Source: Freepik Author: Redaction Miguel Pinto Luz, Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, admitted last Thursday, April 17, the need for a supply shock in housing, through a response that goes through a collective effort. We need to unite, the sector needs to be united in a pragmatic effort, he said, at the opening of the debate Public Housing Policies: Strategies and Solutions. In this context, he said that all together we can find solutions , referring to the public and private sectors, owners and individuals. On the measures proposed by the Government, Pinto Luz also stressed that a shock of supply is necessary, since only with more offer will it be possible to respond to this scourge referring to the lack of access to housing that is increasingly felt by the Portuguese population. He added that the solution will not be combated in a way congregated, not dogmatic, without ideological complexes, where everyone can contribute, leaving still an appeal not to rely on the current government for accusations and blame. Do not count on this Government for this game of passing blame [...] that everything that has been done in the past is wrong. No, a lot is fine, another has to be corrected, another has to be done differently and another has not been done at all , he said. Regarding the public offer of housing, he indicated that private initiative is essential for this supply shock that is absolutely necessary. Follow SUPERCASA Notícias for more current topics in Portugal
Source: Freepik Author: Redaction It was last Thursday, April 18, that the president of the Commission for Coordination and Regional Development of the North (CCDR-N), António Cunha, defended the need to assess demographics, migratory flows, employment or spatial planning to solve housing problems . It is not possible to solve the housing problem [in Portugal] without considering demography and migratory flows, employment and social security, spatial planning and the urbanity of our urban agglomerations, said António Cunha. Thus, from the perspective of the committee leader, the challenge requires the recognition that in the North coexist social contexts of great diversity , where vulnerabilities and inequalities emerge with characteristics and intensities that are also different , leaving the exception that the region presents a housing stock where own housing predominates, and the residual lease and insufficient provision of public housing . One of the challenges of the PROT-Norte program is precisely A more inclusive, fair and equitable North for all, which should go to public discussion in the second half of this year. António Cunha also recalled that the difficulties and vulnerabilities of access to the housing market have been accumulating, affecting families with lower incomes, such as intermediate incomes: in a context of marked spatial, economic and social differences, as in the North, today it is absolutely essential to develop integrated territorial approaches that allow the use and use of existing resources, also seeking to promote inclusive, integrative processes and at different scales: national, regional and local . Thus, the challenge is to improve access to living conditions and housing itself , with the leader pointing out that it is a central challenge of territorial policy, in that it is urgent to counter existing socio-economic inequalities, having as reference the principles of territorial cohesion, equity and spatial justice. There is a territorial contrast in terms of housing, with areas (such as the metropolitan agglomeration and the main urban centers in the northwest) where access to adequate housing to household income is increasingly difficult, and others (as is the case with the lower density interior areas) with good access, but poor habitability conditions , he explains. And it ends: at the same time, we have to recognize that public policy in support of housing itself has encouraged new construction and fostered suburban expansion, neglecting proximity to the workplace and services of general interest and, consequently, increasing flows workhouse, the almost always inadequate use of public transport and increased use of the car itself, not contributing to the improvement of people’s quality of life . Follow these and more themes in SUPERCASA Notícias
Source: Freepik Author: Redaction Tools have been launched to help policy-makers at national, regional and local level make the best use of European Union (EU) funding in investment in social housing and associated services by the European Commission (EC). This toolkit was created in support of social housing and is included in principle 19 of the European Pillar of Social Rights. The measure aims to ensure that the objectives defined by principle 19 are ensured , in particular through mechanisms that allow access to social housing for all people through good quality housing aid. In addition to principle 19, principle 14 is also contemplated, which concerns access to effective and rapid housing for all people who do not have sufficient resources and access to existing support services. Affordable