Ghanaian Man Breaks Down Over Excessive Fees by Housing Agents, Video

• A Ghanaian man voiced his frustration over housing agents charging exorbitant viewing fees and inflating rent prices
• He shared a personal experience in which agents collected GH₵200 viewing fees from him and multiple tenants
• The man criticised the Rent Control Department for being ineffective and urged the Minister of Housing to intervene

A Ghanaian man has caused a series of reactions online after he voiced out his frustration with housing agents in Ghana.

Taking to his TikTok account, the young man with the username @taadibanyinbagh issued a strong warning and advice to Ghanaians about the exploitative practices of rental/housing agents.

In the trending video, he detailed two primary issues he had personally encountered with many housing agents. According to him, agents in Ghana are charging exorbitant viewing fees from their customers.

Ghanaian man calls out housing agents

He cited an instance in which an agent collected a non-refundable viewing fee of GH₵200 just to see an apartment. He also claimed that the agent would have used a similar strategy to others with the same apartment.

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In his words:

“This fee, he calls it a “viewing fee,” and it’s 200 Cedis. And you see, he’s not just collecting this money from you. He shows the same room to multiple people and collects viewing fees from all of them on the same day.”

The second issue is that housing agents are dishonestly quoting a higher rent to tenants or home searchers than what the landlord is actually asking for. He gives an example where an agent inflated a GH₵450 rent to GH₵650, intending to pocket the GH₵200 difference.

Speaking further, he criticised Ghana’s Rent Control Department for being ineffective and failing to protect citizens from these practices. He concludes by urging the public to be extremely cautious and directly appeals to the Minister of Works and Housing to intervene and regulate the rental market.

Watch the video below:

Ghanaians weigh in on housing fees complaints

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YEN.com.gh collected reactions from Ghanaians who watched the video on TikTok. Some of the comments are below.

Qwame Atta Pobee wrote:

“They are also living in rented houses oooo.😅”

Heavens commented:

“Bl3da those agents errr, I leave them to Yehowah😩😩😩😩 room going for GH₵200 they’ll tell you GH₵400.”

AkuaAquarius said:

“Hmmm, this matter. Those agents dey bore me ruff 🙄🤦😏. The 10% sef dey bore me pass.😩😩”

Oye-sweet commented:

“The viewing fee I paid included the rent. I went with him in my car to the location right after I left him there, and left. He had taken money.😂 I drove off cus I wasn’t even interested in the apartment. 😔”

Nzema princess wrote:

“This is what they are doing in some of the residential areas in Dubai.”

Ghanaian woman frustrated over landlord’s delay

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a Ghanaian lady spoke out after paying rent of GH¢18,000 to secure a Dansoman apartment that’s still uncompleted.

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She called out her landlord after he failed to tile the floors, install the lights, and doors over one month after partial payment.

With her old tenancy expired and belongings packed, she said she was stranded and questioned the landlord’s integrity.

Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh