Housing Europe
@housingeurope.bsky.social
The European Federation of Public, Cooperative & Social Housing. Since 1988, a network of 45 members and 16 partners in 31 countries managing 25 million homes. HQ in Brussels, working towards a #NewHousingParadigm. www.housingeurope.eu
Join the Decarbonisation Summit — days before the European Affordable Housing Plan🏘️
• neighbourhood renovation
• shared mobility
• prefabrication
• bio-based construction
• fair clean heating
The sector is delivering, just ask and give the tools.
✍️https://buff.ly/L0mp8uK
• neighbourhood renovation
• shared mobility
• prefabrication
• bio-based construction
• fair clean heating
The sector is delivering, just ask and give the tools.
✍️https://buff.ly/L0mp8uK
December 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Join the Decarbonisation Summit — days before the European Affordable Housing Plan🏘️
• neighbourhood renovation
• shared mobility
• prefabrication
• bio-based construction
• fair clean heating
The sector is delivering, just ask and give the tools.
✍️https://buff.ly/L0mp8uK
• neighbourhood renovation
• shared mobility
• prefabrication
• bio-based construction
• fair clean heating
The sector is delivering, just ask and give the tools.
✍️https://buff.ly/L0mp8uK
Hot as the sun or cold as ice — heat pumps can help, when they’re affordable and accessible.
Our Summit session looks at what it takes to make clean heating work for all households.🏡
Can’t join in Brussels? It will be streamed.
✍️https://buff.ly/L0mp8uK
Our Summit session looks at what it takes to make clean heating work for all households.🏡
Can’t join in Brussels? It will be streamed.
✍️https://buff.ly/L0mp8uK
November 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Hot as the sun or cold as ice — heat pumps can help, when they’re affordable and accessible.
Our Summit session looks at what it takes to make clean heating work for all households.🏡
Can’t join in Brussels? It will be streamed.
✍️https://buff.ly/L0mp8uK
Our Summit session looks at what it takes to make clean heating work for all households.🏡
Can’t join in Brussels? It will be streamed.
✍️https://buff.ly/L0mp8uK
Prefab and industrialised renovation are reshaping how we deliver affordable, climate-ready homes.🏡
Our Summit session looks at the tools and models making this possible.🏗️
👉https://tinyurl.com/4c6rjueu
Our Summit session looks at the tools and models making this possible.🏗️
👉https://tinyurl.com/4c6rjueu
November 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Prefab and industrialised renovation are reshaping how we deliver affordable, climate-ready homes.🏡
Our Summit session looks at the tools and models making this possible.🏗️
👉https://tinyurl.com/4c6rjueu
Our Summit session looks at the tools and models making this possible.🏗️
👉https://tinyurl.com/4c6rjueu
With the European Affordable Housing Plan approaching, our Decarbonisation Summit brings EU and sector leaders together to look at how we can deliver affordable, climate-neutral neighbourhoods.🏡🏘️🏡
Join us in Brussels👉https://tinyurl.com/4c6rjueu
Join us in Brussels👉https://tinyurl.com/4c6rjueu
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
With the European Affordable Housing Plan approaching, our Decarbonisation Summit brings EU and sector leaders together to look at how we can deliver affordable, climate-neutral neighbourhoods.🏡🏘️🏡
Join us in Brussels👉https://tinyurl.com/4c6rjueu
Join us in Brussels👉https://tinyurl.com/4c6rjueu
🚗What if parking took up less space — and people had more?
🏘️Our session looks at how shared mobility can open room for better housing and easier movement.
🪄Sometimes it even makes space appear where you didn’t think any was left.
📆3-4 Dec
📍Brussels
✍️https://tinyurl.com/4c6rjueu
🏘️Our session looks at how shared mobility can open room for better housing and easier movement.
🪄Sometimes it even makes space appear where you didn’t think any was left.
📆3-4 Dec
📍Brussels
✍️https://tinyurl.com/4c6rjueu
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🚗What if parking took up less space — and people had more?
🏘️Our session looks at how shared mobility can open room for better housing and easier movement.
🪄Sometimes it even makes space appear where you didn’t think any was left.
📆3-4 Dec
📍Brussels
✍️https://tinyurl.com/4c6rjueu
🏘️Our session looks at how shared mobility can open room for better housing and easier movement.
🪄Sometimes it even makes space appear where you didn’t think any was left.
