Analysis of Effects of Land Charges and Approval Fees on Housing Development in Anambra State

Abstract

The study focused on the analysis of effects of land charges and approval fees on housing development in Anambra State. The populations of the study were one hundred and ninety-three (193) comprising of forty-two (42) registered Estate Surveyors and Valuers,  land officers and other allied professionals in the state housing and urban development and those in the ministry of lands are sixty four (64)  and eighty seven (87) respectively. Sample size of  one hundred and sixty-four (164) were used which comprises of thirty-eight (38) Estate Surveyors and Valuers, fifty-five (55) land officers and seventy-one (71) from  those in the ministry of lands. The data used was a primary data collected through structured questionnaire. The data collected was analyzed using simple percentage and Relative Importance Index (RII). From the analysis of land use charge payment, non-satisfaction of good tax system ranked first, non-provision of infrastructure second, bureaucratic procedure ranked third, frequency review of the charges ranked fourth followed by others. The researcher recommended among others that government should provide an enabling environment to enable the tax payers to embrace the system.