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President of the Ghana Real Estate Developers Association (GREDA), is demanding the firm application of the law regarding land sale and ownership to curb the menace of multiple sales of lands.<\/p>\n

According to Patrick Ebo Bonful, the prosecution of unscrupulous persons who engage in such acts will serve as a deterrent to others.<\/p>\n

The increasing cases of multiple sales of lands have been identified as one of the hindrances to increasing the country\u2019s housing stock.<\/p>\n

According to the GREDA, the challenges with land ownership especially in the Greater Accra Region has left many\u00a0Ghanaians frustrated and in despair.<\/p>\n

The country\u2019s housing deficit is estimated to have shot up to 2 million homes with a call on government and other stakeholders to do more to reduce the deficit.<\/p>\n

Mr. Bonful wants those who engage in land fraud to be severely dealt with regardless of their status in society.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe need to punish those are encouraging this double sale of land and the criminals who are stealing other peoples land. Some of them are Chiefs who should be arrested plain and simple. We should make the law work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Man in court for defrauding couple of GH\u00a2105,000 in land sale<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a related development, a trader accused of duping a married couple of an amount of GH\u00a2105,000<\/strong><\/span> under the guise of getting them a plot of land, had appeared before an Accra Circuit Court to answer for his alleged crime.<\/p>\n

David Botchway, alias \u201cSowah\u2019, is said to have connived with one David Nii Lamptey, now on the run, to swindle Mr. And Mrs. William Opare.<\/p>\n

He has denied the offence and the court, presided over by Mrs. Jane Harriet Akweley Quaye, granted him GH\u00a2100,000.00 bail with four sureties.<\/p>\n