housing is one of the most prominent problems in Europe, impacting on all extracts of society, and the objective of the European Commission is to work towards positive social inclusion and easy access to housing for those without economic conditions, as well as access to educational services and the labour market. According to Eurostat, there was a 47.9% increase in house prices between 2010 and the fourth quarter of last year , as well as in rental prices, which increased by 22.8%. Thus, based on 20 case studies, the EC has created the tools to help the use of funding with the European Social Fund Mais (ESF+), the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism (MRR)which can be used to help improve access to housing in the European area. We suggest you continue reading: Lisbon asks IHRU for speed in approving submitted projects
Source: Freepik Author: Redaction The City of Lisbon discussed last Friday, April 12, the operation of municipal subdivision in the parish of Santa Clara , and it was approved in a private meeting of the executive. At stake is an area of 20,981 square meters, with four lots, for housing construction and commercial spaces. The proposal was submitted by Joana Almeida, councilwoman of Urbanism , and intends that two of the four lots, with 26,824 square meters, distributed over 265 homes, are allocated to housing use, while the remaining two are for use of trade and services, with 7,350 square meters of pavement surface. This subdivision operation obtained the final favorable opinion by the Regional Coordination and Development Commission of Lisbon and Tagus Valley (CCDR-LVT)However, the approval by the Chamber was conditioned by compliance with the opinions of the municipal services of urban planning, mobility management, urban hygiene and public space. Also accompany: Grupo Casais is building housing at controlled costs , Évora will build 122 new fires with investment of 26M€
Source: Freepik Author: Redaction The Municipality of Esposende changed its initial version of the Local Housing Strategy (ELH), approved in September 2021. This proposal included the acquisition and rehabilitation of fractions or buildings for housing to rehouse 91 families, however, this was changed, now contemplating the construction of 104 fires in the municipality with 91 of which to be allocated to the lease at affordable costs, and the remaining 13 for rehousing those affected by interventions in the municipality. The reality of the real estate market in the municipality has imposed several constraints to the materialization of this housing solution, due to the scarce supply and very high prices , indicates the municipality. Thus, although resources from the municipality have been allocated to develop solutions, the implementation of the housing solution initially planned proved to be unfeasible , having been the need to find another type of response to address existing shortages regarding access to housing . Initially, t he ELH of Esposende had an overall investment of around 23 million euros. Now, having changed the version of the document, there is still no indication of a new investment value, although, as indicated by the camera, it is a large-scale investment. Benjamim Pereira, president of the municipality, stresses that t he municipality will continue to promote solutions for people living in unworthy conditions and who do not have the financial capacity to bear the cost of access to adequate housing. Keep up with more topics like this in SUPERCASA Notícias
Source: Freepik Author: Redaction Grupo Casais is carrying out a housing construction project for controlled cost rents in the subdivision of the Armed Forces in Entrecampos , Lisbon, as announced by the Portuguese construction company in a statement sent to the newsroom of SUPERCASA Notícias . The client of this work is SRU Lisboa Ocidental, S.A- Sociedade de Reabilitação Urbana. It is a nine-storey apartment building, intended for housing, which has on the ground floor common spaces for exclusive use of residents and technical areas. The spaces in question are: multipurpose room, locker/storage area; bicycle parking and patio. From floor 1 to floor 8 will consist of housing, and floor 9 the technical coverage. The first floor will still be provided with two commercial areas. The construction is traditional and the work, with a contract value of 9,325,862.38 €, started on January 30, 2023, with the current execution period corresponding to 22 months . The building consists of 68 housing units, with 15 units of typology T0; 23 units of typology T1 and 30 units T2. We believe that it is important to be involved in projects of this nature, since our main focus is to create positive impact on society, through various forms. We know that the housing segment is currently at a stage where intervention at critical points is extremely necessary. For this, it is crucial to act in an agile and consistent way and makes us very proud to be part of this process , says António Carlos Rodrigues, CEO of Casais Group , in the note to which SUPERCASA Notícias had access. Read also: Iniciativability Consulting arrives at Complexo das Amoreiras , Baixa de Lisboa wants to rehabilitate vacant municipal properties
