Ghana’s government has announced a loan scheme to help tenants pay the hefty advance rent (often covering two years) to private landlords. Advance rent is also prevalent in several other African ...

A Nigerian tenant in Ghana reacted in frustration to deplorable apartment conditions, accusing her landlord of ignoring ...

As Ghana enters 2026, a wave of economic trends mdash;some long-standing, others newly emerging mdash;continues to shape how ...

Landlords for Ghana who dey collect over six months rent advance from tenants dey risk jail term according de Department of Rent Control. Officials for Rent Control notify de public say de practice of ...

The Rent Control Department has hinted that the department may set rent charges with the introduction of the new rent law. According to the department, the move is to check the over exploitation of ...

This table shows gross average rental yields for 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom residential properties in capital cities across more than 80 countries. Yields are calculated using median property prices and ...

According to the Rent Act, landlords can only charge 6 months rent in advance, and succeeding rents are due every six months; however, in practice, landlords charge one to three years rent in advance.

Ghana's new oil wealth may have made it one of Africa's most promising economies but rent in the capital, Accra, has spiralled beyond what most ordinary people can afford. For many it has meant moving ...

Ghana's government has announced a loan scheme to help tenants pay the hefty advance rent (often covering two years) to private landlords. Advance rent is also prevalent in several other African ...