Appeal from the planning and auditing professions to the federal government

Affordable housing is a fundamental human right and the basis for peaceful and fair coexistence. "But more and more people can no longer find affordable housing. Growing inequality and the feeling of injustice provide a breeding ground for extremism and anti-democratic tendencies," said representatives of the planning and auditing professions - architects, engineers, interior designers, landscape architects, urban planners and surveyors - in their appeal to the German government, which was adopted on June 18, 2024.

The demand is to massively promote the construction of affordable housing. "A comprehensive and sustainable housing offensive is needed, which is realized through targeted government investment, incentives and stronger support for social housing construction and strict regulation of the real estate market."

According to the signatories, which include the bdla, cost-reducing effects such as the legally compliant introduction of a "building type e", the development of existing areas through extensions and conversions, opportunities to influence excessive land prices and the more effective use of existing living space, such as in the "Young buys old" program, must be pursued more consistently than before. "As a profession actively involved in the practical creation of living space, we continue to make our extensive expertise available for this purpose. Make use of it! As a profession actively involved in the practical creation of living space, we continue to make our extensive expertise available for this purpose. Make use of it!"

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