{
  "id": 13656248,
  "title": "UN housing expert urges Ghana to strengthen Rent Control Department amid housing affordability concerns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/un-housing-expert-urges-ghana-to-strengthen-rent-control-department",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T05:36:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/un-housing-expert-urges-ghana-to-strengthen-rent-control-department-amid-housing-affordability-concerns/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United Nations has urged Ghana to bolster its Rent Control Department to address housing affordability issues, according to a statement. Koldo Casla, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, recommended that the government strengthen institutional mechanisms for monitoring to prevent arbitrary rent hikes. The statement highlighted that unaffordable housing has led many Ghanaians to live in informal settlements, with 31% of the urban population residing in such areas, and a significant portion being homeless. It urged authorities to consider the needs of impoverished citizens when creating housing policies.",
  "summary": "The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing has advised Ghana to support its Rent Control Department with the requisite logistics to boost operations.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}