Fight against housing speculation: Vienna presents measures in Dublin

Fight against housing speculation: Vienna presents measures in Dublin

Wien, Österreich - The city of Vienna intensifies its efforts in the fight against housing speculation. This also becomes clear at the upcoming International Social Housing Festival (ISHF) in Dublin, which takes place from June June 6th. The focus of the festival is the lecture by Christian Bartok, who talks about the "danger and combat of housing speculation in metropolises". In this topic, the city of Vienna sees itself as a pioneer, such as press.wien.gv.at. Vice Mayor Kathrin Gaál emphasizes the importance of taking legal measures in order to act against speculation with living space.

Vienna has put together a comprehensive seven-point package to counter the housing speculation. The proposals range from civil law steps in neglected buildings to increased budgets for building renovations, which have been raised from 112 million euros to 260 million euros. The measures are intended to ensure that tenants are better protected in speculative apartments. There are currently 12 acute speculative objects at a building stock of around 140,000 houses in Vienna, which underlines the urgency of the situation.

comprehensive package of measures

The city's new seven-point program contains the following measures:

• Implementation of necessary maintenance work in civil law.
• Replacement measures at the expense of homeowners if the building regulations are not complied with.
• No economic abortion since the building regulations 2023.
• mandatory regular checks and documentation obligation for building crabs.
• Promotion of renovation measures in buildings and apartments.
• offensive old building protection to improve living conditions in Wilhelminian style houses.
• Support from the tenant aid for affected tenants.

These measures aim to maximize the use of all rental and building law options. In the case of neglected or neglected buildings, civil law requirements for the implementation of conservation work are introduced according to §6 Rentrecht Act. Four cases are currently pending in court or at the arbitration board.

support for tenants

The tenant aid of the city of Vienna not only offers legal support, but also advice on the rights of tenants and help with rent inspections. In the current situation, the city actively supports 15 houses in which tenants are affected by speculation, such as [tenanthilfe.at] (https://miethilfe.at/aktuelles/aktuelles-detail/stadt--mit-mieterhilfe-schaf- against-wohnhaeusern-vor). This support is crucial to maintain the standard of living of the tenants concerned.

The topic of housing speculation is particularly important in urban rooms and now affects many cities worldwide. Studies such as those of [iza.org] (https://www.iza.org/publications/s/97/wohnungsmarkt-und-wohnungspolitik-in-deutschland-satung- und-options) help to illuminate the situation and various options for housing policy. It remains to be seen how the measures of the city of Vienna are discussed at an international level and what influence they will have on the local living environment.