Social Rental Agencies in Belgium
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Sociaal Verhuurkantoor
Social Renting Officein Flanders
The Flemish housing market
- Property of the occupant- Property of a private landlord- Social Hiring Company
Social Hiring CompaniesRegulated legislationPossibility for homelessLimited offer (5%)Wait at least 3 yearsRenting price & incomeLivelong lease
Private landlords
• A disregarded market• Legislation based on liberal principles • Small number of houses / landlord• Renting price quality house • Problems for those with a small
income
Side effects•Only for those who can't buy a house•The risks increase, the market
shrinks•Landlords refuse ‘risky’ tenants
Looking for new systems
The task of the SRO• To rent houses, to let these• Accompany the tenant• Cooperate with social welfare
Guarantees in exchange for a reasonable rental price.+ extra incentives
Results• 10 years = 4.000 houses• Each year: + 10%
Possibilities increase:• Subsidy that grows with the offer• New instruments for
the landlord
For the tenant
• Ordinary house in a ordinary street• Rent not so cheap (except with a
housing benefit)• Tenant accompaniment
To assign the house
Objectively and controllable assignSpecific: a point system- Income (20)- The need for a house (20)- Children (6)- Mutation (3)
The SRO-tenantNew tenant:• 50% absolute minimum, 75% a
replacements income• 10% had no home before
Leaving tenant:• 1/3 go to social housing company• 1/10 because the SRO
stopped the contract
To end: is this the solution ?• Needs for more of everything: social &
private houses, payable and quality • More relief in the social welfare• Seek for new perspectives
Is a qualitatively house for everyone an illusion ?