📆3-4 Dec
📍Brussels
✍️https://tinyurl.com/4c6rjueu
How can wood construction help cut embodied carbon in housing?🏡
Our session at the Decarbonisation Summit brings together voices from the UN, public housing, industry, architecture and the New European Bauhaus to share lessons from the LIFE BE-WoodEN project.🪵
✍️https://tinyurl.com/4c6rjueu
Our session at the Decarbonisation Summit brings together voices from the UN, public housing, industry, architecture and the New European Bauhaus to share lessons from the LIFE BE-WoodEN project.🪵
✍️https://tinyurl.com/4c6rjueu
November 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
How can wood construction help cut embodied carbon in housing?🏡
Our session at the Decarbonisation Summit brings together voices from the UN, public housing, industry, architecture and the New European Bauhaus to share lessons from the LIFE BE-WoodEN project.🪵
✍️https://tinyurl.com/4c6rjueu
Our session at the Decarbonisation Summit brings together voices from the UN, public housing, industry, architecture and the New European Bauhaus to share lessons from the LIFE BE-WoodEN project.🪵
✍️https://tinyurl.com/4c6rjueu
Neighbourhood renovation needs climate ambition, affordability and resident involvement to align.🏡
On 3 Dec, ARV and the Affordable Housing Initiative Partnership discuss practical cases with housing providers, architects, cities and EU policymakers.
🙋https://tinyurl.com/4c6rjueu
On 3 Dec, ARV and the Affordable Housing Initiative Partnership discuss practical cases with housing providers, architects, cities and EU policymakers.
🙋https://tinyurl.com/4c6rjueu
November 13, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Neighbourhood renovation needs climate ambition, affordability and resident involvement to align.🏡
On 3 Dec, ARV and the Affordable Housing Initiative Partnership discuss practical cases with housing providers, architects, cities and EU policymakers.
🙋https://tinyurl.com/4c6rjueu
On 3 Dec, ARV and the Affordable Housing Initiative Partnership discuss practical cases with housing providers, architects, cities and EU policymakers.
🙋https://tinyurl.com/4c6rjueu
EU support for housing is a drop in the bucket & debt rules still count public housing as national debt, even as countries face tight fiscal limits. EIB’s plan to double lending is key but depends on Member States matching 50%. Will they step up?
www.rte.ie/news/europe/...
www.rte.ie/news/europe/...
Campaigners highlight scale of housing crisis across EU
A European Parliament hearing on the housing crisis has heard testimony about the scale of homelessness and the lack of affordable homes across the European Union.
www.rte.ie
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
EU support for housing is a drop in the bucket & debt rules still count public housing as national debt, even as countries face tight fiscal limits. EIB’s plan to double lending is key but depends on Member States matching 50%. Will they step up?
www.rte.ie/news/europe/...
www.rte.ie/news/europe/...
Housing is at the crossroads of Europe’s biggest challenges — climate, affordability, and community.
But change is taking shape 🏘️
From neighbourhood-scale renovation to shared mobility, prefab methods, wood construction and clean heating, Europe is building a fair path to #decarbonisation.
But change is taking shape 🏘️
From neighbourhood-scale renovation to shared mobility, prefab methods, wood construction and clean heating, Europe is building a fair path to #decarbonisation.
November 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Housing is at the crossroads of Europe’s biggest challenges — climate, affordability, and community.
But change is taking shape 🏘️
From neighbourhood-scale renovation to shared mobility, prefab methods, wood construction and clean heating, Europe is building a fair path to #decarbonisation.
But change is taking shape 🏘️
From neighbourhood-scale renovation to shared mobility, prefab methods, wood construction and clean heating, Europe is building a fair path to #decarbonisation.
Were you among the 2,200 participants of the 5th International Social Housing Festival in Dublin? ☘️
As we are rolling our sleeves up for 🇵🇹ISHF 2027 in Lisbon, we would like your thoughts to guide us.
Join the session on November 21 at 14:30 CET.
tinyurl.com/34ayd8xf
As we are rolling our sleeves up for 🇵🇹ISHF 2027 in Lisbon, we would like your thoughts to guide us.
Join the session on November 21 at 14:30 CET.
tinyurl.com/34ayd8xf
October 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Were you among the 2,200 participants of the 5th International Social Housing Festival in Dublin? ☘️
As we are rolling our sleeves up for 🇵🇹ISHF 2027 in Lisbon, we would like your thoughts to guide us.
Join the session on November 21 at 14:30 CET.
tinyurl.com/34ayd8xf
As we are rolling our sleeves up for 🇵🇹ISHF 2027 in Lisbon, we would like your thoughts to guide us.
