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Tenants and Landlords Urged to Be Diligent in Negotiating Rental Arrangements

Director of the Rent Assessment Board, Shenese Headlam, is encouraging landlords and tenants to exercise diligence when negotiating rental arrangements. “Tenants and landlords should… ensure that a written agreement is [drafted] because sometimes things that were not initially agreed on...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), breaks ground for the National Housing Trust (NHT) $1.46-billion Twickenham Glades project in St. Catherine, on Friday (August 30). Also participating (from left) are NHT Managing Director, Martin Miller; Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Catherine, where the development is located, Denise Daley; and NHT Chairman, Lennox Channer.

NHT to Spend $40 Billion in 2019/20

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking at Friday’s (August 30) ground-breaking ceremony for the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) $1.46 billion Twickenham Glades, housing development in St. Catherine.

Clarification on the Status of The Bernard Lodge Housing Project to Be Provided Soon – PM

PM Breaks Ground for $1.46-Billion Housing Development In St. Catherine

Senior Public Relations and Marketing Manager at the HAJ, Richard Jones, speaks to JIS News in an interview.

HAJ Encourages Prospective Homebuyers to Plan Effectively

Chairman of the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ), Norman Brown, speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of 754 housing solutions at Rhyne Park Estate, in Rose Hall, St. James, on August 9.

6 years ago Housing

HAJ on Track to Begin Work on 3,600 Housing Solutions

The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) is on track to begin work on over 3,600 housing solutions this year. Chairman of the HAJ, Norman Brown, made the announcement at the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of 754 housing solutions at Rhyne Park Estate, in Rose Hall, St. James, on August 9. He outlined that the Rhyne Park Estate development...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of 754 housing solutions at Rhyne Park Estate in Rose Hall, St. James, on Friday, August 9.

6 years ago HousingPrime Minister

Rhyne Park Homeowners Urged to Protect Property Value

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging potential homeowners in the Rhyne Park Estate development in St. James not to engage in practices that will devalue their investment. He said that no structures should be erected or activities undertaken that are not in accordance with the purchase agreement. “Some people are going to want to set up shop....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), breaks ground for the construction of 754 housing solutions at Rhyne Park Estate in Rose Hall, St. James, on Friday, August 9. Others (from left) are: General Manager of Henan Fifth Construction Group Company Ltd, Baoguo Chen; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.; Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; and Chairman of the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ), Norman Brown.

6 years ago HousingPrime Minister

Holness Administration Holds Record for Most Houses Built

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared that the Government is committed to solving the country’s housing and land settlement issues. Already, he says, the current Administration which he leads holds the strongest record in housing. The National Housing Trust is on track to build 22,000 homes by the end of this financial year, the most housing solutions built by a...

6 years ago Housing

PM Breaks Ground for 754 Housing Solutions at Rhyne Park Estate

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (Aug. 9), broke ground for the construction of 754 housing solutions at Rhyne Park Estate in Rose Hall, St. James. The $8.4 billion project is being undertaken by the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) under a joint venture partnership with the China-based Henan Fifth Construction Group Company Limited over a three-year...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), presents Director, Rite Solutions Development Company, Owen Campbell (2nd right), with a signed copy of the joint venture agreement for the provision of 623 new solutions under the Shooter

6 years ago HousingPrime MinisterWorks / Construction

623 New Housing Solutions At Shooter’s Hill

Construction is to begin by December on 623 new solutions under the Shooter’s Hill Housing Development project in Portmore, St. Catherine at a cost of $7 billion. This is being facilitated through a joint venture agreement between the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) and Rite Solutions Development Company. Under the public-private partnership, affordable housing solutions, starting at $7.6 million, will...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), cuts a ribbon to officially open the new Spanish Ridge housing development in St. Catherine on Friday (July 26). He is joined by (from left) Board Chairman, National Housing Trust (NHT), Lennox Channer; Managing Director, NHT, Martin Miller; Minister of Health and Wellness and Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; and new home owner, Kayla-Jó Allen.

7 years ago HousingPrime Minister

PM Hands Over 37 Housing Solutions at Spanish Ridge

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (July 26), handed over 37 new housing solutions to beneficiaries of the Spanish Ridge housing scheme in St. Catherine. Spanish Ridge is a National Housing Trust (NHT) development located in the sub-urban community of Kitson Town and approximately eight kilometres north-west of Spanish Town. The solutions consist of 18 two-bedroom units...

Chief Executive Officer of the Real Estate Board (REB), Sandra Garrick, speaking during a recent JIS interview at the entity

7 years ago Housing

Regulations For Timeshare Act Being Developed

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Real Estate Board (REB), Sandra Garrick, says the entity is currently working on developing the regulations for the Timeshare Act, which was passed in 2014. Timeshare (sometimes called vacation ownership) relates to a property with a divided form of ownership or use rights. Noting that timeshare monitoring is the REB’s “newest responsibility”, Mrs. Garrick...