Source: Freepik Author: Redaction It was during the 2nd Edition of the La Toja Forum - Atlantic Bond, that Carlos Moedas, Mayor of Lisbon, asked the Institute for Housing and Urban Rehabilitation (IHRU) for speed in approving the housing projects submitted. These are projects valued at 540 million euros, with funding from the Resilience Recovery Plan (PRR), which are pending the response of the institute. I can no longer complain to Prime Minister António Costa, but we have already put 540 million applications for IHRU. But now I can no longer complain there, I will complain to the [current] prime minister now to tell him that we need very, very, very - and I think Rui [Moreira] too - in the city councils that these proposals that are in IHRU are approved quickly , said Carlos Moedas, at the conference that brought together the president of the city of Lisbon and Rui Moreira, Mayor of Porto. The two mayors stressed the investments made in strengthening the housing stock, stressing that the challenge faced by the two metropolitan areas is not only to address the lack of housing for the most vulnerable people, but also for working classes such as teachers, firefighters or nurses. The leader of the municipality of Porto also said that the problem of pressure on housing mainly harms the middle classes, who do not have the capacity to acquire a house: at the same time, we created a set of rules that made construction more expensive. Which is a surprising thing. And then, of course, we have to allocate public resources and invite the private to share in this effort. That is, housing has to be a financial market as well. There can be no certainty that only with political funds will we solve the problem, he indicated. According to Rui Moreira, about 13.5% of the population of Porto lives in social housing, with average rents of 58 euros, which represents a cost of 60 million euros per year to the municipality. Thus, it argues that there should be more demand on cities that live on transfers from the central state, unlike what happens with the two metropolitan areas of Porto and Lisbon. And, once again, I will be politically incorrect and say that some of these cities must be forced to affect part of the resources that the central state transfers to them to build public housing. Otherwise, the pressure on Barcelona or on Lisbon or on Porto is enormous because we are building it to have pressure from those who are in municipalities that do not invest in social housing , he argues. He also said that i n the municipalities around Porto, there is only 2% of social housing , while in Porto the percentage rises to 13%: it is not possible. We are creating an artificial migration. We have an artificial migration by other municipalities prefer to build statues than to build social housing,, he says. Related topics: Reduction of VAT on housing: APPII happy with proposal and ECB is preparing easing on restrictive monetary policy
Source: Freepik Author: Redaction The Program of the XXIV Constitutional Government led by Luís Montenegro has already presented its program, where it brought together a set of reforms that intend to combat the crisis that currently feels in housing . In this context, an exceptional and temporary regime dedicated to substantial reduction or elimination of rates of urbanization, construction, use and occupation and the application of VAT at the minimum rate of 6% in construction and construction services and rehabilitation and extension of deductibility . Thus, VAT will increase from 23% to 6% in all construction and rehabilitation works in general, something that professionals in the sector and APPII - Portuguese Association of Real Estate Developers and Investors had already appealed , and to which is now given a response by the Government. According to the program, presented this Wednesday, April 10, the executive and temporary regime that the Government has in view elimination or reduction of tax costs in construction or rehabilitation works in buildings intended for permanent housing regardless of location in ARU, with compensation of local authorities for revenue losses (to be carried out through the State Budget with due guarantee in the Financial Regime of Local Authorities) , reads in point 9.2.1. In order to implement this measure, the Government of Montenegro shall either advance the reduction or elimination of the abovementioned rates and the application of the VAT rate at the minimum rate of 6% in all construction or rehabilitation interventions with the aim of increasing private supply, public and cooperative housing , but also a Public-Private Partnerships Program to build and rehabilitate large-scale real estate, both housing for students and general housing, and stimulate, as well as facilitate, new accommodation concepts in the Portuguese market . This last proposal involves regulation of concepts such as built to rent, Mixed Housing with urban density bonuses for affordable housing, coliving, modular housing, dual