Join the session on November 21 at 14:30 CET.
tinyurl.com/34ayd8xf
In the Netherlands, housing is the defining issue of today’s elections.
Our State of Housing report clearly says needs will exceed supply by 1M homes by 2031.
The problem is structural, not about scapegoats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...
Our State of Housing report clearly says needs will exceed supply by 1M homes by 2031.
The problem is structural, not about scapegoats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...
As the Dutch Vote, One Issue Carries the Day: Affordable Housing
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
In the Netherlands, housing is the defining issue of today’s elections.
Our State of Housing report clearly says needs will exceed supply by 1M homes by 2031.
The problem is structural, not about scapegoats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...
Our State of Housing report clearly says needs will exceed supply by 1M homes by 2031.
The problem is structural, not about scapegoats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...
When Housing Europe hears financing homes, we ask who decides, who benefits & who gets left behind.
We created a space for this.
On 18–19 Nov 2025 in Prague, the European Responsible Housing Finance Summit will rethink how investment can serve people.
www.housingeurope.eu/evenement/3r...
We created a space for this.
On 18–19 Nov 2025 in Prague, the European Responsible Housing Finance Summit will rethink how investment can serve people.
www.housingeurope.eu/evenement/3r...
October 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
When Housing Europe hears financing homes, we ask who decides, who benefits & who gets left behind.
We created a space for this.
On 18–19 Nov 2025 in Prague, the European Responsible Housing Finance Summit will rethink how investment can serve people.
www.housingeurope.eu/evenement/3r...
We created a space for this.
On 18–19 Nov 2025 in Prague, the European Responsible Housing Finance Summit will rethink how investment can serve people.
www.housingeurope.eu/evenement/3r...
Lisbon’s public housing company (and our member) Gebalis turned 30! Managing 27,000 homes across the city, it has quietly transformed lives. In a city gripped by a housing crisis, Gebalis offers stability & hope but the call for more investment, staff & new homes is growing louder.
October 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Lisbon’s public housing company (and our member) Gebalis turned 30! Managing 27,000 homes across the city, it has quietly transformed lives. In a city gripped by a housing crisis, Gebalis offers stability & hope but the call for more investment, staff & new homes is growing louder.
The European Council is finally putting housing on its agenda, a historic first. However, recognising the crisis is not the same as fixing it. Subsidiarity should not become an excuse for inaction,
Housing Europe told @politico.eu.
www.politico.eu/article/the-...
Housing Europe told @politico.eu.
www.politico.eu/article/the-...
EU finally takes ownership of housing crisis
The pressure is now on Brussels to adopt real measures — or risk pushing more voters into the arms of the far right.
www.politico.eu
October 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The European Council is finally putting housing on its agenda, a historic first. However, recognising the crisis is not the same as fixing it. Subsidiarity should not become an excuse for inaction,
Housing Europe told @politico.eu.
www.politico.eu/article/the-...
Housing Europe told @politico.eu.
www.politico.eu/article/the-...
Policymakers now know: renovation works best at the district level. Shared heating, renewables & common design bring scale & savings.
We say, but please make it affordable. Join us on November 18 in Prague for #AffordableHousingInitiative Days to see how.
shape-affordablehousing.eu/event/ahi-da...
We say, but please make it affordable. Join us on November 18 in Prague for #AffordableHousingInitiative Days to see how.
shape-affordablehousing.eu/event/ahi-da...
Affordable Housing Initiative Days - Prague edition - Affordable Housing Initiative European Partnership
Across Europe, the challenge of renovating millions of ageing homes is no longer just about insulation or new windows, we must roll our sleeves up and redo entire neighbourhoods. Policymakers are real...
shape-affordablehousing.eu
October 22, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Policymakers now know: renovation works best at the district level. Shared heating, renewables & common design bring scale & savings.
We say, but please make it affordable. Join us on November 18 in Prague for #AffordableHousingInitiative Days to see how.
shape-affordablehousing.eu/event/ahi-da...
We say, but please make it affordable. Join us on November 18 in Prague for #AffordableHousingInitiative Days to see how.
shape-affordablehousing.eu/event/ahi-da...
Europe’s next generation is running out of room.
As our Sec-Gen told @artefr.bsky.social, too few public mission banks & limited-profit housing providers mean the market was left to fail on its own. Upcoming public finance should create stability, not speculation.
www.arte.tv/en/videos/11...
