Rent Control explains hostel fee clampdown as move to ensure fairness, not deter investment

The Rent Control Department has clarified that its ongoing clampdown on unlawful hostel fee increases is intended to ensure fairness and protect students, rather than discourage private investment in the accommodation sector. Acting Rent Commissioner Fredrick Opoku says the exercise forms part of broader efforts to address the rising cost of student accommodation and ease […]

By Ebenezer Afanyi Dadzie