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EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Brussels, 9.9.2026 COM(2026) 599 final
2026/0268 (COD)
Proposal for a
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
establishing a framework for measures in Member States to safeguard housing
affordability and availability (Affordable Housing Act)
{SEC(2026) 599 final} - {SWD(2026) 605 final} - {SWD(2026) 606 final} - {SWD(2026) 607 final}
(Text with EEA relevance)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL
• Reasons for and objectives of the proposal
This explanatory memorandum accompanies the proposal for a Regulation establishing a
framework for measures in Member States to safeguard housing affordability and availability
(Affordable Housing Act) (the ‘Proposal’).
Housing affordability has become a growing challenge across the Union, particularly in
certain cities, metropolitan regions, islands and tourist destinations, where housing demand
significantly exceeds available supply. While insufficient housing supply remains the
structural driver, demand associated with certain forms of non-primary use of housing may
aggravate affordability pressures in some local markets. These pressures particularly affect
low- and middle-income households, young people and essential workers, and can make it
increasingly difficult for residents to access affordable housing in the places where they live
and work.
In response, competent authorities are increasingly adopting or considering measures
affecting the provision of short-term rental accommodation services or the acquisition and use
of residential property. Such measures seek to preserve housing for long-term residential use
and alleviate pressures on housing affordability and availability. While housing policy
remains primarily a national, regional and local competence, such measures may affect the
freedoms of the internal market and therefore fall within the scope of Union law.
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has recognised that safeguarding housing
affordability and availability may constitute an overriding reason relating to the public interest
capable of justifying restrictions affecting internal market freedoms. However, existing Union
law, including the Treaty, Directive 2006/123/EC (the ‘Services Directive’) and the CJEU’s
case law, is general in nature. A specific operational framework for assessing housing stress
or demonstrating the justification and proportionality of individual measures is needed to
improve legal certainty for competent authorities, citizens and economic operators and to
reduce the fragmentation of regulatory approaches across the Union.
There is growing recognition that Europe’s shared housing affordability challenge calls for a
shared response. Whilst housing remains mostly a national, regional and local responsibility,
the EU supports, coordinates and complements national, regional and local efforts, within its
competences, while respecting the diversity of housing markets and governance systems
across the EU.
The political guidelines for the 2024-2029 European Commission (1), recognising the urgency
of the housing crisis, announced the appointment of a Commissioner for housing, and
committed to putting forward the first-ever European Affordable Housing Plan.
At the European Council in October 2025 (2), EU leaders called on the Commission to swiftly
present an ambitious and comprehensive plan for affordable housing, the aim of which would
1 von der Leyen, U. ‘Europe’s Choice – Political guidelines for the next European Commission 2024-
2029’, European Commission website, 18 July 2024,
https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/e6cd4328-673c-4e7a-8683-
f63ffb2cf648_en?filename=Political%20Guidelines%202024-2029_EN.pdf
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be to support and complement Member States’ efforts, having due regard for the principle of
subsidiarity and national competences. On 10 March 2026, the European Parliament adopted
the final report of the Special Committee on the Housing Crisis, which strongly welcomed the
Commission’s commitment to deliver and implement an ambitious European Affordable
Housing Plan (EAHP) (3).
The Proposal forms part of the EAHP (4) presented by the Commission on 16 December
2025, which includes an analysis of the key drivers of the housing affordability crisis in the
EU (5). It responds to repeated calls from Member States, cities, regions and stakeholders for
greater legal certainty regarding the conditions under which housing-related measures may be
adopted consistently with Union law.
The objective of this Proposal is not to harmonise housing policy, but to establish a common
framework governing the assessment under Union law of certain housing-related measures
intended to safeguard housing affordability and availability. It lays down common
requirements for the justification, proportionality, transparency and review of such measures,
which includes a common methodology for demonstrating housing stress. In doing so, it seeks
to improve legal certainty, transparency and the consistent application of Union law while
fully respecting national, regional and local competences. By reducing legal uncertainty, the
Proposal should also enable competent authorities to address local housing affordability and
availability pressures more effectively where intervention is justified.
The Proposal does not establish under EU law any new right for competent authorities to
restrict access to, or the provision of, short-term accommodation rental services, or the
acquisition or use of property, nor does it prescribe or recommend any such measures. It sets
out the conditions and requirements applicable under EU law where competent authorities
choose to adopt measures that are available to them under national law.
The Proposal seeks to simplify and clarify the existing EU framework applicable to measures
intended to safeguard housing affordability and availability. It does so by notably removing
the notification obligation laid down in Article 15(7) of Directive 2006/123/EC for measures
within the scope of this Regulation, while harmonising the procedure for assessing the
proportionality of those measures.
• The problem and its drivers
The problem addressed by this Proposal is insufficient legal certainty regarding the
compatibility of measures protecting housing affordability and availability with Union law
2 European Council, ‘European Council conclusions, 23 October 2025’, European Council website, 23
October 2025, accessed 13 April 2026,
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pressreleases/2025/10/23/european-council-conclusions-23-
october-2025/. 3 European Parliament, European Parliament resolution of 10 March 2026 on the housing crisis in the
European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing,
10/03/2026, accessed 10 April 2026, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-10- 2026-
0064_EN.html 4 European Commission, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council,
the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - the European
Affordable Housing Plan - COM(2025)1025 final, 2025, https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-
/publication/adcb91d5-dbdd-11f0-8da2-01aa75ed71a1 5 https://housing.ec.europa.eu/document/download/2ad4c9f2-602b-43ba-9ed9-
f2ee059cf97_en?filename=0_1.pdf
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governing the internal market freedoms. This results in divergent national, regional and local
measures which negatively affect the proper functioning of the internal market.
This problem has two drivers:
– The first driver is a substantive housing-market challenge that requires public
intervention. In some areas under housing stress, competent authorities are
increasingly seeking to address housing affordability pressures that arise from the
supply-demand mismatch and that may be aggravated by certain forms of non-
primary use of housing.
– The second driver is a governance challenge. Union law recognises that housing
affordability and availability may justify restrictions even if they affect internal
market freedoms. However, the current framework is general in nature. It does not
provide a sufficiently specific and structured basis with which to establish the
presence of housing stress, assess the necessity and proportionality of specific
interventions, balance demand-side and supply-side responses, or to ensure
transparency, monitoring and review over time.
As a result, without further EU action, competent authorities are likely to continue to face
difficulties in identifying, justifying and designing housing-related interventions in a way that
is compatible with Union law, and to struggle to respond effectively to housing affordability
and availability pressures where they are most acute.
Housing policy, urban planning and land-use regulation remain primarily national, regional
and local competences. The purpose of this Proposal is neither to harmonise housing policy
outcomes nor to promote or encourage the adoption of particular housing-related
interventions, but to establish a common European framework governing the way in which
the justification and proportionality of housing-related interventions affecting internal market
freedoms are assessed, reviewed and rendered transparent. It thereby contributes to the
effective functioning of the internal market.
