State Housing Company

19 Jul

State Housing Company Should Be The Number 1 Choice Of Ghanaians – MD

Wontumi2BusinessState Housing Company

Managing Director of State Housing Company, Kwabena Ampofo Appiah has asked Ghanaians to patronize the company to meet their housing needs. State Housing Company (SHC) is mandated to increase the availability of dwelling houses in Ghana. Since the appointment of Mr. Ampofo Appiah, the company has built various affordable houses to address the housing challenges in the country. The company has 2 and 3 bedroom apartments at Amrahia called "Surge Homes", "Seasons Court", "Legacy Court" and "Urban Premier Court" in Adenta, "John Agyekum Kufour Estates", Koforidua estates among others; all primarily situated in Accra, Kumasi and Koforidua respectively. SHC is…

16 Jun

Minority Lament High Cost Of Housing Units Constructed By State Housing Company

Wontumi1BusinessMinority, State Housing Company

Minority members on the Works and Housing Committee of Parliament say prices of housing units constructed by the State Housing Company are too high. According to them, even the average Ghanaian and the middle class cannot afford to buy them. The prices for various developments undertaken by SHC and inspected by the committee range from GH₵800,000 to GH₵1.1 million around Adenta and Amrahia in Accra. Speaking to JoyNews, Minority Spokesperson on Works and Housing, Vincent Oppong Asamoah said even he, a privileged MP cannot afford that price and wondered where a low-level civil servant will get such an amount to purchase…