An aggrieved citizen has lashed out at the Rent Control Department for failing to check the surging cost of rental spaces in the country, particularly in the country’s capital.
In a video shared by X user, @SecureNation, an adult male bemoaned the amount of money one has to spend for shelter. According to the young bloke, a single room is going for GHC800 while a chamber and hall residence is being rented for GHC1,700 at Pantang.
He noted that this unfortunate incident is currently happening due to the ineffectiveness of the Rent Control Department mandated to co-operatively work with landlords and tenants to promote optimum peaceful co-existence through education and reconciliation while also providing on rent matters in compliance with the Rent Act 220.
“Is there no elder in this country? A chamber and hall at Pantang cost GHC1,700.
“If you want a 2-bedroom house in Accra, you must have GH2,500 or GH3,000 plus. For what reasons. How much does the ordinary Ghana earn at the end of the month? A single room is now going for GHC800, GHC1,000. If you will bath outside, it’s GHC500.
“And nobody is talking about it. Rent Control, what are you doing? You are suffocating us. Wake up. It is getting out of hand. Nobody, the government is not talking about it,” he lamented.
The issue of the high cost of rental spaces in Accra is not new news, and much has not been done by the government and other relevant authorities to finally address the matter.