GH Lady Laments Over Cost Of House Rent In Accra, Peeps React: "They Are Too Expensive"

GH Lady Laments Over Cost Of House Rent In Accra, Peeps React: "They Are Too Expensive"

  • A Ghanaian lady has taken to social media to register her displeasure over the high cost of rent in Accra
  • In a TikTok video, she questioned especially landlords in Accra on why they price their homes so high
  • Ghanaians who thronged the comment session shared similar sentiments with the lady, with some blaming agents for the development

A Ghanaian lady has taken to social media to lament over the exorbitant rates charged by landlords as rent, especially in Accra.

In a TikTok video shared by @JoyceJesus, the lady questioned why landlords in Accra price their homes so high, making it difficult for prospective tenants to rent them.

GH lady laments over the cost of rent In Accra
GH lady complains about expensive rent (Photo credit: @JJRealEstate)
Source: TikTok
"I want to find out from landlords in Accra, why is it very expensive to rent your houses. What are your houses made of? Are they made of Silver and Gold? " she asked.

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Watch the video below:

Venting her spleen in the video, she noted that she had observed that the high cost of rent is a trend only in Accra as homes in the other parts of the country are relatively cheap.

Ghanaian share in her sentiment

Most Ghanaians who thronged the comment session shared similar sentiments. Others also mounted a defense for landlords, blaming the development on the high cost of building in the country.

@Nana Hayford wrote:

"Ask Tema landlords for me wai eiii hmmm."

@Richlove Owusu Fabri wrote:

"And the most painful thing is you don’t get the value for your money."

@Rickkind10 wrote:

"Madam building a house in Accra is not easy oo..today one billion cnt even build an apartment in Accra."

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@Ibra Cadabra wrote:

"I blame some of the agents ooo they have influence on landlords."

Man questions why Ghanaian landlords charge Nigerians twice the rent price

Earlier, YEN.com.gh published a story about a man who shared a post on social media, questioning why Ghanaian landlords charge Nigerians double the price they take from Ghanaians.

In the video that went viral, he asked whether it was because Nigerians were perceived to be richer or other reasons accounted for it.

Several Ghanaians who saw the video commented on the post, attempting to explain why they thought Ghanaian landlords did that.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Jessie Ola-Morris (Human-Interest Editor) Jessie Ola-Morris is a Human Interest editor at YEN.com.gh. She has over three years of experience in journalism. She graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2022 with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Her journalism career started with myjoyonline.com, a subsidiary of The Multimedia Group Limited, where she worked as a writer. Also, Jessie previously served as a reporter with The Independent Ghana as a multimedia journalist. Email: jessie.ola-morris@yen.com.gh