Reading a listing page

The top of the page

Badges first: the verification tier, the property type, and where they apply, Diaspora-friendly and Direct landlord. Then the title and the area, city and region.

Below that sit bedrooms, bathrooms, whether it is furnished, and parking.

Utilities and house rules

Two panels worth reading closely in Ghana. Utilities covers water reliability, whether the electricity meter is prepaid, postpaid or shared, whether internet is provided, and whether there is backup power.

House rules lists the lister's conditions, and states whether pets are allowed.

The map is approximate on purpose

A listing page is public. A precise pin on a public page tells anyone the exact address of an occupied home before any viewing has been agreed, so the map shows a circle over an area rather than a point on a doorstep.

The offset is fixed per property rather than random. Reloading the page twenty times will not let anyone average the pins back to the true location.

Where the lister has supplied a Ghana Post GPS address, it is shown next to the location line.

Reviews and the landlord card

Reviews are written from a tenancy record by one of its two parties, so a review here comes from someone who actually had the tenancy. A new listing with no reviews is normal and is not a warning sign by itself.

The landlord card shows their name, role, verification tier, how long they have been a member, their rating where they have one, and their response rate.