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News, guidance and investigations covering the cost of running a home in Jamaica. Follow electricity and water charges, property taxes, insurance, internet services, household expenses, maintenance costs, energy efficiency and changes affecting everyday living.
Government slashes electricity GCT, NHT loan limits rise and deposits fall for first-time buyers — yet Jamaica’s housing market faces a rental crisis running at 7.3% inflation and a 150,000-unit deficit. October 2025’s review examines what changed and what still needs to.
Last updated: February 2025With rising electricity costs in Jamaica, many households are feeling the strain of higher JPS bills. Energy…
Electricity poles, water mains, and drainage infrastructure run across thousands of private properties in Jamaica, creating easement rights in favour of public utilities. When landowners build, develop, or subdivide their property without accounting for these easements, they can face costly enforcement, infrastructure relocation disputes, or forced access that significantly disrupts their plans.
Developers and sellers who misrepresent the availability or cost of utility connections — water from the National Water Commission and electricity from the Jamaica Public Service Company — expose buyers to significant unexpected costs and legal disputes. Due diligence on infrastructure status is an essential step before committing to any property purchase in Jamaica.
The National Water Commission spent billions contracting for capital projects that serve two million Jamaicans daily, and on paper it ticked every procedural box. But a performance audit by the Auditor General found that following the government’s pr