• Consistency with existing policy provisions in the policy area
The Proposal complements existing Union legislation governing the internal market.
It builds on Regulation (EU) 2024/1028 (6) on data collection and sharing relating to short-
term rental accommodation services (‘STR Regulation’). While the STR Regulation
establishes a harmonised framework for registration and data sharing, it does not determine
the circumstances in which housing-related restrictions may be justified under Union law. The
two instruments are therefore complementary: the STR Regulation improves transparency and
data availability, whereas this Proposal provides a common framework for assessing housing-
related measures.
The Proposal is also consistent with Directive 2006/123/EC (7). For measures falling within
its scope, this Proposal lays down specific rules governing the demonstration of housing stress
and the assessment of justification, necessity and proportionality, that apply instead of the
6 Regulation (EU) 2024/1028 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on data
collection and sharing relating to short-term accommodation rental services and amending Regulation
(EU) 2018/1724, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1028/oj/eng. 7 Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on
services in the internal market, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2006/123/oj.
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Services Directive. Other applicable provisions of Union law, including the Services
Directive, continue to apply insofar as they are not displaced by those specific rules.
The Proposal is accompanied by a Commission Recommendation on housing supply
measures in areas under housing stress and complements the Commission’s wider initiatives
to increase the supply of affordable housing through simplification, investment and improved
construction capacity. While the Regulation enables more effective action to address
immediate pressures on the existing housing stock, the Recommendation focuses on
increasing supply structurally to deliver lasting improvements in affordability.
The Proposal is also consistent with the Commission’s work to strengthen the European
evidence base on housing, including improved housing statistics, greater transparency of
housing markets and better access to housing data and analysis.
• Consistency with other Union policies
The Proposal is consistent with the Union’s framework governing digital services, including
the e-Commerce Directive (8) and the Digital Services Act (9), and does not affect the
responsibilities established under those instruments.
It is also consistent with the Commission’s forthcoming initiatives on digital fairness,
sustainable tourism, the “Right to Stay” and with the revised State aid framework for services
of general economic interest relating to affordable housing. This Proposal complements these
initiatives by providing greater legal certainty for competent authorities adopting housing-
related measures affecting the internal market.
2. LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY
• Legal basis
The legal basis for the Proposal is Article 114 TFEU. The initiative aims to improve the
functioning of the internal market by establishing a common framework for the assessment of
certain housing-related measures affecting the freedoms of the internal market. While housing
policy remains primarily within the competence of Member States and their national, regional
and local authorities, measures affecting the provision of services or the acquisition or use of
residential property may restrict internal market freedoms and are therefore subject to Union
law.
The Proposal establishes a common methodology for demonstrating housing stress and
common requirements for the justification and proportionality of certain housing-related
measures, while fully respecting Member States’ competence regarding housing policy and
the substantive content of housing measures. Divergent national, regional and local
methodologies and procedural requirements create differing conditions for economic
operators and legal uncertainty regarding restrictions on the freedom of establishment and the
freedom to provide services under Articles 49 and 56 TFEU, in particular as regards short-
term accommodation rental services, and on the free movement of capital under Article 63
TFEU, in particular as regards the acquisition and use of residential property. The Proposal
8 Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal
aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market
(‘Directive on electronic commerce’), https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2000/31/oj/eng. 9 Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a
Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act),
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2065/oj/eng.
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approximates those methodologies and requirements by establishing a common Union
framework for assessing such restrictions. Article 114 TFEU is therefore the appropriate legal
basis.
• Subsidiarity (for non-exclusive competence)
The Proposal complies with the principle of subsidiarity. Housing policy, urban planning and
land-use regulation remain primarily matters for Member States. However, the conditions for
the assessment of whether housing-related measures restricting internal market freedoms
comply with Union law cannot be effectively clarified by Member States acting alone.
While the CJEU has interpreted the relevant legal principles, existing Union law provides no
specific common operational framework for identifying housing stress or assessing the
justification and proportionality of housing-related measures. As a result, competent
authorities apply different methodologies and evidential standards, creating legal uncertainty,
administrative burden and inconsistent application of Union law.
The added value of Union action is therefore to establish a common framework for assessing
housing-related measures affecting the internal market. The Proposal provides a common
methodology for demonstrating housing stress and common requirements for the justification,
necessity, proportionality, transparency and review of such measures. It preserves the
discretion of competent authorities to determine whether intervention is necessary and which
measures are appropriate in light of local circumstances, while ensuring that measures
affecting the internal market are assessed according to common Union standards.
• Proportionality
The Proposal complies with the principle of proportionality because it does not go beyond
what is necessary to improve the functioning of the internal market. It does not harmonise
housing policy, require competent authorities to adopt housing-related measures, or prescribe
the substantive content of such measures. Instead, it lays down only those common
requirements necessary to ensure legal certainty, transparency and the consistent application
of Union law to measures falling within its scope. It does not cover measures taken by the
competent authorities for overriding reasons relating to the public interest other than the
necessity to safeguard housing affordability and availability, such as public policy, public
security, public health, the protection of consumers, the protection of the environment and the
urban environment, the protection of cultural heritage.
As regards measures concerning short-term accommodation rental services, the Proposal
applies only where such measures are adopted for the purpose of safeguarding housing
affordability and availability in areas under housing stress. The Proposal aims to ensure that
they are calibrated to forms of activity that, by reason of their scale, frequency or commercial
character, are more likely to reduce the availability of housing for long-term residential use.
As regards measures affecting the acquisition or use of land and residential property, the
Proposal applies only where such measures are adopted for the purpose of safeguarding
housing affordability and availability in areas under housing stress. It may therefore cover, for
example, restrictions on non-primary residential use, requirements reserving affordable
residential property for owner-occupation or for specified categories of households, including
first-time buyers or lower- and middle-income households, measures addressing long-term
vacancy, or declaration requirements regarding intended use prior to acquisition, or
prohibition of changes of use which prevent housing being converted from residential use to
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commercial or professional use. General rules governing property ownership and transfer,
including inheritance, gifts and transfers within families, measures regulating rents under
residential tenancy contracts, housing benefits, building standards, taxation, and general land-
use, spatial-planning and zoning rules fall outside the scope where they do not have the object
or effect of restricting acquisition or use for the purpose of safeguarding housing affordability
and availability within the meaning of the Regulation.
As confirmed by the impact assessment, this approach provides the appropriate balance
between improving legal certainty and preserving the flexibility of national, regional and local
authorities to respond to local housing-market conditions.
• Choice of the instrument
A Regulation is the most appropriate legal instrument because it establishes a common
procedural framework governing the assessment of housing-related measures affecting the
internal market. Uniform application of those procedural requirements is essential to ensure
legal certainty and the consistent application of Union law across the Union.
Non-binding guidance could promote a more consistent interpretation of existing Union law
but would not provide a sufficiently predictable and uniform framework for competent
authorities, citizens and economic operators. A Directive would require national transposition,
increasing the risk of divergent implementation and hampering progress towards the objective
of improving legal certainty.
