high rent charges and the unregulated nature of Ghana's property rental market. This phenomenon has been on the ascendency over the decades but there seems to be no hope in sight. Hundreds of thousands of these slum dwellers, some of which Rentchamber had conversations with, are hard-working citizens who deserve better accommodation....