 Mission |
As the premier national real estate Developer, we have a mission to maintain our position as the biggest and best in the industry, providing 100 homes annually by the year 2010 with the view of increasing the availability of dwelling houses in Ghana
| Vison |
The vision of the company is to be a modern national organization providing access to good quality, affordable housing including serviced plots for all in the community. We welcome change and new ideas to meet new challenges.
Key policy objectives
• To fulfil SHC’s mission, SHC objectives are to:
• Improve the company’s public image by restoring customer confidence in the company
• Manage the company’s physical and financial assets in a most cost effective manner to achieve immediate and long-term financial viability.
• Embark on a programme of expansion in housing delivery to meet present and future customer needs.
• Provide customers with a timely delivery of good quality housing and at affordable prices
• Inculcate within the entire company a new ethic of service delivery and a sense of pride in achieving results
• Collaborate with the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing and other relevant agencies to formulate policy on future national housing development in Ghana
• Intensify training of staff in all operational zones to improve upon their quality and performance.
Current Core Activities
The company’s activities cover three main areas, namely:
• Housing Development
This entails the acquisition of land, planning and development of the land into housing estate with requisite amenities. The houses, school sites etc are leased to individuals and institutions both private and public.
• Serviced Sites / Plots
This entails the acquisition of land, planning, development and provision of basic utilities thereon for leasing to individuals and institutions to build houses by themselves, while the company controls the estate.
• Estate Management
This entails management of the company’s old and new housing estates trough issuance of leases, consent for assignment, mortgage and improvement to houses, renewal of expired leases, development control, etc.
| Socio - economic benefits |
Social
• Prestige of ownership
• Decent housing
• Orderly development of estates: Beautification of towns and cities, easy provision and development of infrastructural facilities, easy classification of enumeration areas for population census and proper social cohesion and organized lifestyle.
• National security
• Urban Management: Refuse collection, maintenance of drainage systems, etc.
• Avoidance of litigation
• Disaster management
• Environmental aids for disabled persons
Economic
• Capital investment gain due to appreciation of invested capital over a period of time.
• Jobs and income creation
• Government revenue mobilization in terms of property rate, ground rent, capital gains tax, probate duty and wealth tax.
• Mortgage: capital for business development.
• Snowballing effect on general economy in terms of business capital, bank lending, jobs & income creation (purchasing power, growth in business, etc.)
• Utility tariffs.
| Historical Background |
The origins of the current State Housing Company (SHC) can be said to have started in 1939, when the county in general was faced with the acute problem of housing for the displaced earthquake victims and the discharged soldiers of then South East Asia Command of the 2nd World War who had returned home. This led to the establishment of the Housing Department which became Housing and Maintenance Division of the then Ministry of Works and Housing.
This Division metamorphosed into the Gold Coast Housing Corporation in 1955 and in 1965 became known as State Housing Corporation.
In July 1995 the corporation was converted under the companies code to a Limited Liability Company and currently operates as a fully fledged commercial Enterprise, continuing the same initial objective of constructing and managing estate housing units for all Ghanians living home and abroad.
Since 1956 State Housing Company Limited has been managed by 24 managing directors and 2 interim Management Committees (IMC), all of them working assiduously to produce a total of 86 real estates country wide. In the same vein our range of house types has improved over the years.
| Details of estates developed are depicted below |
ZONE REGIONAL CAPIALS No. OF ESTATES TOTAL No. OF UNITS
Greater Accra Accra 26 15,413
Ashanti Zone Kumasi 11 6,237
Sunyani 2 405
Northern Zone Tamale 3 423
Bolga 2 368
Wa 2 30
Western Zone Takoradi 19 5,149
Cape Coast 7 1,000
Eastern Zone Koforidua 6 730
Ho 8 738
TOTAL 86 30,538
| Current Management |
Under the current managing director of state housing company, Anthony Sarpong Mensah, SHC has developed a completely “New Face”.
A detailed look at the range of new house types in our new brochure is breathtaking. The architectural designs are impressive. If therefore attractive designs are an integral part of your choice of a descent accommodation, then you are at the right place. No matter what you are looking for, or how much or little you want to spend, you will find an SHC house type that meets your exact needs. The sheer number of our house types -18 of them- gives you incredible choices at unbeatable prices. We have in line a variety of one, two, three or four bedroom house types. All expandable.
Furthermore, there are still some other compelling reasons to make you choose SHC as your real estate developer. Even though we are nation wide and have developed more than 30,000 units on the ground we are adding to this number by the day. Remember, we are the nation’s number one house builder. The name SHC is synonymous with real estate development.
With our “New Face” you have a choice of materials for roofing, flooring, painting, and even for fixtures. You will be truly impressed. Some of the detailed changes are as follows:
1. We have reviewed and revised some of our basic floor plans
2. All roof designs have been revised to be comparable to modern building trends
3. We have introduced translucent roofing to allow light to hitherto dark corridors
4. All our building elevations have been revised
5. All specifications and fixtures as well as type and paint colors have been reviewed.
Looking at all these one can say that State Housing Company is the obvious choice, for your spacious, durable and attractively designed house.
Many individuals and organisations continue to build with us. Why don’t you visit us on www.shcghana.com and come build with us.