A Regulation therefore provides the most effective means of establishing a common
framework while fully respecting Member States’ competence for housing policy and the
substantive design of housing-related measures.
3. RESULTS OF EX-POST EVALUATIONS, STAKEHOLDER
CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
• Stakeholder consultations
In accordance with the Better Regulation Guidelines, the Commission carried out targeted
consultation activities to complement the extensive public consultation previously undertaken
in 2025 in preparation for the EAHP, which received 13 330 responses.
Between 6 March and 3 April 2026, the Commission organised a Call for Evidence, a targeted
questionnaire and four dedicated workshops with Member States, regions, cities, stakeholders
and experts. The Call for Evidence received 617 contributions and there were 303 responses
to the targeted questionnaire.
The consultations confirmed the presence of broad support for greater legal certainty
regarding the compatibility of housing-related measures with Union law, while emphasising
the need to respect subsidiarity and preserve flexibility for competent authorities. Public
authorities called for a common framework for assessing housing stress and justifying local
measure. Economic operators stressed the importance of proportionality, legal certainty and
evidence-based decision-making, while representatives of tenants, students, social housing
providers and civil society underlined the need for effective tools to safeguard housing
affordability and availability.
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• Collection and use of expertise
The Proposal draws on extensive economic and legal analysis undertaken by the Commission,
including support from the Joint Research Centre and other Commission services.
• Impact assessment
The Proposal is supported by an impact assessment report (SWD(2026) xxx), prepared in
accordance with the Commission’s Better Regulation Guidelines.
Following a negative opinion of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board on 5 June 2026, the impact
assessment was substantially revised. The revised report clarifies the problem definition,
objectives, subsidiarity assessment, policy options and impact analysis, and clarifies that the
initiative is a procedural instrument intended to improve legal certainty rather than a housing-
market intervention. It also strengthens the evidence base, stakeholder analysis, litigation
assessment and monitoring framework. The revised report received a positive opinion with
reservations on 17 July 2026.
The impact assessment examined three policy options in addition to the baseline:
Option 1: consisted of non-binding guidance explaining existing Union law and providing
practical recommendations.
Option 2: the preferred option. It establishes a common framework governing housing-related
measures affecting internal market freedoms. It combines a common methodology for
demonstrating housing stress with requirements concerning justification, proportionality,
transparency and periodic review, while preserving national, regional and local discretion
regarding whether and how to intervene.
Option 3: would have introduced a more prescriptive framework, including mandatory
designation of housing stress areas, harmonised thresholds and housing plans, and more
extensive Union-level harmonisation.
The preferred option is expected to contribute to improving housing affordability and
availability in areas experiencing housing stress by enabling more timely, targeted and
evidence-based action where short-term rentals or other non-primary uses demonstrably
aggravate housing pressures. Where such measures preserve or increase the stock of housing
available for long-term residential use, they can help ease pressure on rents and house prices
and improve access to affordable housing, particularly in constrained local markets.
Residents, including tenants and prospective homebuyers, may therefore benefit from greater
housing availability and reduced affordability pressures, while competent authorities gain
greater legal certainty and citizens and economic operators benefit from clearer and more
consistent safeguards. The price-to-income thresholds focus the framework on areas facing
significant affordability pressures, while the subsequent assessment of local housing-market
conditions ensures that measures respond to actual local circumstances. The Proposal
maintains flexibility for Member States and competent authorities and respects subsidiarity.
Environmental and competitiveness impacts are expected to be limited and mainly indirect.
The Proposal is consistent with the Union’s climate objectives.
• Regulatory fitness and simplification
The Proposal contributes to simplification by establishing a common procedural framework
for assessing housing-related measures affecting the internal market. For measures falling
within its scope, the Proposal clarifies the applicable procedural requirements. Under the
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Proposal, there will no longer be a requirement to notify restrictions on short-term
accommodation rental services under Directive 2006/123/EC, which will reduce repetitive
administrative formalities and improve administrative efficiency. The Proposal complements
Regulation (EU) 2024/1028 and avoids creating overlapping or duplicative administrative
requirements.
The Proposal does not impose direct obligations on businesses. Its effects on Small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and microenterprises are therefore indirect and depend on
the housing-related measures adopted by competent authorities. Greater legal certainty,
transparency and predictability are expected to reduce regulatory uncertainty and compliance
costs for economic operators, particularly those active across several jurisdictions. The overall
impact on competitiveness is expected to be limited and broadly neutral.
The Proposal has been designed in accordance with the Commission’s digital-ready
policymaking principles. It builds on existing data sources, promotes interoperability with the
framework established by Regulation (EU) 2024/1028 and avoids unnecessary reporting
obligations.
The Proposal does not explicitly exempt microenterprises, as it does not impose direct
obligations on service providers. Rather, it establishes the conditions under which competent
authorities may adopt measures affecting certain activities. Short-term rental activity
involving housing not used as a primary residence is often carried out by microenterprises,
which may therefore be indirectly affected by measures adopted by competent authorities
under the framework.
The Proposal would be relevant for SMEs, in particular those active in the short-term rental
and tourism sectors, but does not impose direct obligations or compliance costs on them. Its
effects are expected to be mainly indirect and to vary across sectors. SMEs may nevertheless
be affected by measures adopted by competent authorities under the framework, with the
nature and magnitude of those effects depending on the measures concerned and local market
conditions. But at the same time, SMEs would benefit from greater visibility and
predictability about when, where and for how long restrictions may apply, as well as from
common requirements aimed at ensuring that such measures are evidence-based, necessary
and proportionate. These benefits are particularly relevant for SMEs operating across, or
providing services in, multiple local markets. The overall impact on competitiveness is
expected to be limited and broadly neutral. As the initiative is addressed primarily to
competent authorities rather than businesses, its effects are indirect and depend on local
implementation choices. Greater legal certainty, transparency and predictability are expected
to reduce regulatory uncertainty and compliance costs for economic operators active across
multiple jurisdictions, while any adjustment costs resulting from restrictions introduced in
areas under housing stress are expected to remain localised and sector-specific.
• Fundamental rights
The Proposal respects the rights and principles recognised by the Charter of Fundamental
Rights of the European Union.
By establishing common procedural safeguards governing the justification, transparency and
periodic review of housing-related measures, the Proposal supports the right to good
administration under Article 41 of the Charter.
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The Proposal is expected to contribute indirectly to the objectives set out in Articles 7, 34(3)
and 36 of the Charter by supporting competent authorities in safeguarding housing
affordability and availability, while ensuring full respect of the right to property under Article
17. In particular, measures in the scope of the Proposal are subject to safeguards, including
objective evidence of a significant adverse effect on housing affordability or availability,
territorial targeting, necessity and proportionality, consideration of less restrictive alternatives,
respect for legal certainty and legitimate expectations, appropriate transitional arrangements,
limitations on duration, periodic review and effective judicial protection. The Proposal does
not itself establish any restriction on property ownership or confer on competent authorities
powers to adopt restrictions that are not available to them under national law.
4. BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS
The implementation of this Regulation has limited budgetary implications for the Union
budget. Additional resources are required primarily to support the implementation, monitoring
and evaluation of the new framework, including the preparation of guidance, stakeholder
engagement, legal and policy follow-up, and the maintenance and continued operation of the
existing Mapadomo tool (a housing database). Wherever possible, the Proposal builds on
existing Commission structures, expertise and digital infrastructure and does not establish a
new Union body, funding programme or digital platform. The detailed financial implications
are set out in the Legislative Financial and Digital Statement accompanying this Proposal.
5. OTHER ELEMENTS
• Implementation plans and monitoring, evaluation and reporting arrangements
The Commission will monitor the implementation and application of this Regulation in
cooperation with the Member States and competent authorities. The Commission will assess
the way in which the framework established by this Regulation operates, including the
application of the methodology for demonstrating housing stress, the justification,
proportionality, transparency and review of measures adopted under the Regulation, the
reduction in litigation and successful legal challenges. The evaluation will focus on the
effectiveness of the Union framework and will not assess the housing policy choices made by
competent authorities.
The Commission will evaluate this Regulation no earlier than five years after its entry into
application.
• Detailed explanation of the specific provisions of the Proposal
Chapter I lays down the general provisions. It defines the subject matter and scope of the
Regulation, clarifies its relationship with existing Union legislation, and sets out the key
definitions used throughout the Regulation.
Chapter II establishes the common framework applicable to housing-related measures. It lays
down the methodology for demonstrating housing stress, rules on territorial scope and the
conditions governing non-discrimination, necessity and proportionality. It also establishes
requirements concerning duration, periodic review, transparency and judicial review.
Chapter III contains the final provisions relating to delegated acts, evaluation and review of
the Regulation, and its entry into force and application.
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2026/0268 (COD)
Proposal for a
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
establishing a framework for measures in Member States to safeguard housing
affordability and availability (Affordable Housing Act)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular
Article 114 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee1,
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions2,
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure,
Whereas:
(1) The Union is facing a housing affordability crisis that weakens social cohesion and
threatens the overall competitiveness of the Union. This crisis is affecting a growing
number of households, with a rising number of people facing difficulties in securing
quality housing at an affordable price. This affects, in particular, people in vulnerable
situations, but also increasingly middle-income households. Housing unaffordability
has become a constraint on labour mobility, on access to employment and education
opportunities, and on economic development and competitiveness. Essential workers
and persons undertaking seasonal work away from their usual residence can no longer
afford to live in the communities they serve.
(2) The analysis set out in the Commission staff working document ‘Understanding the
housing crisis’3 demonstrates that although housing affordability challenges are
present across the Union, their severity and underlying drivers vary significantly
between and within Member States. In particular, major urban centres, metropolitan
areas with strong labour market growth and certain areas characterised by high tourism
intensity have experienced sustained imbalances between housing supply and demand.
This has led to rapid increases in purchase prices and rents, and increased risks of
residential displacement.
(3) In those areas, demand for residential property has increased due to long-term
urbanisation trends, concentration of economic activity, changing household structures
1 OJ C , , p. . 2 OJ C , , p. . 3 SWD(2025) 1053 final of 16 December 2025.
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and increasing demand for modern living space. Residential property is also
increasingly used for purposes other than permanent residence. This includes use for
tourist accommodation, such as short-term accommodation rental services, occasional
use and investment. In some municipalities or neighbourhoods under housing stress,
non-primary residences can represent a significant share of the housing stock, and
short-term rental accommodation listings a considerable proportion of the overall
rental stock, with a substantial number of hosts renting several properties under such
short-term contracts. While these additional uses can generate economic and social
benefits, including for households struggling to make ends meet, they may also
aggravate housing demand pressures in some constrained local housing markets by
reducing the availability of dwellings for primary use and putting inflationary pressure
on rents and housing prices. The extent of those effects varies considerably depending
on local housing market conditions and the ability of housing supply to respond to
demand. If the supply response is insufficient, such areas may experience housing
stress, often reflected in a growing disconnect between housing prices and rents, on
the one hand, and household incomes, on the other.
(4) Local housing availability can also be constrained by factors affecting the ability of
housing supply to respond to demand. Such factors include land scarcity, planning and
permitting constraints, labour shortages, transport and infrastructure constraints,
vacant properties, and insufficient investment in housebuilding, including affordable
and social housing. Additional housing supply may also be generated through
renovation, repurposing, repartitioning into more units, and bringing vacant dwellings
back into use. In this context, vacant and underused housing in rural areas may also
provide opportunities to increase housing supply. Sustainable improvements in
housing affordability require an increase in the supply of housing, including in
affordable and social housing.
(5) Competent authorities in areas under housing stress have in recent years been
adopting, or are considering, restrictive measures aimed at preserving housing for
long-term residential use and alleviating pressures on housing affordability and
availability. These include measures aimed at preserving residential property for
primary residential use, whether occupied by the owner or by another person,
including by addressing short-term rental activity or other forms of non-primary
residential use.
(6) This Regulation should neither establish a right under Union law for competent
authorities to restrict property ownership or use nor require, prescribe or encourage the
adoption of any such measure. It should establish the conditions and requirements
applicable where competent authorities choose to adopt measures available to them
under national law for the purpose of safeguarding housing affordability and
availability in areas under housing stress, such as restrictions on non-primary
residential use, requirements reserving affordable residential property for owner-
occupation or for specified categories of households, including first-time buyers or
lower- and middle-income households, measures addressing long-term vacancy, or
declaration requirements regarding intended use prior to acquisition, or authorisation
requirements concerning changes of use from residential to commercial or
professional purposes.
(7) National, regional and local approaches diverge not only as regards the measures
adopted, but also in the concepts and indicators used to identify housing stress, the
thresholds applied, the evidence required and the standards used to assess whether
restrictions are justified. Such divergences are likely to increase as more competent
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authorities take action in response to housing pressures. This fragmentation increases
compliance costs and reduces legal certainty for economic operators active across the
internal market, including online platforms operating across the Union, hosts offering
properties in different Member States and cross-border buyers and investors. It thereby
negatively affects the proper functioning of the internal market.
(8) The legal framework is chiefly regulated under Articles 49, 56 and 63 of the Treaty on
the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and the jurisprudence of the Court of
Justice of the European Union. For short-term accommodation rental services, access
to, or the provision of, such services are regulated by Directive 2006/123/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council4. However, there is a lack of clarity as to what
type of measures comply with Union law principles of justification, non-
discrimination and proportionality.
