Mavis Hawa Koomson, the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, has defended the cost of rent in Ghana amidst growing complaints about the high cost of living. In a recent interview on Onua FM’s morning show, Yɛn Nsɛmpa, with Nana Yaa Brefo and JB, the Awutu Senya East Member of Parliament …
Read More »You cannot pay rent with sex, barter, or in kind, but only with cash – Rent Control
The Rent Control Department says apart from cash, a tenant cannot trade anything else for his or her rent. According to the department, the law only approved cash for the payment of rent and nothing else. Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Kporsu made the remarks in response to a question on …
Read More »The town in Ghana where rent is only GH¢40 a month
Rent has become very scarce and expensive over the years and in recent times, the situation is just escalated. Despite being an essential need for all people, getting an average place to stay with relatively good environmental conditions doesn’t come at a low cost nowadays. And especially in places like …
Read More »Why 54-year-old white man stopped paying Akuapem Poloo’s rent
On Monday, April 25, 2022, a publication about what led to Akuapem Poloo relocating to Kasoa was made following her interview with Delay on The Delay Show which was aired on April 24. Akuapem Poloo who used to reside at Dzorwulu disclosed that she was no longer a resident of …
Read More »Landlord puts up tenant’s underwear for auction for owing him rent
A Kenyan landlord has put up his tenant’s underwear for auction following a row over rent he’s being owed. The auction notice appeared in the local dailies on Monday, January 30, 2023. Nyaluoyo Auctioneers said they were instructed by the landlord of one Zachariah Sichenje Masika, to auction 4 men’s underwear and 4 female underwear belonging to the …
Read More »21 missions swallow $2.8m, 1.79m euros as rent
The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament has raised concerns about the use of an amount of US$2.8 million as rent on some Ghana missions abroad. Another €1.79 million has also been expended on the payment of rent for home-based staff of 21 missions by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and …
Read More »A Lady Sentenced To 25 Years Imprisonment For Killing Her Former Boyfriend Because He Stopped Paying Her Rent
A 29-year-old Kelsey Turner has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing her 71 years old sugar daddy after he stopped paying her rent and bills. The victim Thomas Buchard who is a psychiatrist dead body was found in the trunk of an abandoned vehicle on State Highway …
Read More »Tenant Beats Landlord Over Rent
An angry tenant took matters into his own hands after his landlord increased his rent by 200 per cent. According to a trending video online, after the landlord presented his new rent fee to the tenant, he refused to consider his plea to reconsider the astronomical amount he had added …
Read More »I don’t have money for food and my rent is up – Ghanaian striker in Zimbabwe cries
Ghanaian striker Dela Akorli has cried out about the financial struggles he is currently going through at his Zimbabwean club Bulawayo Chiefs. The striker has not been paid by the Zimbabwean side since June 2022 and has been crying about struggling to survive. Akorli, 19, is contracted to the club …
Read More »Phone repairer butchers labourer over non-payment of rent
A phone repairer who inflicted machete wounds on a labourer following a misunderstanding over non-payment of rent has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Raphael Abiwu, who has been charged with causing harm, pleaded guilty. The court presided over by Mrs Patricia Amponsah convicted the accused person on his own …
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