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Accessing Private Rental Housing in the Absence of Housing Information in Ghana

Authors: Albert Adu-Gyamfi, Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, Eric Gaisie, Divine Delai Kpodo

Published in: Urban Forum | Issue 1/2021

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While housing research in the developed world illustrates rental information channels, little is known about the situation in developing countries. This study examines the channels of information that are used in the private rental housing market by renters using Kumasi metropolis in Ghana as a case study. Using qualitative research methods involving interviews, findings show that unlike the developed world where rental information is readily available online, renters rely on a network of friends, relatives, co-worshippers and informal agents to find rental properties. A personal search is also common amongst renters. The use of these channels of information is founded on the absence of publicly available rental data. It is suggested that the rental space be regulated as a starting point to ensuring more formality and a better flow of information in the rental market.

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Title: Accessing Private Rental Housing in the Absence of Housing Information in Ghana
Authors: Albert Adu-Gyamfi
Patrick Brandful Cobbinah
Eric Gaisie
Divine Delai Kpodo
Publication date: 02-09-2020
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Urban Forum / Issue 1/2021
Print ISSN: 1015-3802
Electronic ISSN: 1874-6330
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-020-09407-3

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