Assessment Of Factors Influencing Variation In Rental Value Of Residential And Commercial Properties In Birnin Kebbi

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.0           Background to the Study  Shelter is a basic necessity in life. An individual can satisfy this need by either occupying his own (owner’s occupier) property or renting another person’s property. In our traditional society, the need for shelter is mainly met through the first alternative that is owner occupation (Jiboye 2006). With the emergency of urban centers’, the situation has changed. Many people are no longer about to own property because of the difficulty in the acquisition of land and the high cost of building construction. Therefore, they are le…