Investor retreat in Lübeck: Alarm for housing!

Investor retreat in Lübeck: Alarm for housing!

Lübeck, Deutschland - in Lübeck there is currently an urgent need for action: The Votergemeinschaft Bürger for Lübeck (BFL) has expressed its concern for the withdrawal of the withdrawal of institutional investors from housing construction. Lothar Möller, chairman of the BFL and member of the Lübeck citizens, makes it clear that the situation is alarming. The living space requirement in Lübeck is increasing, but high tax burdens and exuberant bureaucracy increase new construction projects.

The BfL sees the political framework as not beneficial. Möller criticizes that they not only hinder housing, but also faced Germany with one of the highest tax burdens for real estate owners. In Lübeck, this is perceived as a serious location for investors, families and private individuals. In order to counteract this, the BfL demands extensive tax relief, especially for private builders and investors.

claims for relief and reform

Another problem is to reduce bureaucratic hurdles. Long planning processes as well as high requirements and standards make and delay the construction and modernization projects considerably. A proposal for the introduction of an approval fiction in which building applications are considered approved if there is no contradiction within a specified period, the process could accelerate. This measure is considered necessary by many experts to defuse the current difficulties in housing. DIHK is great.

The city of Lübeck could benefit from a stronger municipal design option. Such freedom would enable the implementation of flexible and unbureaucratic project implementations. The previous handling is considered an obstacle and urgently needs to be reconsidered in order to create incentives for those who want to build and offer affordable living space.

nationwide reforms in view

At the nationwide level, the Federal Government plans reforms in the Building Code in order to notify the bureaucracy in housing. Among other things, the focus is on the acceleration of approval procedures and the digitization of building applications. A digital building application that is to be introduced across Germany is considered a key measure to facilitate the approval process. Estario emphasizes that the introduction of innovative approaches to convert existing buildings could also help to create affordable housing.

With a combination of living and business as well as an expansion of existing fictions in building law on more construction projects, the situation could be further defused. The withdrawal of investors, which is interpreted as a warning signal to politics, is to be prevented. The BfL sees itself as responsibility to actively shape this change process - it is important to have a good hand and act quickly to make Lübeck future -proof.