(PD / EFE) .- Spain is still far from most neighboring countries as a rental building is concerned, with a market accounts for 7.5 percent of the total, compared to an average of 30 percent of the EU, and a percentage of rented social housing than 1 percent versus 18 percent European. This situation is one that seeks to correct the government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, who this week announced the first two steps of a plan to support the empowerment and promotion of rent, which aims not only help claimants but also to stimulate the supply side, to energize a market that traditionally has not had state support or financial advice.
According to the Ministry of Housing, in late 2006 the housing stock in Spain amounted to 23.9 million, of which only 1.8 million (7.5 percent) were leased property and less than 240,000 (1 percent ) homes for rent, figures which are far from the European average according to data from the Observatory European Social Housing (CECODHAS).
The situation in Germany, with a rental fleet of 57 percent of the total, is due to the massive construction of social housing conducted after the Second World War, but today public housing rent accounts for 6 per percent, while the other 51 percent is in private hands.
In total there are 2.27 million Germans households receiving direct payments for rent, although the amount depends on the number of people living in the house, family income and the amount of the lease. Also receive state support young people who move from city to study.
the mid-90's, the government German promoted the acquisition of own house, with aid reached one percent of the purchase price, but since the January 1, 2006 and not granted.
Holland has more weight in home ownership (53 percent), while the European country with the highest percentage of social housing for rent (35 percent), which is promoted by the central government.
also in the UK public rental housing has traditionally had an important weight (currently, 20 percent of the total), a situation that changed when Margaret Thatcher came to power in 1979 and introduced the right to buy for tenants social housing. Today housing ownership reaches 70 percent.
same percentage of home ownership is one that seeks to achieve the government of Nicolas Sarkozy in France, where 38 percent of dwellings were rented (21 percent public and 17 percent private), and to do is allow tenants to buy public housing to rent and enjoy. Neighbouring
fiscal policy on housing is balanced between buying and leasing, and in regard to social renting, French law requires municipalities to allocate 20 percent of the total fleet for this purpose, if While many municipalities do not meet the standard because the penalties are not dissuasive. But the passage
bolder in housing has been France with the adoption of a law providing for the possibility of denouncing the state court when the demand for housing in rent is not paid within a specified period.
Italy is the country with the situation more similar to English, with 81 percent of home ownership and 19 percent in rent, mostly in private hands.
As in Spain, the Italian Government is promoting a national plan (not yet approved) to provide rent to families with low incomes, including the abolition of property tax and better facilities for young people.
