Thessaloniki approves five-year plan for affordable housing
The city council approved the plan by a majority vote. It includes social rentals, use of public property and support for tenants.
Thessaloniki City Council approved the municipal administration’s five-year housing proposal on 9 November, according to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency and Makedonia. The council also decided to form a cross-party working group to monitor implementation. Tenant protection was added to the meeting agenda at the request of the municipal group I Poli Anapoda.
The plan calls for social rentals in existing homes, new housing using public and municipal properties, and development partnerships on municipal land that set aside homes for affordable housing. It also includes advice and mediation for tenants and measures addressing the effects of short-term rentals. The available reports did not announce an application call, a deadline or new rules on short-term rentals alongside the approval.
What interested renters should look for
For someone looking for affordable housing, the next practical question is whether and when a specific programme opens. A social rental call should explain who can apply, which homes are covered and where to apply. Tenant advice is a separate measure and does not itself make a home available.
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