The Imonga Blog

Property scams in West Africa: documented frauds and what to check before you pay, country by country

Fake landlords, plots sold twice, forged papers, unapproved off-plan schemes: the scams tried or flagged in Togo, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Ghana, and the official checks to run in each country before you pay anything.

Koffi A. Hounnou

Accra real estate: Ghana land law, buying, renting, licensed agents and traps to avoid

Buying or renting in Accra: leasehold and customary land under the Land Act 2020, a 50-year lease cap for foreigners, the Lands Commission official search, the six-month rent advance limit, REAC licences and the Bank of Ghana rule on dollars. No invented prices: Imonga has no listings in Ghana.

Koffi A. Hounnou

Diaspora: how to finance your property purchase in Africa

Savings, diaspora loans, FX and transfers: concrete levers to finance a property from abroad.

Investing in Ghanaian real estate: a guide for the diaspora

Accra, Kumasi, Tema: how the diaspora can invest safely in Ghana, from choosing the property to securing the title.