THE NEED FOR SOCIAL HOUSING IN ROMANIA Mr. Dick Reinders
Interconsult-Housing Matters
THE NEED FOR SOCIAL HOUSING IN ROMANIA • General introduction • A history together observations from the Matraproject “Urban regeneration in Romania” • Present SHO-project with HAL Habitat goals and needs • Social housing project Bacau prerequisites for success; mr Kees Elgershuizen
Interconsult-Housing Matters
THE NEED FOR SOCIAL HOUSING IN 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 HOUSING IN ROMANIA • General introduction Dutch organizations – Foundation Housing+: – Networking organization in developing and CEEcountries – Initiates projects, brings partners together – Project management SHO-project with HAL Habitat
Interconsult-Housing Matters
THE NEED FOR SOCIAL HOUSING IN ROMANIA • General introduction Dutch organizations – Vestia Interconsult/Housing Matters: – Privatized project management and consultancy in developing and CEEcountries – Project management social housing project in Bacau on behalf of Dutch social housing corporation Union
Interconsult-Housing Matters
THE NEED FOR SOCIAL HOUSING IN 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 HOUSING IN 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 HOUSING IN 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 HOUSING IN 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 disfunctioning 2. 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 HOUSING IN ROMANIA • Need of a new type of organization, SHO-project HALHabitat, 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 HOUSING IN 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 HOUSING IN ROMANIA • Social housing project Bacau prerequisites for success • Mr. Kees Elgershuizen
Interconsult-Housing Matters