Real estate in Accra

Accra: one capital, and a whole region around it

A listing described as being in Accra may sit outside the central municipality. At the 2021 census, Accra Metropolitan district had 284,124 residents, out of 5,455,692 for the Greater Accra Region, which is divided into 29 districts including Adenta, Ga East, La Nkwantanang Madina and Tema (Ghana Statistical Service figures as compiled by City Population). The neighbourhood and district names change the daily commute and the local authority the property falls under.

Where the listed developments are

The new developments listed on Imonga for Accra are placed by their developers in Dzorwulu, Roman Ridge, Ridge, North Ridge, Cantonments, North Labone, Airport City, Airport Residential and East Legon, as well as Pokuase and Oyibi / Afienya. They include residential schemes, apartment complexes, mixed-use buildings, a housing estate and commercial property. Three examples: NoVA, a mixed-use scheme by Devtraco Plus Limited in Roman Ridge; Kai Villas, a residential scheme by Clifton Homes in East Legon; Appolonia City, a housing estate at Oyibi / Afienya. Some are delivered, others are under construction or sold off-plan: each project page states its status.

Renting in Accra: the advance is capped by law

In Ghana, demanding or collecting more than six months' rent in advance on a long-term tenancy is a criminal offence under the Rent Act, 1963 (Act 220). The acting Rent Control Commissioner restated this in Accra in June 2026, announced prosecutions, and asked tenants to report higher demands and to register their tenancy agreements (Graphic Online, 24 June 2026).

Rental disputes are concentrated in the region: of the 20,080 complaints the Rent Control Department received in 2022, 8,089 came from Greater Accra (Ghana News Agency, 10 August 2023). A written agreement and a receipt for every payment are what a complaint rests on.

Buying: a long lease, not freehold, for a non-citizen

A non-citizen cannot be granted freehold land in Ghana. Article 266 of the 1992 Constitution prohibits it, makes any deed to the contrary void, and limits a lease granted to a non-citizen to fifty years at any one time. Article 267 also bars the creation of a freehold in stool land, whoever the buyer is.

The Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036) restates these rules. According to the law firm Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah, it extends the freehold ban to clan and family land and treats a company as non-Ghanaian when more than 40% of its ownership is held by non-citizens (LEX Africa, 26 April 2022). What changes hands in Accra is therefore usually a lease: its remaining term and who granted it (the State, a stool, a family) are read in the title document.

Checks before any payment

• The Lands Commission search. For Greater Accra, the consolidated search is run from a site plan drawn to a standard scale, with a visible grid and the parcel edged pink or red (Lands Commission requirements). The Commission's schedule shows GH₵237.50 for that search and GH₵1,148 to 1,178 per acre for first registration of title, with no effective date stated (Fees and Charges, viewed 9 October 2026).
• The deed. The Land Act reserves the preparation of a conveyance to a legal practitioner, according to the summary by Herald Law. Ghana has no civil-law notary: a Ghanaian lawyer does this work.
• Registration. The Lands Commission registers a title only if the instrument shows stamp duty paid, a solicitor's stamp or seal, and a plan signed by a licensed surveyor and by the Director of the Survey and Mapping Division (document checklist).
• Land guards. Using hired men to occupy land or block access to it is an offence carrying five to fifteen years' imprisonment, according to the same Herald Law summary. A seller who offers such services is a warning sign.

These rules are Ghana's. Land law changes at the border: the guide to land status in Togo shows how different the documents and vocabulary are next door, and property listings in Lomé follow those Togolese rules.

What this page does not put a figure on

Prices and rents by neighbourhood are not given here: at the time of the survey, this page shows no listing and no price, and the new developments referenced on it are listed without prices. Stamp duty rates are not on the Lands Commission schedule, which publishes only its processing fees, and it states no registration timeline. Lawyers' fees are negotiated: a written quote, obtained before signing, settles the amount.