Cooperative Housing Care Point: We advance in the promotion of alternative housing models

For some months now, Coópolis launched the Cooperative Housing Attention Pointwhich was born as a pioneering initiative in Barcelona for Advise and accompany the citizens interested in this model of access to housing. This service, located on the BLOC4BCN, is addressed to both individuals who want joining to existing projects as in Groups that want to promote their own initiatives.

To make the service more widely known, this week we launch a New campaign with audiovisual material to spread the characteristics of the model and explain the point of attention.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB32ud5hfsi

A personalized service

The new coópolis care point wants to be a key tool to solve regular doubts about the cooperative model and their opportunities. Among the most common issues addressed by the service are aspects such as Access to financing, available services, legal frameworks, and public support tools To develop projects. In addition, the point also offers spaces for Connect interested in existing initiatives or help to create new groups that they can consolidate communities. Sessions can be done in person at Bloc4BCN or by telephone, with appointment, and can request through this form.

This service is part of the city’s commitment to Models of fairer and sustainable housing. Coópolis thus reinforces its goal of promoting the social and solidarity economy that prioritizes the needs of people and communities over speculative interests.

An alternate model in growth

The cooperative housingespecially in the transfer of use, has experienced significant growth in Catalonia in recent years. According to data from the Long -Avinist Cooperative Housing Observatory, From 2021 a 140%increase has been recorded, From 500 to 1,200 flats throughout the territory. This trend consolidates this model as one of the more viable alternatives to combat real estate precariousness and speculationoffering a sustainable and collective solution to a fundamental right: access to decent housing. The model of use of use is based on the collective ownership of housing, managed through cooperatives. Members do not acquire ownership of the property, but also pay a stable and affordable fee for their long -term assignment, which avoids speculation and promoting community coexistence.