Housing starts the purchase of properties in the areas affected by the DANA to rehouse those who have lost their homes.

The Government, through the Entidad Pública Empresarial de Suelo (Sepes), has initiated this Tuesday the procedures to to purchase housing in the areas affected by the DANA with the objective of re-housing them. those who have lost their homes as a result of the floods. The public agency, attached to the Ministry of Housingseeks to collect bids from companies and individuals to expand its housing stock in the area and offer a temporary housing alternative to those most affected. For this purpose, the Executive included 25 million Euros in the package of measures approved last week to alleviate the effects of the natural catastrophe.

Sepes has published this Tuesday the bases of the call for the acquisition of housing in the municipalities devastated by the DANA, some properties that will be used to temporarily house the families who have lost their habitual residence or whose house has been damaged. According to the latest official data, the Insurance Compensation Consortium has already registered 62,435 applications for damage caused to homes. From Sepes they emphasize that the magnitude of the material damages caused, especially in real estate, makes the intervention of the administration necessary.

In order to make these purchases, the Government has transferred to Sepes 25 million euros, which the public entity will use to acquire real estate. that are in a condition to be occupied “immediately” or in a period “compatible” with the “urgency” of the tragedy. With this amount, the agency attached to the Ministry of Housing will cover the full cost of the acquisitions, including the payment of taxes and other expenses associated with the purchase. In fact, if it is necessary to carry out any “minor” work to adapt the house, Sepes will also bear the cost, as long as the work is sufficiently agile to cover the immediate needs of those affected.

The houses acquired by Sepes have to meet a series of requirements, according to the bases of the call published this Tuesday. In addition to complying with state, regional and local regulations and having a certificate of occupancy and energy certificate application, the houses must have a minimum surface area of 35 square meters and have a kitchen, living room, at least one independent bedroom, and at least one bathroom. and a bathroom. They can be either new or second-hand properties, although in both cases they must be empty and free of encumbrances and must be in a position to immediately contract water and electricity supplies. The owner can be either an individual or a company.

Interested parties who have properties of these characteristics in the areas affected by the DANA and wish to sell them to Sepes to rehouse the victims will be able to submit their proposals electronically from the moment the call for bids is published. The deadline for registering bids is expected to last a maximum of ten months. Each dwelling must be presented in an individualized proposal, although there will be no limit to the number of bids. per person. It must be the owner on record who submits the proposal to the call for bids. Sepes will analyze and resolve each offer individually in order of entry.