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The Importance of Building Permit in Ghana
There are many reasons why you should obtain a building permit and required inspection for your construction project.
Obtaining building permits in Ghana is not easy. However, building permits are very important. Undertaking construction without a permit can result in fines to the property owner. In addition to fines, building inspectors will want to ensure that proper procedures were followed when constructing the building. The inspectors will inspect the building and order changes if necessary. Fixing permit violations in addition to the fines can be very expensive.
Electricity Outages In Ghana: Causes, Effects & Solutions
Ghana has for several years been experiencing massive power blackouts popularly nicknamed ‘dumsor,’ which means on & off in one of the local dialects. Although intermittent power is common in most developing African countries, the energy situation in Ghana is already spiraling out of control. Some areas lack electricity for hours on end; others receive multiple power cuts (about five) each day. Sometimes, the blackouts last for extended periods, some lasting longer than 24 hours.
If the current trend is anything to go by, soon Ghana will be wallowing in pitch darkness.
Do You Have What It Takes to Build A Home Like A True Expert?
Let’s build a home. Follow along with these instructions and you will be living in your new home in no time. The first step in any successful project is planning. Before you start building, weigh out your options for location carefully even if you already have land. The worst thing is to build a home in an area where you won’t enjoy living. There are several factors to look into when selecting a location:
Home Construction on A Budget: 10 Tips From The Professionals
Looking to build a new home or maybe even renovate your current home? That is great, but before you rush right into your new project, there are some things you will need to know to save some money.
Affordable Homes Shortage in Ghana
A cross-section of Ghanaians are appealing to the government to intervene in issues relating to the housing sector to enable workers afford accommodation.
7 Real Estate Laws You Should Know
In Ghana, as in other developing and advanced countries, there are laws governing the building of houses, and construction in general. These laws, when conformed to, brings sanity into the construction industry, ensuring that all laws are obeyed and buildings built in a way to secure good living for human development.
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The Price of Building Blocks & Bricks in Ghana
Blocks and Bricks are both building materials, which can be used for the same purposes. However, the two have varied differences and similarities in terms of price, durability, choices, convenience, and their advantages over each other. In Ghana, the most common building material used is cement, which is employed right from the start to the finish of a construction work; i.e., in producing blocks.
Luxury Real Estates in Ghana
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Property in the form of land or buildings is referred to as real estate. It has become a profitable investment worldwide since real estate mostly appreciates in value over time.
Luxury real estate is high-end properties usually developed for high- profile/ high income / high worth people worldwide. Due to their massive resources and high-level income stream, most of them desire to live an elegant lifestyle, requiring high class buildings with high grade furnishings in a prime location. They mostly buy or own several homes and real estates in different countries across the world.
Things to know Before Relocating to Ghana
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Watch Out for Experiences of Some Return Migrants.
A recent survey shows that Ghanaian migrants after having lived some years abroad return home for various reasons. The most common reason for their return was to find job opportunities at home. These returness came from different countries, namely the United Kingdom (UK), the United States of America, Germany, Norway, The Netherlands, Italy, Denmark and so on.
Land in Ghana: 6 Steps to Verify Land Ownership before Purchase
Land litigation remains one of the major problems in Ghana. Lately, issues regarding land have been on the increase, and have made most of the headlines. There have been a lot of demolishing exercises carried out; land guards selling and reselling lands to people; flooding, and tidal waves invading lands in areas such as Glefe, a community near Dansoman, and all suburbs in Accra in the Greater Accra Region.
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