Report landlords who charge 'excessive' rent advances – Mahama tells tenants

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  • Capt Adabuga 1 month ago

    How many houses have you completed for workers and low income Ghanaians since you came to power from 2009 till date?

  • PRICE CONTROL 1 month ago

    Yes bring price control and the few houses available will disappear. Build more government houses.

  • ST GHFUO: Kwame Nkrumah International Airport 1 month ago

    There is no law. No first and last before you move in. Landlord charge rent for 2 years and then they start playing games. Report to who? The police who will take bribes before listening to your matter when the same taxpayers ...
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  • NMG 1 month ago

    I love your comment I dont support no party at all I support truth

  • John Mahama Is A Nigerian. 1 month ago

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  • Kojo 1 month ago

    Who determines "excessiveness of the rent'. Are you going to provide benchmarks? Yearly or quarterly?

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  • Kwabena Lims 1 month ago

    Can we report the Seglemeh Housing Project looters too to the government? Shame on you! the most "INCOMPETENT government Ghana has ever had.

  • KK 1 month ago

    Fantastic!!!

  • Please 1 month ago

    Create and publish an official platform for the complaints please
    Kindly treat as Urgent

  • ST GHFUO: Kwame Nkrumah International Airport 1 month ago

    No website to report landlord tenant dispute. Every region must have a landlord and tenant court or board to administer n deal with such matters. I always advice gh leaders that they are stupid and must first diagnose their s ...
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  • foxtrap 1 month ago

    same government that has implimented 20% vat on real estate is saying this? hmmm

  • Kwame 1 month ago

    Did the government paid for the bag's of Cements and blocks for my House's?

  • Londoner 1 month ago

    Exactly! This is what happens when a propagandist government is voted into power. Watch how the gullible and unintelligent NDC foot soldiers will flood the internet to dance to this bogus statement.

  • ST GHFUO: Kwame Nkrumah International Airport 1 month ago

    This is not even a solution that shoukd bebdisxussed by the president. Just find a solution to this and then you come out and tell the people...look, I know we have. Aproblem but my people have found a solution after much con ...
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  • Citizen vigilante 1 month ago

    How many housing units has the NDC built to cushion tenantss apart from their own lavish individual mansions ? When the Govt built more affordable houses the system will ease.

  • Jack Toronto 1 month ago

    Hehehe….. Don’t worry. We will keep increasing rent every six months.

  • Name 1 month ago

    What is 'EXCESSIVE' here?

  • Koti 1 month ago

    I K Acheampong built low-cost houses but he was murdered. Mr President, show the tenants the low-cost houses you have built over the years so that the tenants you are advising will not go to these 'wicked' landlords again.

  • Justice 1 month ago

    In other countries private individuals own the houses and still comply with the law. Are we wiser than those homeowners? It is sad some Ghanaians do not want to help deal with problems. We better deal with this now before the ...
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  • Mohammed Tolon. 1 month ago

    Have you compared the cost of construction of the countries you observed to that of Ghana?

  • Justice 1 month ago

    Yes I have. Estate business is a long term investment. You need to stretch your investment for more years before you breakeven. You cannot use just a couple of years to recoup your investment. It is not how this kind of busin ...
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  • Yes. 1 month ago

    This one, you are not right Mahama. Six months rent for a single room how many bags of cement and labour can renovate for a tenant? It a law, also, reduce the prices of cement and iron rods.

  • Mahama is talking too much 1 month ago

    Tenants to speak against landlords charging more rent? Is Mahama clear in his brain, when we speak against them then what? If we speak against and they can be sent to court then we win then you are talking my friend, don't ...
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  • Kofi Bobo 1 month ago

    Is there flat rate of rent in our laws? Stupid Mahama just talk as usual without thinking.

  • Yes. 1 month ago

    Increase workers' salaries and stop deceiving them who will take six months' rent in Ghana?

  • 233gh 1 month ago

    You should even encourage tenants to pay up to 5yrs to ensure relative permanence. This will afford landlords opportunity to raise capital to build more houses for rent because the banks are not giving loans.

  • Jimbo 1 month ago

    When workers requested for pay increase was it not only 9% you paid? But how much is too much rent? Does the President know how much property rate landlords pay to the Assemblies? Why doesn't he bcos of workers, the Assemblie ...
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  • Jigsaw 1 month ago

    Have you built a house for anyone

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  • Abdul 1 month ago

    Mr president, i like you too much but this matter don't touch it please my mr president

  • NANA TRUMU TRUMU ADDO 1 month ago

    ONE DOUBLE ROOM IN LONDON IS £500 A MONTH. YOU CAN PLEAD TO LANDLORDS BUT YOU CANNOT CONTROL THEM

  • Jay Swiss 1 month ago

    I don’t understand why the president is struggling with his policies. First of all, he need to prosecute his party Galamsayers, especially those in power. Wotumi was chased everywhere for engaging in illegal mining, why ? ...
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  • Mohammed Tolon. 1 month ago

    Wise tenants will not do, Mr. President. Many are renting because of the high cost of constructions (materials and labour). It takes a landlord several years to repay loans at very high interest rates from state and private f ...
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  • Ebi 1 month ago

    Lots of rent control works are now house agents and they are helping the landlords to take 2 years advance most especially amansaman rent control officers

  • Appiah Kubi 1 month ago

    Hello John Mahama do you have place for them if they are thrown out? Foolish man like you. Your son is selling high class cars what about them? Pay the Cocoa farmers and stop diverting attention.

