While 4434 land titles were distributed by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) in 2015, the agency was only able to allocate 251 house lots for the last seven months of the year.
Speaking on Friday at a press briefing, Chief Development Planner Rawle Edinboro said last year, 4434 titles were distributed and between June and December, 251 house lots were allocated. He said that the agency’s government-funded programme targeted infrastructure improvements.
“This scenario reflected a mixture in terms of approach which not only focused on lands but focused on the access to complete houses,” he said, highlighting that 28 turnkey houses were completed in Perseverance, East Bank Demerara. He said the