Determinants of property rate default: evidence from the Ashanti Region, Ghana

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Dadson Awunyo-Vitor
Eric Oduro Osae
Sterling Donani

Abstract

This study seeks to assess the determinants of property rates default in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to study 540 respondents from one municipal and five district assemblies within the region. A structured questionnaire collected data from the sampled respondents. Descriptive statistics (means, frequency distribution and percentages) and the probit regression model were then used to analyse the data with the help of SPSS and STATA respectively. The study found that most respondents who default are not aware of their obligation to pay property rates, and those who are aware fail to pay because they don’t know where to go to pay, or think the rate is too high. The study also revealed that a demographic characteristic such as income level, property value and property location influences rates of default. The study recommends raising awareness about the need to pay property rates and the penalty for any default.

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Awunyo-Vitor, D., Osae, E. O., & Donani, S. (2015). Determinants of property rate default: evidence from the Ashanti Region, Ghana. Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, (16-17), 190-203. https://doi.org/10.5130/cjlg.v0i0.4494
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Research and Evaluation (peer-reviewed)
Author Biography

Dadson Awunyo-Vitor, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Department of Agricultural Economics,

Agribusiness and Extension

Faculty of Agriculture

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Kumasi