Housing is becoming a social explosive across Europe because rents and purchase prices are rising disproportionately and, for example, families can no longer finance their need for suitable housing and low-income population groups are disadvantaged. On the other hand, many people live in large living spaces or there are empty apartments or buildings. Rising rents, the energy transition, rising interest rates and a shortage of living space are making living more expensive. Some buildings are used for profit.

Residents of self-managed housing projects buy their building or property and transfer it into permanent shared ownership. Residents have the greatest interest in ensuring that their rents remain social, that they live well and that they pursue the democratic, sustainable and self-organized goals of their solidarity network such as https://www.syndikat.org/ or http://habitat.servus.at/ Solidarity social sustainable housing projects and their associations are growing within the EU and now want to establish a European network for mutual support.

The planned steps are the establishment of an association for future Europe-wide activities, the establishment of a European cooperative to co-finance new housing projects, the creation of a joint information platform to share knowledgement that also serves public information and international advice in countries where no such a national network exists.

The project runs until the end of 2024 and is funded by:
https://www.deutsche-stiftung-engagement-und-ehrenamt.de/