Ministry holds talks on draft housing policy

Stakeholders in the housing, private, banking and other sectors met on Friday to give input on the guidelines of the draft National Housing Policy document which will be used as the government’s blueprint for developing the sector.

The document was drafted by CEO at the Central Housing and Planning Authority Myrna Pitt and Dr Coby Frimpong, a press release from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said. It includes proposals for application for areas of constraints in housing development and seeks to provide guidelines for addressing demographic and housing trends, land management and marketing in Guyana, housing subsidies and the construction sector with emphasis on standards, building codes and the quality of building materials.

Stakeholders had been provided with a copy of the