For Ghanaians and friends of Ghana living abroad
Build in Ghana. See every cedi. See every block.
We build your home in Ghana while you live abroad. Every expense comes with a receipt and photos in your app.
The problem we solve
Building from abroad shouldn't be a gamble
Money sent home for a house that was never built, or built badly. We are set up so that can't happen.
Bad land
Checked at the Lands Commission before we build. The title stays in your name.
Missing money
Spent stage by stage, with a receipt and photos for every cedi.
Poor or unreported work
Dated GPS photos, videos and an independent inspector at key stages.
How it works
Four simple steps
Talk to us
A free video call about your plans and budget.
We check & price
Land checks, drawings and a full price first.
Fund stage by stage
Pay one stage at a time into your project account.
Watch it in the app
See receipts and photos, then approve each stage.
What we build
Homes and projects across Ghana
Ready to start your build?
Book a free 30-minute video call from any time zone.
Are you a skilled artisan?
Join our worker pool and get called for work near you.
How it works
From first call to keys in your hand
Six phases, from first call to keys.
Free consultation
A 30-minute video call about what you want to build, where, and your budget.
You receiveWritten next steps and a rough budget range.Land checks
Lands Commission search, surveyor check of the boundary and a site visit.
You receiveA written result: Clear, Conditions, or Do not build.Design, costing and permit
Drawings by registered professionals, a full cost breakdown and the building permit.
You receiveDrawings to approve and the price split into ten stages.Contract and first funding
Price, stages, timeline and your right to exit, agreed in writing.
You receiveYou fund the first stage and your app account opens.Building, stage by stage
Each stage is funded, built, proven and approved by you before the next begins.
You receiveA Friday report with photos and video every week.Handover
We walk the house with you, in person or on video, and fix every defect.
You receiveKeys, documents, warranties and any unspent money within 14 days.
The ten build stages
Each stage approved by you
Blue stages are also checked by an independent inspector.
Typical timescale
How long does it take?
Before building
Usually 6 to 12 weeks, mostly for the permit.
A 3–4 bedroom house
Usually 9 to 15 months of building when each stage is funded on time.
What changes it
Funding gaps, design changes and rainy season.
Already building with us?
Sign in to follow your money, photos and reports.
Services
What we can do for you
Every service has the same safeguards: your name on everything and proof of every expense.
New home, from land to keys
Our full service for bungalows, storey buildings and family houses.
- Land checks, drawings and permit
- Materials at trade price, with receipts
- Weekly reports, photos and inspections
Finish an existing building
For houses that stalled, or were started by someone else.
- Structural check of what's built
- Cost to complete, split into stages
- Poor work fixed before we continue
Rental and commercial projects
Apartments, shops and short-let units built to earn income.
- Planned for local rental demand
- Built in phases so units earn early
- Optional letting and management
Land checks before you buy
A standalone service, so you never buy land blind.
- Lands Commission search and survey
- Site video and seller check
- Written result before you buy
Design, costing and permits
If you only need the paperwork done right.
- Architectural and structural drawings
- Full cost breakdown
- Building permit
Renovations and extensions
Upgrade or extend a family house, with the same proof and approvals.
- Fixed scope and price first
- Photos before, during and after
Not sure which you need?
Tell us where you are and what you have. We'll advise on the free call.
Pricing
One service charge per stage. Everything else at cost.
We earn one charge per stage. Materials, labour and permits are paid at cost, with the receipt in your app.
Up to GH₵ 1 million
12%of each stage's agreed budget
GH₵ 1 – 3 million
10%of each stage's agreed budget
Over GH₵ 3 million
8%of each stage's agreed budget
The rate is set by your total build budget and fixed in your contract. The consultation is free.
How the charge works
- Based on the agreed budget, so we earn nothing extra if costs rise
- Taken only after you sign off a stage
- Shown as its own line in your app
What it covers
- Your project manager and site engineer
- Buying materials and managing workers
- Reports, photos, videos and the app
Example: a GH₵ 600,000 bungalow, stage by stage
| Stage | Agreed budget (GH₵) | Service charge (GH₵) | You fund (GH₵) |
|---|
Get a quote for your project
Start with a free call. No obligation.
Safeguards
Four safeguards, written into your contract
Tap each one to see how it protects you.
1. Clean land and a clear contract
Land checked first
- Official search at the Lands Commission
- Licensed surveyor checks boundary pillars
- Seller's right to sell confirmed
- Result: Clear / Conditions / Do not build
Permit before building
- Drawings by registered professionals
- Building permit from the District Assembly
- No permit, no foundation
Fixed price, in writing
- Cost breakdown by a quantity surveyor
- Contract sets price, stages, timeline and exit rights
- Title in your name; you keep the originals
2. Your money is controlled
Separate project account
- Never mixed with SunField's money
- You fund one stage at a time
- Every transfer logged and confirmed to you
Three people per payment
- Engineer requests, manager approves, finance pays
- Only to approved suppliers' registered accounts
- Receipt required to pay; 3 quotes for big buys
No surprise costs
- Over 5% or any change needs your approval
- The app blocks over-budget purchases
- Unspent money returned within 14 days of handover
3. Work is proven, not just reported
Photos you can trust
- Taken in the SunField app on site
- Time, GPS and a tamper-proof fingerprint saved
- Same 4 spots photographed weekly
Video and live calls
- Weekly walkthrough video
- Live video from site on request
- Steel, pipes and wiring filmed before covering
Independent inspection
- Outside engineer at foundation, wall plate, roof and handover
- You may choose your own
- Reports reach you unedited, at the same time as us
4. Trusted people, and SunField checked too
Everyone verified
- Ghana Card check for every worker and supplier
- References and past work checked
- Rated each stage; poor work means removal
Site secured
- Locked store and caretaker
- Materials logged in and out daily
- Monthly stock count with photos
Full record, always
- Every action by every person is recorded
- No one can edit or delete the record
- Download your full ledger any time
If something goes wrong
Project manager
Raise it in the app.
