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Verified rentals in Ghana

Rent a verified home in Ghana without paying two years upfront to a stranger.

CediHomes lists rental homes in Accra, Kumasi and Tema that have been physically verified, with the landlord's title confirmed. Your advance is held in escrow and released to the landlord monthly.

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No account. No card. No sales call.

  • Every property physically verified
  • Advance held in escrow and paid monthly
  • Registered, rated agents

What should you check before paying a rent advance?

Answer sixteen questions about a rental listing: the property, the person collecting money, the agreement and how you pay. See which checks are done and what to look into before paying anything. Runs in your browser. No account, no card, no call.

The listing you are considering

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The property

Have you viewed the property in person, inside and out, or sent someone you trust?

Does the address on the listing match the property you were shown?

Have you checked whether the same photos appear on other listings?

Do you know whether the property is empty, or when the current tenant leaves?

Who is collecting the money

Have you seen documents showing the landlord owns the property?

Have you met or spoken to the landlord, not only the agent?

If an agent is involved, has the landlord confirmed the agent may let this property?

Do you know the agent's office address and someone who has rented through them?

The agreement

Is there a written tenancy agreement naming the landlord, the property and the rent?

Does the agreement state the advance you are paying and the months it covers?

Does the agreement say who pays for repairs, water and electricity?

Does the agreement say what happens to the advance if you leave early?

Paying

Will you pay only after the agreement is signed and a move-in date is agreed?

Will you get a signed receipt for every payment?

Is the money going to an account in the landlord's own name?

Have you been given time to make these checks, without pressure to pay today?

Answer the questions to see your score. It updates as you go.

Method: yes scores a question in full, partly scores half and no scores nothing. Each is weighted from one to three by how much it protects your advance, and the score is the weighted share, as a percentage. It lists what to check; it does not judge the listing, the landlord or the agent.

The problem

Ghana's rental market demands one to two years of rent in advance, paid to an agent or a landlord the tenant has often never met, for a property they may have seen once.

Fake listings and agents collecting advances on properties they do not control are common, and the tenant has no recourse.

The advance requirement itself excludes most people from decent housing.

Who it is for

  • Renters

    Renters in Accra, Kumasi and Tema, especially returning diaspora and young professionals.

  • Landlords

    Landlords who want reliable tenants and their money with certainty.

  • Agents

    Agents who want to be trusted, registered and rated.

Rent without wiring years of rent to a stranger

Verified listings, escrow, and an alternative to paying the whole advance upfront.

  • Properties verified in person

    Every property is physically verified with photos, video and confirmation of the landlord's title.

  • Registered agents

    Agents are registered and rated.

  • Advance held in escrow

    The advance is paid into escrow and released to the landlord monthly, not in one lump.

  • A rent-advance guarantee

    A guarantee product pays the landlord their advance while the tenant pays monthly, underwritten on income verification.

  • Certainty for landlords

    Landlords get their certainty, and tenants get monthly payments.

  • Screening and collection

    An optional landlord tier adds tenant screening and rent collection.

How it works

CediHomes, from the first step to the result.

  1. 1

    Browse verified homes

    Title confirmed, photographed and filmed.

  2. 2

    Agree the let

    With a registered, rated agent.

  3. 3

    Pay into escrow or monthly

    The advance is released monthly, or covered by the guarantee.

Pricing

Landlords list free. Fees are charged on completed lettings, and the guarantee is priced on the advance.

  • Listing

    Freefor landlords

    List a verified property.

    • Physical verification
    • Registered agents
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  • Letting

    Recommended

    One monthrent, on completed lettings

    Split with the registered agent.

    • Charged on completed lettings only
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  • Landlord tier

    99 cedisper month, optional

    For landlords managing tenants.

    • Tenant screening
    • Rent collection
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The rent-advance guarantee is priced as a percentage of the advance. Prices in cedis.

Questions people actually ask

How are properties verified?

Every property is physically verified with photos, video and confirmation of the landlord's title.

Do I have to pay one or two years upfront?

The advance is paid into escrow and released to the landlord monthly. Alternatively, a guarantee product pays the landlord their advance while you pay monthly, underwritten on income verification.

Are agents checked?

Yes. Agents are registered and rated.

What do landlords pay to list?

Nothing. Landlords list free.

How is CediHomes paid?

A commission equivalent to one month's rent on completed lettings, split with the registered agent. The rent-advance guarantee is priced as a percentage of the advance.

Is there anything extra for landlords?

An optional landlord tier at 99 cedis a month adds tenant screening and rent collection.

Why should I trust the rental listing check?

The score comes from your own answers, worked out in your browser, and it cannot tell whether a listing is genuine. The free Listing Verification Check does that within a day: whether the property exists, whether the person collecting money controls it, and whether its photos appear elsewhere.

What should you check before paying a rent advance?

Answer sixteen questions about a rental listing: the property, the person collecting money, the agreement and how you pay. See which checks are done and what to look into before paying anything. Runs in your browser. No account, no card, no call.

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