(9) This Regulation should be applied in full respect of the right to property laid down in
Article 17 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Measures
restricting the acquisition or use of land or residential property may interfere with the
exercise of that right and should therefore be subject to requirements of necessity and
proportionality. In particular, such measures should be based on objective evidence, be
appropriately targeted in their territorial and material scope, not go beyond what is
necessary to achieve the objective pursued, be limited in duration, respect legal
certainty and legitimate expectations and be subject to effective judicial review. For
instance, where measures address long-term vacancy of residential property,
competent authorities should take into account situations in which non-occupation is
justified by the circumstances of the owner or occupier. In particular, full account
should be taken of temporary absence for reasons such as work, education or training,
health, dependency or social emergency. The framework established by this
Regulation should therefore ensure a fair balance between the protection of the right to
property and the public interest in safeguarding access to affordable housing.
(10) At the same time, in applying this Regulation, competent authorities should have
regard to the right to respect for the home as reflected in Article 7 of the Charter, in
accordance with Union law and national laws and practices.
(11) The fact that a measure falls within the scope of this Regulation should not be
understood as implying that that measure is compatible with Union law. The
compatibility of a measure with Union law depends on compliance with the applicable
requirements of necessity and proportionality, having regard to the nature, scope and
effects of the measure and to the circumstances in which it is applied. As follows from
the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, a measure may, for
example, fail to comply with the requirement of non-discrimination where the
discretion available to the competent authority gives rise to a risk of discriminatory
application, including by subjecting nationals of other Member States to more
stringent scrutiny than nationals of the Member State concerned.
(12) The Court of Justice of the European Union has recognised that safeguarding the
availability and affordability of housing may constitute an overriding reason relating
to the public interest capable of justifying restrictions on internal market freedoms,
provided that the measure is suitable and proportionate. However, there are no specific
rules at Union level that govern how competent authorities should demonstrate
4 Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on
services in the internal market (OJ L 376, 27.12.2006, p. 36, ELI:
http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2006/123/oj).
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housing stress and establish that specific temporary measures are justified, suitable and
proportionate. In the absence of a common framework governing the assessment of
such measures, legal uncertainty may arise regarding the conditions under which
housing-related interventions may be introduced, maintained or adapted. This may
increase administrative burden, compliance costs and litigation risks and reduce
predictability for competent authorities, citizens and economic operators.
(13) To improve legal certainty and the functioning of the internal market, it is necessary to
establish a common Union framework governing the assessment of restrictive
measures falling within the scope of Union law that competent authorities adopt to
safeguard housing affordability and availability. That framework should not seek to
harmonise housing policy choices or require competent authorities to intervene in
housing markets. Rather, it should ensure that measures affecting internal market
freedoms are assessed on the basis of common procedural requirements relating to
evidence, transparency, justification and proportionality. It should contribute to greater
predictability for competent authorities, the public and economic operators, while
preserving the ability of competent authorities to adopt measures that are most suited
to local circumstances.
(14) Housing markets are inherently local and often require responses adapted to local
circumstances. Accordingly, competent authorities should retain the ability to
determine whether intervention is necessary and which measures are most appropriate
in light of local housing conditions. At the same time, citizens and economic operators
active across the internal market would benefit from greater transparency and
predictability regarding the conditions under which housing-related measures may be
adopted.
(15) Directive 2006/123/EC establishes general provisions facilitating the exercise of the
freedom of establishment for service providers and the free movement of services.
That Directive applies to access to, or the provision of, short-term accommodation
rental services. This Regulation governs specific aspects of access to, or the provision
of, short-term accommodation rental services. It should apply, instead of Directive
2006/123/EC, to measures adopted by competent authorities which restrict access to,
or the provision of, short-term accommodation rental services, where those measures
are justified by the necessity to safeguard affordability and availability of residential
property. Directive 2006/123/EC should continue to apply to measures restricting the
access to, or the provision of, short-term accommodation rental services, both on
primary and non-primary residences, taken on the grounds of overriding reasons
relating to the public interest other than the necessity to safeguard housing
affordability and availability, for example public policy, public security, public health,
the protection of consumers, the protection of the environment and the urban
environment, the protection of cultural heritage.
(16) In order to limit the negative impact on the internal market of any measure restricting
access to, or the provision of, short-term accommodation rental services or restricting
acquisition and use of land and residential property, such measures should be limited
to areas where the acute pressure on the availability and affordability of residential
property (‘areas under housing stress’) justifies action to safeguard affordability and
availability of residential property, and be as proportionate as possible.
(17) There is no common Union methodology for determining when housing pressures are
sufficient to justify restrictions affecting the internal market on housing affordability
and availability grounds. Several Member States and their regional and local
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authorities use different concepts, indicators, thresholds, territorial units, data sources
and procedures to determine whether an area is under housing stress. Some approaches
focus on affordability indicators, such as price-to-income ratio, rent levels or housing
cost overburden. Others use broader diagnostics, such as the share of secondary homes
or vacant dwellings, the concentration of short-term rentals, the impact on social
housing or the pressure on long-term rental markets. The lack of common, objective
criteria creates legal uncertainty and hinders the assessment of whether measures are
objectively justified, appropriately targeted and proportionate.
(18) It is therefore necessary to establish a common Union approach for determining
whether an area is under housing stress.
(19) Where a competent authority intends to adopt a measure pursuant to this Regulation, it
should assess housing stress in the area concerned on the basis of the price-to-income
ratio and its growth across time, together with other indicators that make it possible to
demonstrate that housing stress is unlikely to ease in the future. The fact that an area
meets the criteria for housing stress should not automatically lead to adoption of any
measure under this Regulation by a competent authority. The decision whether to
intervene, and which measures to adopt, should remain with the competent authority.
(20) Price-to-income ratio measures the affordability of housing by comparing the price of
acquiring a dwelling with household income. By combining the price-to-income ratio
over last 10 years of available data, the competent authority can obtain a more
complete picture of recent affordability dynamics. Comparing price-to-income
indicators across regions and time gives a more nuanced view of both current
affordability pressure and recent affordability dynamics and helps authorities identify
emerging hotspots where price-to-income ratios may still be moderate but
deteriorating rapidly. Thresholds on price-to-income indicate a level of unaffordability
of housing and the persistence and aggravation of the local situation. Price-to-income
ratio can also be used as a proxy for rent-to-income, as there is a positive correlation
between housing prices and rents.
(21) The Commission makes available regularly updated estimated data series that
competent authorities can use for the calculation of the price-to-income ratio when
assessing housing stress under this Regulation. Competent authorities should be able
to use other reliable and sufficiently representative data meeting the requirements of
this Regulation.
(22) To better understand housing pressures in a particular area, in addition to price-to-
income ratio, the competent authority should also assess population trends, as well as
housing supply and demand trends in that area. The evidence should be recent and
geographically relevant and capable of verification. It is only when considered
together that these elements help assess the severity of the housing situation and
identify the specific circumstances, drivers and potential aggravating factors in each
area. The territorial scope of the designation should be delimited as narrowly as the
available evidence allows and might be smaller than the territorial unit at which data is
available.