Director
Reviews and replies in writing.
Independent expert
We accept their finding.
Mediation
Under Ghana's ADR Act, 2010.
The SunField app
Your build, in your pocket
Works in any browser. Sign in with your email and a code, so there's no password to forget.
You, the client
- Budget, spending and every receipt
- Photos, videos and reports
- Approve each stage
Your representative
- A relative or your own engineer
- Can view and chat, not approve
Project manager
- Approves purchases within budget
- Writes your Friday report
Site engineer
- Daily site diary
- Dated GPS photos and videos
Finance officer
- Pays approved suppliers only
- Attaches every receipt
Independent inspector
- Not employed by SunField
- Reports reach you unedited
Sign in to your project
Use the email address SunField registered for you. We send you a sign-in code.
Communication standard
If it's not in the app, it didn't happen
Every decision, price and promise is written into the app within 24 hours.
- You → Project managerApp chat1 working day
- Project manager → YouFriday reportEvery Friday
- Urgent news → YouApp alert, email and phone callSame day
- Site engineer → ManagerDaily site diaryEvery working day
- Inspector → You and SunFieldReport in the app, uneditedWithin 48 hours
- Your representative → ManagerApp chat, site visits by appointment1 working day
Always
- Attach a photo to every update
- Write up calls in the app within 24 hours
- Share bad news early, with a plan
Never
- Ask you to pay a personal account or MoMo number
- Change price or scope verbally
- Accept gifts from suppliers
See our standard message layouts
Get started
Book your free call
Tell us a little about your plans. We'll email you within 1 working day with times for a 30-minute video call that suits your time zone.
What happens next
- We email you call times within 1 working day.
- On the call we talk through your plans and budget.
- You get written next steps. No obligation.
SunField Properties
Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 17:00 Ghana time. Calls outside these hours can be booked for clients abroad.
Work with us
Skilled artisan? Join the SunField worker pool.
Register once, get vetted, and we'll call you when a project starts in your area.
Regular work
Called first for projects near you.
Paid on time
Straight to your MoMo or bank. No middlemen.
Fair and clear
Rates agreed before work starts.
Safe sites
Safety equipment and an engineer on site.
What happens next
- We call you within a week.
- We check your Ghana Card and references.
- Once approved, we call you when work starts near you.
Our standards on site
- On time, every day
- Follow the drawings and the engineer
- No payments or gifts from clients or suppliers
Legal
Privacy and terms
A plain summary. Your signed contract sets out the full terms of your project.
Privacy notice
- What we collect: your name, contact details, project details, documents you share, messages, and photos and videos of your site (including the time and location they were taken).
- Why: to run your project, keep a full record of it, contact you about it, and meet our legal and accounting duties.
- Who sees it: only the people on your project, each limited to what their job needs. We never sell your data.
- How long: project records are kept for as long as the law requires for financial records, then deleted.
- Your rights: you can ask for a copy of your data, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete what we no longer need. Ghana's Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843) applies, and UK data protection law applies to clients in the UK.
- Security: sign-in is by one-time email code, files can only be opened by signed-in people on your project, and every action is recorded.
Terms of service (summary)
- SunField Properties manages construction on your behalf. The land, permits and finished property belong to you.
- Work is done by vetted contractors and artisans engaged for each project, supervised by SunField.
- Your quote and signed contract set the stage budgets, SunField's service charge per stage, the timeline, the defects period and your right to end the contract.
- SunField's service charge is a percentage of each stage's agreed budget, taken when you sign off that stage. All other costs are paid at cost and recorded with receipts.
- Changes after signing are priced and need your written approval in the app before work starts.
- Disputes follow the complaints steps on the Safeguards page, then mediation under Ghana's Alternative Dispute Resolution Act, 2010 (Act 798).
Photo credits
All photos were taken in Ghana. They illustrate the kind of work we do and are not SunField projects unless stated. Some have been cropped.
Unsplash (Unsplash License)
- Family house, Prampram: Sam E
- Roofers, James Town, Accra: David Geneugelijk
- Aerial view of Weija: The Artboard
- Engineer, Accra: Barnabas Lartey-Odoi Tetteh
- Scaffolding, Accra: Stephen Tettey Atsu
- Apartments, Accra: Oswald Elsaboath
- Architectural drawings: Lucas Kepner
Wikimedia Commons
- "Airport Residential - Accra Ghana" by Mr.Aveey (CC0)
- "A house in residential area" by Fquasie (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- "House under construction in the North" and "Modern house under construction" by Kwameghana (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- "Mason on the scaffold in Accra" by Amuzujoe (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- "Construction Laborers working on site" (Tamale) by Stephany5757 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- "A mason building a wall in Northern Ghana" by Sir Amugi (CC BY-SA 4.0)
CC BY-SA 4.0 licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0. Cropped versions of these photos are shared under the same licence.
Important notices
- We recommend you use your own Ghanaian lawyer when buying land.
- If you are not a Ghanaian citizen, Ghana's Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036) limits you to a lease of up to 50 years. We'll explain your options.
- Building costs in Ghana can change with material prices and exchange rates. Your contract explains how this is handled.
- SunField will never change its bank details by message. Always confirm payment details by video call.