What’s the latest luxury trend in Europe? Apparently: owning an apartment.
That’s why the EU is investing €18.1 billion to make housing more affordable and accessible, directly benefiting 1.5 million households across Europe.
Affordable housing is our top priority.
Learn more: https://link.europa.eu/8Rhkdx
@EUCommission Wouldn't simplifying* building regulations be of more help?
(Or at least shortening the waiting times.)
(Edit:)
*This is what I mean by simplfication:
https://mastodon.novotnykrystof.com/@The_Universality/116533528830190874
@[email protected] @[email protected] I should have been more specific, my mistake. What I mean by simplification was the wait times for others to state whether they have issues with whatever you're building. In my country, the time was 30 days and you could just send blank statement and add the issues later on. This could result in a year without you even beginning to build. I do not want the safety regulations to be simplified, that would end horribly.
The worst problem on the market are people who are investing in simplifying building regulations because the prices will not change but the quality of life for people that will live in those places (and usually they are not the ones investing but poor people with no choice)
@klusex @EUCommission I should have been more specific, my mistake.
What I mean by simplification was the wait times for others to state whether they have issues with whatever you're building.
In my country, the time was 30 days and you could just send blank statement and add the issues later on.
This could result in a year without you even beginning to build.
I do not want the safety regulations to be simplified, that would end horribly.
@The_Universality
It's location-specific. In NL it's easy for NIMBYs to slow projects, simplifying the silly regulations they use is good.
It's also too hard to split a home so that you can house more people without building (ie for empty nesters who like their spot but want a smaller house).
But the bigger issue is that "fancy" housing has higher profit margins. Private investors don't build enough affordable housing. Deregulation won't fix that. Social housing does.
@kainisenni @EUCommission Well, more instruments should be taken.
Also, I don't ask for deregulation but for simplification (shortening the wait times in some/most countries).
Ah, seems like your country has similar NIMBY issues then. By that definition of simplification I fully agree.
@EUCommission you're a few years behind the trend. The latest luxury is affording ones groceries without having to check the price or being able to afford going into a restaurant once a month...
But lets see if this program may help to own a home somewhere in my lifetime.
@Mediosordo @hszakher @eickot @EUCommission it's 18.1 billion and that comes out to 12000 per person.
That still doesn't solve the 600000 grand for a flat or 800000 for a house problem at all.
But let's at least get the numbers right, please.
I'm pretty sure this is not the solution.
A good counter-example is most of the USA: large areas of single use zoning, leading to giant suburbs without even a small grocery store nearby. This forces you into a car even if you just want some fresh bread.
Ah, okay, my bad. I think I just misinterpreted "business around housing". You meant businesses involving housing, while I misinterpreted as businesses in the physical proximity of housing.
@EUCommission Now you should fight people owning multiple houses, so they won't get richer with this.
I mean, you need to kill the virus, not only treat the symptoms.
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