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Housing as a Human Right: Assessing the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 11

Housing as a Human Right: Assessing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 11

Amid the hustle and bustle of an ever-changing world, a stark reality persists - access to a fundamental human necessity, adequate housing, remains an unfulfilled dream for countless individuals. The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG 11) stands as a beacon of hope, striving to pave the way toward sustainable cities and communities where the right to housing is upheld. However, beneath...

Housing In Ghana: The Crisis, The Statistics, The Solutions-Part 2

Continued... The mid-1990s to the present can be described as the post-structural adjustment and globalization era. Government’s policy on housing over the period remained largely the same as from the ERP/SAP era, with greater emphasis on the private sector participation in housing delivery. However, ISSER (2013) has argued that the private sector is unlikely to provide housing for poor and...

Rent Act – 1963 (Act 220) Section – 1 – Application Of Act

Section – 1 – Application Of Act, Etc. (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), this Act shall apply to all premises in Ghana.(2) This Act shall not apply to-(a) any premises of which a public officer is a tenant by reason of his employment and of which premises the Government is the landlord;(b) any lease of any premises when such lease, whether entered into or renewed before, on or after...

Property Rates and Rent Taxes: What Is The Current Situation In Ghana?

Property rates and rent taxes will soon be reviewed to reflect their current economic value, Dr Larbi Siaw, Tax Policy Advisor at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning has said. Read.... What Are The Property Rates In Accra? Property income taxation has long been seen as an area largely neglected by the country's tax authorities. Its share of GDP in Ghana is 0.03 percent, compared to an...

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