As our Sec-Gen told @artefr.bsky.social, too few public mission banks & limited-profit housing providers mean the market was left to fail on its own. Upcoming public finance should create stability, not speculation.
www.arte.tv/en/videos/11...
ARTE Europe Weekly - Why is Europe's housing crisis hitting young people the hardest? - Watch the full documentary | ARTE in English
Young people are disproportionately affected by the lack of affordable homes in Europe. Some young people are delaying going to university because they can’t afford accommodation, while others live wi...
www.arte.tv
October 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Europe’s next generation is running out of room.
As our Sec-Gen told @artefr.bsky.social, too few public mission banks & limited-profit housing providers mean the market was left to fail on its own. Upcoming public finance should create stability, not speculation.
www.arte.tv/en/videos/11...
As our Sec-Gen told @artefr.bsky.social, too few public mission banks & limited-profit housing providers mean the market was left to fail on its own. Upcoming public finance should create stability, not speculation.
www.arte.tv/en/videos/11...
In 2 days, members discussed State Aid, the new EU budget, the Affordable Housing Plan, off-site renovation, wood construction, age-friendly homes & more.
This reveals the strain of a sector delivering solutions amid fragmented rules & inconsistent funding. It could be different.
This reveals the strain of a sector delivering solutions amid fragmented rules & inconsistent funding. It could be different.
October 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
In 2 days, members discussed State Aid, the new EU budget, the Affordable Housing Plan, off-site renovation, wood construction, age-friendly homes & more.
This reveals the strain of a sector delivering solutions amid fragmented rules & inconsistent funding. It could be different.
This reveals the strain of a sector delivering solutions amid fragmented rules & inconsistent funding. It could be different.
Our "State of Housing in Europe 2025" shows the crisis in numbers: France needs 518k homes/year (198k social), Germany 400k, Netherlands ~1M by 2031. Production falls short. Waiting lists swell.
The data shows urgency but why do politics show hesitation?
www.housingeurope.eu/state-of-hou...
The data shows urgency but why do politics show hesitation?
www.housingeurope.eu/state-of-hou...
October 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Our "State of Housing in Europe 2025" shows the crisis in numbers: France needs 518k homes/year (198k social), Germany 400k, Netherlands ~1M by 2031. Production falls short. Waiting lists swell.
The data shows urgency but why do politics show hesitation?
www.housingeurope.eu/state-of-hou...
The data shows urgency but why do politics show hesitation?
www.housingeurope.eu/state-of-hou...
#Cooperatives & the #SocialEconomy are building Europe’s housing future 🏡
From right-of-use models in 🇪🇸 to community land trusts in 🇧🇪, they combine affordability, sustainability & participation.
Coops aren’t a niche — they’re essential to a fair, inclusive #HousingEurope.
From right-of-use models in 🇪🇸 to community land trusts in 🇧🇪, they combine affordability, sustainability & participation.
Coops aren’t a niche — they’re essential to a fair, inclusive #HousingEurope.
October 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM
#Cooperatives & the #SocialEconomy are building Europe’s housing future 🏡
From right-of-use models in 🇪🇸 to community land trusts in 🇧🇪, they combine affordability, sustainability & participation.
Coops aren’t a niche — they’re essential to a fair, inclusive #HousingEurope.
From right-of-use models in 🇪🇸 to community land trusts in 🇧🇪, they combine affordability, sustainability & participation.
Coops aren’t a niche — they’re essential to a fair, inclusive #HousingEurope.
What should the 🇪🇺 EU do to better support housing cooperatives?
Join the conversation online 14 Oct (10–12 CET) with MEPs, practitioners & EU partners on scaling cooperative housing across Europe.
🏡 Register here 👉 buff.ly/zu1Lp0N
Join the conversation online 14 Oct (10–12 CET) with MEPs, practitioners & EU partners on scaling cooperative housing across Europe.
🏡 Register here 👉 buff.ly/zu1Lp0N
October 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
What should the 🇪🇺 EU do to better support housing cooperatives?
Join the conversation online 14 Oct (10–12 CET) with MEPs, practitioners & EU partners on scaling cooperative housing across Europe.
🏡 Register here 👉 buff.ly/zu1Lp0N
Join the conversation online 14 Oct (10–12 CET) with MEPs, practitioners & EU partners on scaling cooperative housing across Europe.
🏡 Register here 👉 buff.ly/zu1Lp0N
Big interest from Germany in the EU’s upcoming Affordable Housing Plan.
Our big question: will municipal & non-profit housing providers, who deliver up to 30% of affordable homes in some places, be part of it?
