“We are not a fig leaf for a lack of rental interventions in the free rental sector, but the load -bearing pillar of affordable living in Austria,” emphasizes Andrea Washietl, chairwoman of the association for residential support (VWBF), in response to the extension of the rental price brake announced on Monday by Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler. Building associations (GBV) may only increase by 1% or 2% in the coming years.
The rents of the non -profit organizers are 27% cheaper than private or commercial rents, they have also risen significantly lower in recent years. In the new building, the price advantage of non -profit rental apartments is particularly blatant.
Washietl: “We are by far the most important provider of affordable living. We non -profit are also pioneers in energetic modernization. If the rental cover in our sector is to be put on again, you have to be aware that the lack of income is at the expense of the decarbonization of the building stock. throttled. “
865 million euros are missing for renovation and climate protection
Already the first two interventions in the basic rent and the conservation and improvement contribution (EVB) due to the tenancy law inflation relief law III and IV (MILG) reduce the income of the GBV by around 865 million euros in the next four years. These funds are already missing for the energetic modernization and renovation of the housing stocks. “It is incomprehensible why it is now to be used again with our demonstrably cheapest and most productive sector of the austerity. “A clear recovery of topics!”
Real compensations instead of placebos
The reintroduction of the purpose binding of the residential building funding and simplification of the building regulations provided by the Federal Government have “long decreased measures for the entire industry,” said Washietl, “which we naturally support”. However, they do not constitute compensation from the income of the income, which would not only benefit from the non -profit but all residential buildings. The implementation of these announced measures is also completely open in terms of time due to the necessary integration of many negotiating partners. “Rather, specific, targeted measures for the non-profit housing industry would now be necessary so that it can continue to do justice to its important economic and social responsibility in the future. We are of course available for constructive discussions,” the VWBF chairwoman appeals.
About the VWBF – The Association for Housing Development Funding is the social democratic community of interests in the non -profit housing industry and is committed to promoting and supporting the non -profit housing in all of Austria.
VWBF association for housing subsidy
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Telephone: +43 664 5140260
E-mail: c.swoboda@vwbf.at
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