THE NEED FOR SOCIAL HOUSINGIN ROMANIA

Mr. Dick Reinders

Interconsult-Housing Matters

THE NEED FOR SOCIAL HOUSINGIN ROMANIA

• General introduction• A history together

observations from the Matraproject “Urban regeneration in Romania”

• Present SHO-project with HAL Habitatgoals and needs

• Social housing project Bacau prerequisitesfor success; mr Kees Elgershuizen

Interconsult-Housing Matters

THE NEED FOR SOCIAL HOUSINGIN ROMANIA

• General introduction Dutch organizations

– Foundation Woonbron:– One of the largest social housing corporations in the

Netherlands– Manages 50.000 dwellings in and around Rotterdam– Innovative and experimenting– Wants to make its experiences also internationally

available– At present cooperating with HAL Habitat to set up a

social housing organization in Romania

Interconsult-Housing Matters

THE NEED FOR SOCIAL HOUSINGIN ROMANIA

• General introduction Dutch organizations

– Foundation Housing+:– Networking organization in developing and CEE-

countries– Initiates projects, brings partners together– Project management SHO-project with HAL Habitat

Interconsult-Housing Matters

THE NEED FOR SOCIAL HOUSINGIN ROMANIA

• General introduction Dutch organizations

– Vestia Interconsult/Housing Matters:– Privatized project management and

consultancy in developing and CEE-countries

– Project management social housing project in Bacau on behalf of Dutch social housing corporation Union

Interconsult-Housing Matters

THE NEED FOR SOCIAL HOUSINGIN ROMANIA

• A history together, observations from the Matra-project “Urban regeneration in Romania”

– Improvement of management capacities of home owners associactions (HOA’s) in Romania

– Development of a training programme for HOA’s regarding Urban Regeneration

– Improvement of capacities of municipalities to develop and implement urban regeneration programmes and plans

THE NEED FOR SOCIAL HOUSINGIN ROMANIA

• A history together, observations from the Matra-project “Urban regeneration in Romania”, the signals:

- Huge backlashes in maintenance- Bad energetic condition of Romanian housing stock- Disrupted tenure structure (95% ownership)- Big informal market without proper regulation- Speculation in the cities (lack of affordable rentals)- Lack of administrative capacities and professional managers to deal with problems in the housing sector

THE NEED FOR SOCIAL HOUSINGIN ROMANIA

• A history together, observations from the Matra-project “Urban regeneration in Romania”, the consequences:

– Lack of possibilities for labour force move and‘follow the job’

– Lack of decent housing opportunities for starters– Negative effects on the investments decisions of

entrepreneurs to start or expand businesses– And in the end: less economic growth

THE NEED FOR SOCIAL HOUSINGIN ROMANIA

• A history together, observations from the Matra-project “Urban regeneration in Romania”

Need of a new type of organization that is able to:1. establish and manage a social rental sector that withholds the local housing markets from disfunctioning2. is able to function as professional counterpart for home owners associations with regard to management, maintenace and renovation of their housing stock

THE NEED FOR SOCIAL HOUSINGIN ROMANIA

• Need of a new type of organization, SHO-project HAL-Habitat, Woonbron, Housing+:

– At present feasibility study– Ends with a business plan

• Financiers willing to finance• Local and national government willing to support

– Decision to start business• Establishment of organization (attract staff)• Getting staff ready to run business• Development of first projects• Run business

THE NEED FOR SOCIAL HOUSINGIN ROMANIA

• At present feasibility study:

– Legal prerequisites– Financial possibilities– Target groups and housing market needs– Type of activities to be undertaken– Cooperating and supporting partners– Legal entity– Organizational structure– Governance structure

• Ends summer 2010

THE NEED FOR SOCIAL HOUSINGIN ROMANIA

• Social housing project Bacauprerequisites for success

• Mr. Kees Elgershuizen

Interconsult-Housing Matters