The future does not look bright for energy bills, with fuel poverty set to affect over 6 million UK households in 2022. And industry consensus appears to be that prices currently squeezing...[READ MORE]
The Ghana Statistical Service has reported that there are over one million vacant housing units nationwide, representing 12.7% of all housing units ranging from 5.6% in North East to 16.3% in Western North regions. According to the Ghana Statistical Service, a housing unit is said to be vacant if no one is living in it at the time of the interview, unless its...[READ MORE]
President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has bemoaned what he calls the high cost of accommodation in Ghana. He said the country’s housing deficit can never be tackled if the prices of accommodation keep rising. [READ MORE]
One of the conundrums facing landlords and tenants is how rent should be assessed when a tenant renews its lease under the provisions of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. Turnover rents are becoming more common as tenants seek to balance the risk in relation to rental liability and as landlords seek to benefit from successful tenants’ upturn in...[READ MORE]
Over a quarter of UK renters say rising interest rates pose a threat to their chances of owning a home, Rising interest rates will prevent people getting onto, or moving up the...[READ MORE]
I have a cautionary but all-too-familiar tale to share. After years of courtship a mate of mine, let’s call him Jack to keep him anonymous, moved in with his girlfriend. But just 18 months later they broke up. A bad back from sleeping on the sofa, and finding a new place to live, were the least of his worries. His key problem was recouping his stake in the...[READ MORE]
The Lands Commission has schooled the Volta Region House of Chiefs on the Land Act 2020, (Act 1036) to empower them with their rights, roles and responsibilities under the law. Mr James Dadson, Acting Executive Secretary of the Commission, in his opening remarks, explained the important role traditional authorities played as custodians of the land and urged...[READ MORE]
The government’s nationwide affordable housing project is on course, Dr Freda Prempeh, a Minister of State in charge of Works and Housing has said. She explained her ministry was finalising processes of securing land banks across the country for the implementation of the project, saying paper works and documentation on the lands were...[READ MORE]
A custom dream home "designed for the Australian lifestyle" is on the market in the blue-chip Melbourne suburb of Hampton East. Originally a modest red brick dwelling built in 1965, [READ MORE]
Seventy-seven percent of homeowners say they faced an unexpected issue or repair with their home in the first year of ownership, according to a recent survey from the insurance company Hippo. Many recent buyers who have stretched their budgets to afford ownership then find themselves facing unexpected costs for repairs. Thirty-four percent of respondents say they...[READ MORE]