Constraints to private property development in Kano Metropolis

Abstract

This study examines the constraints private property developers encounter in Kano metropolitan area. Private property developers are key actors in urban growth processes and they provide the bulk of the built up structures in Nigeria. A total of 72 questionnaire were administered to 66 private individuals and 6 corporate developers. The respondents were selected via a combination of purposive and snowballing techniques. The study discovers that developers experience a lot of challenges in the course of their activities and almost every step of the development process (land acquisition, finance sourcing and development) is bedeviled by many constraints. The Respondents stated that high cost of land (16%), difficult access to land allocation from the state (16%) and exploitation by land dealers are the major constraints they faced in land development. Similarly, 27% of the respondents cited high interest rate as one of the major financial constraint they encountered. The study concludes by recommending ways to do away with such constraints so as to invigorate the property development industry in Nigeria.