(23) To ensure that any measure restricting access to, or the provision of, short-term
accommodation rental services or restricting the acquisition and use of land and
residential property complies with Union law, it must be non-discriminatory, justified
by an overriding reason relating to the public interest and proportionate.
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(24) In accordance with the principle of proportionality, competent authorities should
consider the available measures and select those that are suitable to safeguard housing
affordability and availability and are no more restrictive than necessary to achieve that
objective.
(25) Where measures concern the acquisition or use of residential land or residential
property, competent authorities should consider and, where appropriate, use less
restrictive measures than absolute prohibitions of certain acquisitions or uses of
property, such as quantitative caps in areas under housing stress, grandfathering rules,
exceptions for avoidance of undue hardships or fiscal incentives.
(26) In the field of short-term rentals, competent authorities should target the forms of
activity most likely to have an adverse effect on the availability and affordability of
housing for long-term residential use, such as those that are characterised by their
commercial scale. Competent authorities should do so by taking into account objective
criteria such as the number of dwellings offered by a single host, the frequency of the
activity, or comparable indicators.
(27) This Regulation excludes the letting of a host’s primary residence from any
restrictions under its scope. This is because such lettings do not generally remove
housing from the long-term market and should therefore be treated differently from
forms of short-term rental activity that involve the use of housing stock not used as a
primary residence. The exclusion of primary residences from restrictions on short-term
rental activity under this Regulation constitutes a minimum safeguard and competent
authorities may choose to further limit the categories of residential property to which
their measures apply, in line with the principle of proportionality.
(28) Restrictions affecting the acquisition or use of residential property may have indirect
implications, for example on property values, financing conditions or investment.
Such effects will depend on the type, scope and duration of the measures adopted, the
characteristics of the local housing market and the extent to which they are
accompanied by measures to increase housing supply. To ensure that prudential
aspects linked to the measures taken in application of this Regulation are properly
considered, the authority competent to apply this Regulation can consult and cooperate
with the competent authority or the designated authority under point (40) of Article
4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council5
under Article 458(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and under Article 133(3) of
Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council6.
(29) Restrictions affecting internal market freedoms must be suitable for attaining the
objective pursued and must not go beyond what is necessary to achieve it.
Accordingly, the presence of housing stress in a particular area should not in itself
justify the adoption of restrictive measures. Competent authorities should demonstrate,
on the basis of objective evidence, that the activity concerned has had a significant
adverse effect on housing affordability or availability in the area concerned over at
least three years preceding the adoption of the measure and that the measure is
5 Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on
prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No
648/2012 (OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/575/oj).
6 Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access to the
activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms,
amending Directive 2002/87/EC and repealing Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC (OJ L 176,
27.6.2013, p. 338, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2013/36/oj).
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necessary and proportionate in light of the specific circumstances of the area
concerned.
(30) While the use of residential property for the purposes other than the primary residence
adds demand pressure in already constrained housing markets, the supply-demand
mismatch is also driven by insufficient supply of residential housing. Restrictions on
access to, or the provision of, short-term accommodation rental services or on the
acquisition and use of land and residential property for purposes other than primary
residence alone cannot address the structural causes of housing shortages in the long
term. While restrictions that are limited in time and in scope could mitigate housing
demand pressures in the short term, competent authorities should complement any
such restriction with measures to increase housing supply in those areas, in particular
the supply of social and affordable housing.
(31) In areas under housing stress, undertaking brownfield development projects and
making better use of the existing building stock could help increase the supply of
housing, especially in urban areas with limited land for new construction. Building
codes, zoning rules, planning and permitting procedures are key factors where action
by competent authorities could help better match housing demand and supply,
supporting both the construction of new housing and bringing vacant dwellings back
into use, as well as renovating and repurposing non-residential buildings into
dwellings, and reducing under-occupation. To support public authorities, in September
2026 the Commission adopted a Recommendation on housing affordability and supply
in areas under housing stress7, including recommendations on mobilising public and
private investments for housing supply, in particular for housing below market rates.
That Recommendation can also support fighting housing exclusion and contribute to
more inclusive and socially cohesive communities where housing is well connected to
employment, education and essential services.
(32) Regulation (EU) 2024/1028 of the European Parliament and of the Council8
establishes a harmonised framework for the registration of hosts providing short-term
accommodation rental services and for the collection and sharing of data relating to
such services. The availability of reliable and comparable information concerning the
location, duration and intensity of short-term accommodation rental activity is
important for competent authorities when assessing housing market conditions and
determining whether measures affecting such activity are justified, necessary and
proportionate. The data collected pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2024/1028 should
therefore support evidence-based decision-making and facilitate the application of the
proposed regulation.
(33) Measures adopted for the purposes of implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1028
should not fall within the scope of this Regulation. This Regulation should apply only
to other measures which regulate or restrict access to, or the provision of, short-term
accommodation rental services or the acquisition or use of residential property for
purposes other than primary residence on housing affordability grounds. Other
measures relating to residential property and housing, including general rules
governing property ownership and transfer, acquisition through inheritance, gifts and
transfers within families, measures regulating rents under residential tenancy
7 OJ L , , p. . 8 Regulation (EU) 2024/1028 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on data
collection and sharing relating to short-term accommodation rental services and amending Regulation
(EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1028, 29.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1028/oj).
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contracts, housing benefits, taxation measures of general application, building
standards, and planning or zoning rules of general application, should remain outside
the scope of this Regulation where they do not regulate or otherwise have the object or
effect of leading to restrictions falling within its scope.
(34) The effectiveness of Regulation (EU) 2024/1028 is essential to ensure the reliability
and completeness of the information competent authorities use when assessing
housing pressures and the impact of short-term accommodation rental activity.
Listings that do not comply with the requirements related to registration laid down in
that Regulation undermine the quality of the available information and may hamper
the effective enforcement of national, regional and local rules applicable to short-term
accommodation rental services. It is therefore important that competent authorities are
able, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1028, to require providers of online
short-term rental platforms to remove or disable access without undue delay to listings
that do not comply with those requirements.
(35) Competent authorities should uphold the principles of legal certainty, transparency, the
protection of legitimate expectations and effective judicial protection. Natural and
legal persons affected by measures adopted by competent authorities pursuant to this
Regulation should benefit from appropriate procedural safeguards and have access to
effective judicial review of those measures.
(36) In order to protect legal certainty and legitimate expectations, where competent
authorities adopt measures restricting the acquisition or use of residential propertyor
land, any condition linked to the acquisition should apply only to property acquired
after the date of application of the measure. Persons who acquired property before that
date should therefore not be subject to new restrictions linked to that acquisition
imposed under this Regulation.
(37) To ensure that measures adopted pursuant to this Regulation do not remain in force for
longer than necessary, they should be adopted for a period not exceeding five years,
with a possibility to extend them following a review. Competent authorities should
review them at regular intervals to verify that the conditions set out in this Regulation
continue to be fulfilled. Where those conditions are no longer met, the measures
should be withdrawn without undue delay.
