Government invited the participation of the private sector in solving the housing crisis

Government invited the participation of the private sector in solving the housing crisis

11/19/2013 12:00 AM

Business consultant diagnosed challenges
Baghdad - شكران the Fatlawi
He attributed the economic expert of the housing crisis afflicting the country to several factors in the forefront of backwardness regulations and legislation dealing with this aspect to mention the multiplicity of government agencies concerned sector land and housing to Find an imbalance in solving the problem, noting that 70 percent of arable land for reconstruction within and around cities are the property of the state and far for the conduct of the private sector and investment objective.
Real-time solutions
Business consultant Omar Al Shammari said "morning" to what the state represented by the Ministry of Housing and other authorities competent to issue solving the housing crisis is to provide loans, pointing out that this solution faces Bakptin it resolved a long-term problem of real-time and require radical solutions and fast, as well as the need for government land in suitable locations and sizes sufficient noting that this Alammergar possible afterthought and even if we assume the state's possession of this land it will require the development and delivery of services to it to complete the construction.
The involvement of the private sector
He added that the Aqaba Other lies in that solution is very expensive being a place full responsibility on the state alone, where will build a million housing units to solve the problem, and this task almost impossible Maitanm private sector involvement in finding a solution to it, according to statistics of the Ministry of Planning to suggest that the private sector plays the foundation role in the provision of housing, as the percentage of the work done by the private sector 84.4 percent of the housing units compared to 15.6 percent for the public sector, but the viability of the national private sector housing production decreased significantly as a result of wars and unstable situation in the country.
Less need for port
He pointed out that what is implemented is actually much less than the need for what makes hope breakthroughs crisis is limited, pointing to the need to find a coordination between the public and private sectors and determine the nature of their relationship, where it takes the first role of the observer, and the private sector which needs to be an umbrella legislation covering its activities so as to ensure rights and sets his duties, as well as the importance of providing land intended for investment.
Land transfer
He said Shammari said there is a possible solution and also help in easing the crisis by giving local governments a substantial margin to address the issue of housing locally, including the transfer of ownership of land belonging to the Ministry of Finance to the property of local governments with the development conditions and restrictions and clear allocation, sale or transfer of ownership to others.
As well as the construction of multi-storey residential complexes-made structures constructed of concrete blocks or concrete is characterized by easily and quickly building and the lack of implementation of the cost of construction and maintenance. The advantage easily deliver the necessary services from markets, schools, medical services and lines of communication and public communications.
Basic Materials
He also called for the need to encourage investors in the construction and expansion of cement plants to include all the provinces on the grounds that it rule the main intervention in building materials for construction projects as well as the need for the expansion of factories producing parts and structures of reinforced concrete (factories buildings ready) for the processing and supply of construction projects, including need of the blocks and reinforced concrete structures.

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