What’s the plan?
🗞️ Alina Leimbach table.media/en/europe/fe...
Our big question: will municipal & non-profit housing providers, who deliver up to 30% of affordable homes in some places, be part of it?
What’s the plan?
🗞️ Alina Leimbach table.media/en/europe/fe...
Plan for affordable housing: Time pressure for a big hit?
For the first time, the EU is tackling the issue of affordable housing with its own strategy. However, the timetable is tight – and has even been brought forward once again by Commission President Urs...
table.media
October 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Big interest from Germany in the EU’s upcoming Affordable Housing Plan.
Our big question: will municipal & non-profit housing providers, who deliver up to 30% of affordable homes in some places, be part of it?
What’s the plan?
🗞️ Alina Leimbach table.media/en/europe/fe...
Our big question: will municipal & non-profit housing providers, who deliver up to 30% of affordable homes in some places, be part of it?
What’s the plan?
🗞️ Alina Leimbach table.media/en/europe/fe...
Next week at the European Parliament, our "State of Housing in Europe 2025" report will show that construction is at a decade low while social housing waiting lists are swelling.
We will push for answers to these tough and real questions that create lasting change, not just temporary relief.
We will push for answers to these tough and real questions that create lasting change, not just temporary relief.
October 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Next week at the European Parliament, our "State of Housing in Europe 2025" report will show that construction is at a decade low while social housing waiting lists are swelling.
We will push for answers to these tough and real questions that create lasting change, not just temporary relief.
We will push for answers to these tough and real questions that create lasting change, not just temporary relief.
At the UNECE ministers’ meeting in Geneva, Housing Europe President Marco Corradi said it clearly:
We’re at a crossroads. Either we invest in public, cooperative, and social housing OR we keep pretending the market will fix it all. The choice is about courage and long-term vision.
We’re at a crossroads. Either we invest in public, cooperative, and social housing OR we keep pretending the market will fix it all. The choice is about courage and long-term vision.
October 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
At the UNECE ministers’ meeting in Geneva, Housing Europe President Marco Corradi said it clearly:
We’re at a crossroads. Either we invest in public, cooperative, and social housing OR we keep pretending the market will fix it all. The choice is about courage and long-term vision.
We’re at a crossroads. Either we invest in public, cooperative, and social housing OR we keep pretending the market will fix it all. The choice is about courage and long-term vision.
📅 Final day to register!
On 14 Oct, the 🇪🇺 Parliament hosts a debate on how cooperatives & the social economy can shape the EU Affordable Housing Plan.
From Europe’s housing diversity to real cooperative solutions for inclusive, sustainable & energy-efficient homes.
👉 buff.ly/JTYOmO2
On 14 Oct, the 🇪🇺 Parliament hosts a debate on how cooperatives & the social economy can shape the EU Affordable Housing Plan.
From Europe’s housing diversity to real cooperative solutions for inclusive, sustainable & energy-efficient homes.
👉 buff.ly/JTYOmO2
October 7, 2025 at 8:16 AM
📅 Final day to register!
On 14 Oct, the 🇪🇺 Parliament hosts a debate on how cooperatives & the social economy can shape the EU Affordable Housing Plan.
From Europe’s housing diversity to real cooperative solutions for inclusive, sustainable & energy-efficient homes.
👉 buff.ly/JTYOmO2
On 14 Oct, the 🇪🇺 Parliament hosts a debate on how cooperatives & the social economy can shape the EU Affordable Housing Plan.
From Europe’s housing diversity to real cooperative solutions for inclusive, sustainable & energy-efficient homes.
👉 buff.ly/JTYOmO2
📅 14 Oct, European Parliament: Debate on how cooperatives & the social economy fit into the EU Affordable Housing Plan.
Shaping Europe’s housing future with affordability, sustainability, inclusion, resilience.
Register by 7 Oct: buff.ly/rBs7ulM
Shaping Europe’s housing future with affordability, sustainability, inclusion, resilience.
Register by 7 Oct: buff.ly/rBs7ulM
October 4, 2025 at 9:19 AM
📅 14 Oct, European Parliament: Debate on how cooperatives & the social economy fit into the EU Affordable Housing Plan.
Shaping Europe’s housing future with affordability, sustainability, inclusion, resilience.
Register by 7 Oct: buff.ly/rBs7ulM
Shaping Europe’s housing future with affordability, sustainability, inclusion, resilience.
Register by 7 Oct: buff.ly/rBs7ulM