The new Basque housing legislation will enter into force this Tuesday
On 11 December, the Basque Parliament adopted a law containing urgent measures to mobilise land for housing promotion, speed up procedures and limit tourist flats.
The new Basque law on housing, land and town planning adopted in the Basque Parliament on 11 December will enter into force on Tuesday, following its publication in the Official Gazette of the Basque Country.
The purpose of this regulation is to intervene in the sector in order to mobilise land that facilitates the promotion of both free and protected housing, in particular rent, speed up and speed up administrative procedures and limit the proliferation of tourist flats.
Among the main innovations is the opening of a fork to reduce the percentage of protected housing to be included in each new private housing promotion, in order not to delay the initiative of construction companies.
At present, this percentage is 75 per cent, and municipalities can reduce it to 60 per cent. At least 55 per cent will be social protection housing and the remaining 5 per cent will be assessed protection housing.
The strategic land reserve will also be encouraged by the transfer of 15 per cent of non-burdensome land use in promotions to the various housing promotion administrations.
Another innovation is the possibility for municipalities to increase building capacity to 10%, without the need for changes in urban planning plans.
The regulation will establish greater control over the rental market and tourist housing. As of Tuesday, the activity of new homes and rooms for tourist use in declared strained areas will automatically cease.
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