(38) In order to ensure an accurate measurement of housing affordability pressures, the
power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the
Commission to amend data, thresholds, indicators and methodology used for
calculation of price-to-income ratio where objective developments, demonstrated by
relevant statistical or other reliable evidence, make such amendments necessary. It is
of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations
during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be
conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional
Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making9. In particular, to ensure equal
participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the
Council should receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and
their experts should systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert
groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
9 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_interinstit/2016/512/oj.
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(39) In order to assess the impact of this Regulation on the functioning of the internal
market and on the housing affordability and availability in Member States, the
Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Regulation.
(40) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to improve the conditions for the
establishment and functioning of the internal market by providing a common
framework for measures in Member States to safeguard the affordability and
availability of housing, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can
rather, by reason of the scale and effects of the action, be better achieved at Union
level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity
as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the
principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go
beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives,
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Chapter 1
General provisions
Article 1
Subject matter
This Regulation establishes a common framework for measures taken by competent
authorities to safeguard housing affordability and availability with a view to improving the
conditions for the establishment and functioning of the internal market. It lays down common
rules to ensure that measures taken pursuant to this Regulation are justified, transparent,
proportionate and subject to review.
Article 2
Scope
1. This Regulation applies to the following measures taken by competent authorities,
where those measures are justified by the necessity to safeguard housing affordability
and availability:
(a) measures restricting access to, or the provision of, short-term
accommodation rental services in residential property;
(b) measures restricting the acquisition or use of land and residential
property that is not acquired or used for the purpose of a primary
residence, whether occupied by the owner or by another person.
2. This Regulation does not apply to measures taken solely for overriding reasons
relating to the public interest other than the need to safeguard housing affordability
and availability.
Article 3
Relationship with other Union acts
1. The measures referred to in Article 2(1), point (a) shall not be subject to Directive
2006/123/EC, including the notification obligation laid down in Article 15(7) of that
Directive.
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2. This Regulation does not apply to any measures taken by competent authorities for
the sole purpose of applying the provisions on registration laid down in Chapter II of
Regulation (EU) 2024/1028.
Article 4
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
(1) ‘competent authority’ means a national, regional or local authority of a Member State
that is competent to apply this Regulation, including to take measures restricting
access to, or the provision of, short-term accommodation rental services or restricting
the acquisition or use of land and residential property;
(2) ‘area under housing stress’ means a clearly delimited subnational geographical area
where a mismatch between housing supply and housing demand gives rise to
observable pressures on the housing market, on the basis of an assessment carried out
by the competent authority in accordance with Article 6;
(3) ‘residential property’ means immovable property intended for housing purposes;
(4) ‘primary residence’ means the residential property in which a natural person
continues habitually to reside, and where the habitual centre of their interest is also
situated, as further defined under national law;
(5) ‘price-to-income ratio' means the ratio between the representative price of a dwelling
of average size in a specific area, expressed in euro, and the representative disposable
income per capita, expressed in euro;
(6) ‘dwelling’ means a residential unit which may consist of one or several rooms
designed for the occupation of households;
(7) ‘acquisition‘ means the acquisition of ownership of residential property, excluding
transfers by way of succession, pursuant to a matrimonial property regime or the
division or distribution of an estate, corporate reorganisations that do not result in a
change in beneficial ownership, and the realisation of security by a creditor;
(8) ‘short-term accommodation rental service’ means short-term accommodation rental
service as defined in Article 3(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1028;
(9) ‘host’ means host as defined in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1028;
(10) ‘measures’ means provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in
Member States.
Chapter 2
Measures to safeguard housing affordability and availability
Article 5
Requirements for measures to safeguard housing affordability and availability
1. A competent authority may take any of the following measures, to the extent they are
justified by the necessity to safeguard housing affordability and availability, and
provided that those measures comply with the requirements laid down in Articles 6
to 10:
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(a) measures restricting access to, or the provision of, short-term
accommodation rental services in residential property other than the
host’s primary residence;
(b) measures restricting the acquisition or use of land and residential
property that is not acquired or used for the purpose of primary residence,
whether occupied by the owner or by another person.
2. Measures restricting access to, or the provision of, short-term accommodation rental
services solely on the grounds of safeguarding housing affordability and availability
under this Regulation apply only to accommodation that is not provided by a host in
its primary residence.
Article 6
Assessment of housing stress
1. The competent authority shall assess whether the area in which it intends to take
measures meets the following criteria for being considered an area under housing
stress:
(a) the price-to-income ratio is equal to or exceeds the threshold of eight,
corresponding to eight years of disposable per-capita income to purchase
a dwelling of average size in the residential building stock of the area
concerned;
(b) the price-to-income ratio has increased over the period covering the most
recent 10 years of available data;
(c) in the absence of the measure, the housing stress is unlikely to ease
during the next three years following its adoption based on assessment of
the following elements:
(i) population dynamics;
(ii) supply of housing;
(iii) demand for housing.
2. Where the price-to-income ratio is equal to or exceeds the threshold of 10, paragraph
1, point (b), shall not apply.
3. When assessing whether an area meets the criteria set out in paragraph 1, the
competent authority shall base its assessment on objective, transparent and verifiable
data, and in compliance with sound statistical principles.
4. The price-to-income ratio shall be calculated using data, thresholds, indicators and
methodology specified in the Annex. Competent authorities may use alternative data
at a more granular level, provided that they can demonstrate that the resulting price-
to-income ratio is consistent with the thresholds referred to in paragraph 1, point (a),
and paragraph 2.
5. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 15
to amend paragraph 1, point (a), and paragraph 2 of this Article, as regards the
thresholds, and the Annex, as regards the data, thresholds, indicators and
methodology used for calculation, where objective developments, demonstrated by
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relevant statistical or other reliable evidence, make such amendments necessary to
ensure an accurate measurement of housing affordability pressures.
Article 7
Territorial scope of an area under housing stress
The territorial scope of an area under housing stress referred to in Article 6 shall not exceed
what is necessary to safeguard housing affordability and availability. Such areas may be
districts, municipalities, metropolitan areas, functional urban areas, agglomerations, rural
areas or any part thereof.
Article 8
Non-discrimination
The measures shall not be directly or indirectly discriminatory between nationals of Member
States on grounds of nationality or, in the case of legal persons established in a Member State,
on grounds of their Member State of establishment.
Article 9
Necessity
1. The measures may only be taken if they are justified by the need to safeguard
housing affordability and availability in the areas under housing stress referred to in
Article 6.
2. A competent authority shall take measures referred to in Article 5(1), point (a), only
where it can demonstrate that the provision of short-term accommodation rental
services in the area under housing stress has had a significant adverse effect on the
availability or affordability of housing in that area over at least three years preceding
the adoption of the measure. Where available, the competent authority shall take into
account data obtained pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2024/1028.
