Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the new comprehensive National Housing Policy, which will address Jamaica’s complex housing challenges, will soon be placed before Parliament The National Housing Policy was tabled in Parliament as a Green Paper in 2019. Approval of this policy will mark the adoption of the first ever comprehensive...

The Rent Services Unit is reminding tenants that the timely return of property keys to landlords and meeting other conditions after the termination of a rental agreement, are part of their responsibilities. “Return the keys after you leave, because if you don’t and another due date comes, you may have to pay a full month’s rent,” Director of the Unit,...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) plans to invest $57.7 billion to facilitate commencement of 8,513 housing solutions and completion of 7,043 units by March 31, 2022. The information is contained in the Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year ending March 2022. The NHT’s plans include, the commencement of construction on units in Albion, St. Thomas...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the new Edmund Ridge Estate housing development at Rose Hall, St. James, will facilitate infrastructure projects valued at approximately $437 million. Speaking at the official launch of the first of three model housing units under phase one of the project on February 25, Mr. Bartlett said that road, water and drainage works will...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., officially launched the first of three model housing units under phase one of the new Edmund Ridge Estate development at Rose Hall, St. James, on Thursday (February 25). The development is named in honour of Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, and is being spearheaded by the Housing...

The Electronic Land-Titling Project, which seeks to enhance the land-registration process, is to get under way in April. To commence the initial project activity, a sum of $60 million has been set aside in the 2021/22 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. For the 2021/22 period under the project, it is anticipated that a Project Management Office...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., on Thursday (February 25), handed out land titles to 67 residents from six communities across St. James. The residents were presented with their registered land titles, under the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) National Land Titling Programme, at a ceremony held at the Social Development Commission (SDC)...