UN housing expert urges Ghana to strengthen Rent Control Department amid housing affordability concerns

A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency by the UN Special Rapporteur at the weekend observed that unaffordability of formally built housing had left many Ghanaians with no choice but to find their way into informal settlements.” The statement said it was important the authorities realised that general unaffordability of formally built housing had left many Ghanaians with no choice but to find their way into informal settlements.

The statement, which highlighted his conclusion of a 12-day official to Ghana, said: “During the , I observed the housing construction and physical transformations taking place primarily in Accra.