(a) Quality standards for planned housing and requirements for satisfactory open space for residents

261. In the field of housing and urban development, the issue is to adjust housing and the urban living space to the needs of children.

The country has achieved a considerable improvement in housing conditions both in terms of living space and standard of dwellings but is now placing a special emphasis on increasing the production of rental and cooperative housing, increased renovation of existing housing, developing the housing finance system and promoting the stability of the market for rental housing.

Promotion of the construction of housing which meets minimum space needs and is affordable for women heads of household

Housing Unit apos s housing programme

With the passing of the new building law and an act on space management, the foundations of housing policy reform have been laid down.

222. Improved housing right to adequate housing.

(a) The Housing Associations apos National Housing Fund.

A housing policy is to be formulated which will ensure governmental incentives for rental housing and establish housing finance institutions and housing saving banks.

The housing policy is placing emphasis on housing for young families, social housing, mobilizing foreign capital, development of a capital market for housing and the development of mortgage and housing insurance institutions.

With regard to standards of dwellings the Minister for Housing and Building fixes recommended upper limits for the purchase price per square metre of floor space.

Housing

To reduce the housing deficit to improve housing conditions

By 2010, all urban housing units will have all basic facilities with per capita living space of 15 18 square metres, and one room for each person.

Country wide Provincial housing agencies, provincial housing boards and committees

Assisted housing

Housing legislation

C. Housing

12.8.1 Housing

Housing programmes

Housing conditions

Cooperative housing

Private housing

FOOD HOUSING

1.3 Housing

15. Housing

Housing policy

Housing situation

Housing tenure

Housing Unit

Housing cooperatives

for Housing

HOUSING RIGHTS

E. Housing

D. Housing

I. Housing

D. Housing

And housing?

This applies to rental housing, cooperative housing and single family houses.

Informal housing finance is the predominant mode of financing housing construction.

Greece has a high ratio of owner occupation in the housing sector but a significant part of the population lives in dwellings with a serious lack of space.

199. The definition of the term quot housing quot is contained in article 93, paragraph 1, of Ordinance No. 5 of 1995, which reads as follows quot A housing is designed as a group of premises and covered and open space, united territorially and functionally, with the aim of satisfying the housing needs of a certain number of residents. quot

Housing associations are to continue as the main providers of social housing.

Table 17. Housing units and living quarters other than housing units, 1981

Leasing housing is also a part of the Icelandic social housing system.