1. Uganda Housing Investment Chronicles: lessons from how households live
Dorothy Baziwe
Shelter and Settlements Alternatives:
Uganda Human Settlements Network

2. SHELTER AND SETTLEMENTS ALTERNATIVES: UGANDA HUMAN SETTLEMENTS NETWORK
SSA: UHSNET is a national membership based organization promoting adequate human settlements through joint action and partnerships between various actors at different levels. Our core activities include:
Advocacy and lobbying
Community empowerment and networking
Research and demonstration
Information sharing
Consultancy
HOW WE WORK

3. Tenements HOW HOUSEHOLDS LIVE Background & context
Dominant house type for more than 60% of HHs in Kampala

4. The Tenement/Muzigo HOW HOUSEHOLDS LIVE Space use during night
Space use during day

5. Uptake of mortgages for HH housing investments
HOW HOUSEHOLDS LIVE
Home ownership
Uptake of mortgages for HH housing investments
House ownership 4%
Very few HHs that own their houses used mortgages
61%
Majority of HHs are renting

6. Relying on rent as a housing product
HOW HOUSEHOLDS LIVE
Relying on rent as a housing product
Rent values across the GKMA
Cost of rent values and affordability
50,000-90,000
Affordable rent price range for most HHs
12 months
Rental values change mostly after a year

7. 10 years 3 years HOW HOUSEHOLDS LIVE
Duration of stay for HHs in specific localities
Duration of stay for HHs in specific localities
10 years
Majority of house-owning HHs have lived in their current localities for more than 10 years
3 years
Maximum period that majority of renting HHs stay in a given locality

8. Timelines for housing development
HOW HOUSEHOLDS LIVE
Timelines for housing development
Housing investment timelines
Decision-making on housing investment within HHs
60%
Decision-making is predominantly undertaken individually by HH heads
yrs
Average time to construct and complete a house for house-owning HHs

9. Housing materials HOW HOUSEHOLDS LIVE
Sourcing of building materials
Modes of payment for building materials
The largest proportion of HHs procure building materials from retail hardware stores
Use of cash dominant payment mode for procuring building materials

10. Household housing investments made over time
HOW HOUSEHOLDS LIVE
Household housing investments made over time
 Average costs of 3-bedroom housing unit
Activities
Total Cost
UGX
USD*
 Foundation
Site clearance; excavation of trenches; foundation/plinth walls; and floor slab
8,200,000
2,300
17%
Superstructure (walls)
Raising walls; and lintel/ring beam
5,000,000
1,400
11%
Roofing
Galvanised steel roofing sheets; timber for purlins, rafters and tie beams; and facia boards
12,200,000
3,400
26%
Doors and windows
Prefabricated steel windows and doors
Finishes
Floor screed; wall plastering; and wall painting
Ceiling
Plastering (Engalama)
2,000,000
600 5%
Electrical works
Electrical wiring; and electrical fixture
2,800,000
800 6%
Plumbing works
Internal plumbing; external plumbing (septic tanks, soak pits and manholes); and gutters
3,600,000
1,000 8%
SUM TOTAL
47,000,000
13,200
100%

11. Conclusions & Recommendations
HOW HOUSEHOLDS LIVE
Conclusions & Recommendations
Harmonizing the policy and regulatory frameworks across sectors
Interacting with formal and informal institutions of land: confidence to improve housing
Collate and consolidate existing data sets on healthy housing from different actors
Capitalizing on innovation and partnerships
Detailed risk management to direct housing development

12. HOUSING INVESTMENT CHRONICLES IN UGANDA
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