UIPI contributes to the forthcoming European Strategy for Housing Construction
In July 2025, the European Commission launched a Call for Evidence and an open public consultation on the European Strategy for Housing Construction, a key initiative that will accompany the Affordable Housing Plan, expected to be published on 16 December 2025. The strategy aims to boost the productivity and competitiveness of Europe’s construction ecosystem and support the supply of new, repurposed, and renovated housing.
UIPI actively contributed to both consultations, highlighting the urgent need to simplify existing frameworks and remove barriers that hinder property owners and developers.
In its feedback, UIPI underlined that while housing policy remains primarily a national and local responsibility, the EU can play a crucial coordinating role. The forthcoming strategy should focus on simplification, coherence, and investment predictability, ensuring a more efficient and future-proof construction sector.
We stressed that lengthy permitting procedures, rising construction costs, and fragmented national regulations are among the biggest obstacles to housing delivery. UIPI called for streamlined digital permitting systems, mutual recognition of professional qualifications, and support for innovative and sustainable building methods such as offsite modular construction, which are often held back by regulatory and insurance barriers.