flexible use of student residences and housing cooperatives. Real estate developers are happy with measures Hours after the Program of the XXIV Constitutional Government was announced, the Portuguese Association of Real Estate Developers and Investors (APPII) applauded the proposals , in particular the reduction of VAT to 6% in the construction and rehabilitation of housing, pointing out that they had long claimed by the sector. We were very pleased to see that the most important of the measures claimed by the sector was now included in the Government Program, the reduction of VAT for affordable housing, says Hugo Santos Ferreira, President of APPII, making it clear that just a joint effort to bring more construction to everyone can help solve the housing problem. About Housing, also follow: Baixa de Lisboa wants to rehabilitate vacant municipal properties , 77.5% of young Portuguese dream of owning a house or New housing credits: only 3% of the poorest families had access
Source: Freepik Author: Redaction The study Portrait of the Portuguese Youth Population. Who They Are, What They/Move Now and What Their Expectations Are shows a worrying reality for young Portuguese, who have more and more difficulty in leaving their parents home or receiving salaries in accordance with their academic qualification. The study, coordinated by Alexandra Serra from the University Institute of Health Sciences, and by Rui Serôdio, from the University of Porto, had a sample of 5137 young people, between 12 and 30 years old. According to the analysis, 65.6% of young Portuguese receive less than 1,000 euros per month and work, on average, 36 hours per week. On the other hand, the average salary is set at 724 euros for young people who work up to 35 hours a week, while for those who work between 35 and 40 hours, the salary is 847 euros. Young people working over 40 hours a week are paid an average of EUR 1144, but data shows that a gender gap, with men receiving 26% more than women, is where the incomes are highest. As for housing, the study indicates that only 20% of young Portuguese have their own home, contrasting with the 34% who live with their parents or other relatives and the 35% who rent. On the other hand, 10% live in rented rooms, paying on average 270 euros per month, while 12% spend a value above 700 euros per month. The share of young people who dream of one day being the owner of their home is 77.5% , hoping to achieve this goal by the age of 29, although the expectation increases to 33 years for those over 25 years. Also follow: Less and less young people are homeowners
Source: Freepik Author: Redaction The proposal Return to the Neighborhood , presented by the Parish Council of Santa Maria Maior, commits to the rehabilitation of vacant municipal heritage to allow the return of families who, due to real estate pressure, ended up evicted. The initiative intends to make housing fires available on an affordable lease to defend the right to live of people who have always lived in this territory , as indicated by the president of the parish, Miguel Coelho. To this end, the application for the transfer of powers to carry out interventions was submitted to the Lisbon City Council, so that the fires can be rehabilitated and placed in the accessible rental market through public tenders. Miguel Coelho underlines that the proposal will respond to the needs of people who were forced to leave the parish, either through evictions or through real estate bullying, economic pressure, but who have always wanted to live here. According to the mayor, the parish of Santa Maria Maior lost about 30% of the population in the last decade, from 12,516 voters registered in September 2013 to 9,011 in March 2024, which corresponds to a loss of 3,505 voters. Follow more related in SUPERCASA Notícias
Source: Freepik Author: Redaction The rent support subsidy is losing beneficiaries, with several landlords allegedly forcing their tenants to sign new rental contracts and, since this extraordinary support only covers rental contracts signed until 15 March 2023, with the signing of a new contract, access to the subsidy is lost Thus, even if there are families who fulfil the eligibility requirements for the support created under Mais Habitação in 2023, the signing of a new contract cancels the validity of the support, regardless of whether or not they continue to live in the same house. In the second, third and fourth quarters of 2023 alone, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE), more than 69,000 new housing rental contracts were signed in Portugal, but it is still unknown how many of these households were eligible for the other support criteria. The extraordinary rent support is granted automatically to households with an effort rate of over 35% when paying their housing rents, with incomes up to the sixth IRS bracket and contracts signed by 15 March last year. On the subject of renting, read the following articles: Portugals rental market grows by 4.5 per cent , New 25 per cent rate to cover all rents received in 2023
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