Number of Flemish people building their own homes halved in 4 years: “It is becoming increasingly complex”
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2026/04/14/nieuwbouw-aanvragen-gehalveerd-cijfers-embuild/
Posted by Skelguardian
Number of Flemish people building their own homes halved in 4 years: “It is becoming increasingly complex”
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2026/04/14/nieuwbouw-aanvragen-gehalveerd-cijfers-embuild/
Posted by Skelguardian
7 Comments
It is actually good, as Flanders is literally running out of land and the region needs to cut construction of new single family houses with gardens and transition towards apartment buildings with at least 4-6 floors.
It is a simple math, you can only pack so many people with so little land. Netherlands is facing the same issue, but they reacted to it already years ago (clear priority towards apartments, more high-rise buildings etc.).
But this isn’t a bad thing? We shouldn’t be using up more land if possible.
Typical that they ask for registration fee reduction.
Every reduction they can then put in their own pockets of course… Just like last time
Embuild…. Always whining but they are the first to raise prices and put any efficiency savings in their own pockets.
Btw verlagen komt in de zakken van de promotoren dus laten we dat vooral niet doen
Maar goed ook, het aantal belabberd bebouwde krotten dat ik al heb mogen aanschouwen langs de weg(sinds wanneer horen daken de vorm van een hobbelige oude paardenrug te hebben)…
En het gebrek aan onderhoud ook. Ik snap dat verbouwingen duur zijn, maar in 30 jaar nooit je gevel verven of zelfs maar je deur lakken… Geeft n enorm verpauperde uitstraling.
Or you know, too expensive if you have nothing to begin with?