  • Expensive 1 month ago

    Infact our leaders are senseless. Do you know how much it's cost the house owners to build a house. You mr president there is important issues you have to tackle it not this rents.See how Bokina young president is doing for ...
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  • Kof 1 month ago

    Reduce electricity and water bills for tenants. Electricity bill is higher than rent in Accra, and government is not doing anything about it. It is criminal for ECG to charge, and government to do nothing about higher electri ...
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  • Razal Sheiba 1 month ago

    Mahama paaaa, landlords have come to realize that politicians have sold all government lands to themselves so no land to build for workers thus the rent advances landlords are demanding.

  • George (London) 1 month ago

    Useless and stupid fool president. How many affordable houses did you build when you were in power. John Mahama I don't think you have brain in your head for saying this. You are the most stupid person to become president in ...
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  • Bryan 1 month ago

    He should shut up. He should talk about light bills and other utilities. Has he forgotten that light bill alone is more expensive than rent in Ghana? What is he doing about that? He should prepare to jail all landlords.

  • Felix 1 month ago

    The government should also look at the rising cost of building materials..the currency is stable but materials are the same even going up. They shld control price's.

  • Prudhomme - Ghanaians are Unitelligent 1 month ago

    Because of this foolish dude, I will not rent my apartments to filthy Ghanaians.

    I would rather raise mice in there!

  • Efo 1 month ago

    I think this man is totally confused

  • Bitter truth 1 month ago

    Is Mahama actually a drunkard? If u are a tenant, listen to the garbage coming from Mahama’s mouth, u will end up sleeping outside..what if the landlord says he is not renting the place anymore to tenants? How many affordab ...
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  • KWASI IN EUROPE 1 month ago

    What a foolish president. Do you buy blocks for people?

  • Kwame panin 1 month ago

    What happens if one does not give his house for rent? useless govt.

  • Mr. T 1 month ago

    Mahama, ua a good president but u did not build the house for me. The renter can go somewhere else if they do not like the price

  • Yaw mensah 1 month ago

    Nsemhunu nkoaa. How many houses have you build for renting personally? How many affordable buildings have you built as a president? Do you know the cost of building materials and labour? Those who squandered money meant for s ...
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  • Atsu 1 month ago

    Mahama wo y3 aboa how much does it cost to build a house. Why not build affordable houses for Ghanaian workers odwan m33

  • Atsu 1 month ago

    How many houses can you build with 700million dollars you steal to buy a private jet ofui

  • EAS 1 month ago

    President John Mahama is walking onto a dangerous ground. Landlord/landladies are also in business. If you can't control building materials prices then you can't control rent, which varies from place to place.

  • Leonidas 1 month ago

    Pitting tenants against landlords! Who will save me if landlord decides to take away his accommodation???

  • Efo Kofi 1 month ago

    KWAASHIAASEM nkoaa nonsense did you build for somebody nonsense

  • Pip 1 month ago

    Rubbish! And will you find accommodation for them when they are thrown out?

  • Esa 1 month ago

    Mahama please stop fooling for goodness sake. How many houses have you built as a person? Kuffour stated affordable housing, Gen Acheampong started SSNIT flats and numerous estates across the country. What has PNDC/NDC implem ...
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  • Kingsley R.Osei 1 month ago

    NDC elders the president and the national chairman should learn how to speak
    The president said the Kenyan government has build thousands and thousands of houses for his People .
    Who is incharge in Ghanna.Is the dead goat w ...
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  • Fake 1 month ago

    Mmm very worrying oo
    I rented a place for 500...
    Netx yermsr was 650..
    This year 800...
    The worrying part is he never sat me down to alert me until I called him amonth ago thus month for my rent to elapsed on a different ...
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  • TT 1 month ago

    Mr president please work hard so that every Ghanaian will own a house if it's possible stop your appointees to stop driving 4x4 in town

  • Bryan 1 month ago

    Remember the electricity bill is more expensive than the rent so you better clean your house first before anything else. Don’t annoy both the landlords and the tenants.

  • Nana Yaw 1 month ago

    This is absolute nonsense!! How much are prices of building materials? Foolish talk!

  • Kwame. Nkrumah 1 month ago

    I beg

  • Charles 1 month ago

    Stupid fool

  • Kk 1 month ago

    Hm, funny times indeed.
    Cannot arrest Galamsayers but can arrest somebody who has travelled through thick and thin. Through the deserts, humiliation, the terrible snow and cold, bought building materials at high prices, arti ...
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  • SD.com 1 month ago

    The fault is from the government. Long ago, in late '80s and '90s , some of us envisaged govt pulling down the Boys quarters attached to govt bungalows in Ridge, Cantounmentet etc and replacing them with at least, four-st ...
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  • Umar jabbatey 1 month ago

    Where is the housing unit government promised,Mr president i don't agree with you
    Provided the citizens with your cheapest rent and leave individuals who are you investing in housing.

  • Fuck you 1 month ago

    John dramani I like you but you're a foolish man and president. Do you know how much it cost to build a house and the building materials and workmanship?

  • Love u back 1 month ago

    Build affordable housing for the citizens if you really care Mr president.

  • Yaw 1 month ago

    EMPTY TALK, HE JUST NEEDED TO SAY SOMETHING TO WHILIE AWAY TIME

  • Aki 1 month ago

    This is not what Mahama should come out to say. He should talk about the FAKE IGBO KING and the Nigerians.
    That's the one damaging the country. Should talk about the Ibrahim private jet.
    To exit from ECOWAS that what we ...
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  • B 1 month ago

    Arrest dawda first for the affordable housing sugoleme

  • Asemsuro 1 month ago

    What have you done about Sagleme housing project that your corrupt government embezzled the funds.

  • Michael 1 month ago

    It will be better to talk about reducing ecg high bills because if you make calculations and compare ecg bills with rents ecg bills are higher than rents