3. A competent authority shall take measures referred to in Article 5(1), point (b), only
where it can demonstrate that acquisition and use of land and residential property for
purposes other than primary residence in the area under housing stress has had a
significant adverse effect on the availability or affordability of housing in that area
over at least three years preceding the adoption of the measure.
4. Measures referred to in Article 5(1), point (b) concerning long-term vacancy shall
not apply where non occupation is justified, including by reasons of temporary
absence for work, education or training, health, ongoing succession proceedings,
legal impediment to occupation or inhabitability.
Article 10
Proportionality
1. The measures shall be suitable for attaining the objective pursued, shall not go
beyond what is necessary to attain that objective and shall meet the following
requirements:
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(a) they are territorially limited to the area under housing stress and, where
appropriate, calibrated to different levels of housing stress within the
area;
(b) they are based on an assessment that no other less restrictive measure
would be sufficient to improve housing affordability and availability in
an equally effective manner within a reasonable period;
(c) they comply with the principles of legal certainty and the protection of
legitimate expectations;
(d) for measures referred to in Article 5(1), point (a), they are calibrated to
forms of short-term accommodation rental activity that, by reason of their
scale, frequency or commercial character, are more likely to reduce the
availability of housing for long-term residential use;
(e) for measures referred to in Article 5(1), point (a), the competent authority
applies and enforces Regulation (EU) 2024/1028 in the relevant
geographical area, in particular its provisions on registration, including
suspension and withdrawal of registration numbers, verification, data-
sharing and orders requiring the removal or disabling of listings without a
registration number, with an invalid registration number or involving
misuse of a registration number;
(f) for measures referred to in Article 5(1), point (b), insofar as they impose
restrictions on the acquisition of residential property and land, they apply
only to property and land acquired after the date of application of the
measure;
(g) for measures referred to in Article 5(1), point (b) relating to long-term
vacancy, they are calibrated, on the basis of objective criteria, to the
nature and extent of long-term vacancymost likely to reduce the
availability of housing for long-term residential use, taking into account
in particular the number of dwellings held by the same owner in the area
concerned, the duration of non-occupation or acquisition by legal
persons.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, where measures affect existing lawful situations,
they shall include appropriate transitional arrangements.
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Procedural safeguards and judicial review
Natural and legal persons affected by the measures taken pursuant to Article 5 shall have
access to appropriate procedural safeguards and to effective judicial review of those measures,
including the possibility to challenge the assessments carried out by the competent authority
to ensure compliance with Articles 6 to 10.
Article 12
Duration and review of measures
1. Measures shall be adopted for a period not exceeding five years. They may be
extended where, following the review referred to in paragraph 2, the competent
authority concludes that the requirements laid down in Articles 6 to 10 continue to be
fulfilled.
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2. A competent authority shall regularly review whether a measure referred to in Article
5 continues to comply with the requirements laid down in Articles 6 to 10. The first
review shall be carried out within five years from the date of adoption of the
measure.
3. Where, following the review, a competent authority concludes that a measure no
longer fulfils the requirements laid down in Articles 6 to 10, it shall withdraw that
measure without undue delay.
Article 13
Publication of the measures
1. A competent authority shall make publicly available information on any measure
adopted pursuant to Article 5, and on the extension, amendment or withdrawal of the
measure, before its entry into force.
2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall include:
(a) the assessments carried out by the competent authority to ensure
compliance with Articles 6 to 10;
(b) the precise territorial scope of the area under housing stress and of the
measure;
(c) the duration of the measure.
Chapter 3
Final provisions
Article 14
Existing measures
This Regulation shall not apply to measures adopted before … [PO please insert the date: the
date of entry into force]. However, a competent authority may review such measures in
accordance with this Regulation.
Article 15
Exercise of the delegation
1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the
conditions laid down in this Article 6(3).
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 6(3) shall be conferred on the
Commission for an indeterminate period of time from … [PO please insert the date:
the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 6(3) may be revoked at any time by
the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to
the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day
following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European
Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any
delegated acts already in force.
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4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by
each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the
Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making.
5. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to
the European Parliament and to the Council.
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 6(3) shall enter into force only if no
objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council
within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament
and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and
the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That
period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament
or of the Council.
Article 16
Evaluation
By … [PO, please insert the date: same day and month as the date of entry into force plus 5
years], the Commission shall evaluate the impact of this Regulation on the functioning of the
internal market and on housing affordability and availability and shall submit a report on its
main findings to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social
Committee and the Committee of the Regions.
Article 17
Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in
the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels,
For the European Parliament For the Council
The President The President
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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL AND DIGITAL STATEMENT
Contents
1. FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE ............................................... 20
1.1. Title of the proposal/initiative .................................................................................... 20
1.2. Policy area(s) concerned ............................................................................................ 20
1.3. Objective(s) ................................................................................................................ 20
1.3.1. General objective(s) ................................................................................................... 20
1.3.2. Specific objective(s) ................................................................................................... 20
1.3.3. Expected result(s) and impact .................................................................................... 20
1.3.4. Indicators of performance .......................................................................................... 21
1.4. The proposal/initiative relates to: ............................................................................... 22
1.5. Grounds for the proposal/initiative ............................................................................ 23
1.5.1. Requirement(s) to be met in the short or long term including a detailed timeline for
roll-out of the implementation of the initiative .......................................................... 23
1.5.2. Added value of EU involvement (it may result from different factors, e.g.
coordination gains, legal certainty, greater effectiveness or complementarities). For
the purposes of this section 'added value of EU involvement' is the value resulting
from EU action, that is additional to the value that would have been otherwise
created by Member States alone. ............................................................................... 23
1.5.3. Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past ................................................ 24
1.5.4. Compatibility with the multiannual financial framework and possible synergies with
other appropriate instruments ..................................................................................... 24
1.5.5. Assessment of the different available financing options, including scope for
redeployment .............................................................................................................. 24
1.6. Duration of the proposal/initiative and of its financial impact .................................. 24
1.7. Method(s) of budget implementation planned ........................................................... 25
2. MANAGEMENT MEASURES................................................................................. 25
2.1. Monitoring and reporting rules .................................................................................. 25
2.2. Management and control system(s) ........................................................................... 26
2.2.1. Justification of the budget implementation method(s), the funding implementation
mechanism(s), the payment modalities and the control strategy proposed ................ 26
2.2.2. Information concerning the risks identified and the internal control system(s) set up
to mitigate them.......................................................................................................... 26
2.2.3. Estimation and justification of the cost-effectiveness of the controls (ratio between
the control costs and the value of the related funds managed), and assessment of the
expected levels of risk of error (at payment & at closure) ......................................... 26
2.3. Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities .............................................................. 26
3. ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE ............ 28
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3.1. Heading(s) of the multiannual financial framework and expenditure budget line(s)
affected ....................................................................................................................... 28
3.2. Estimated financial impact of the proposal on appropriations ................................... 30
3.2.1. Summary of estimated impact on operational appropriations.................................... 30
3.2.1.1. Appropriations from voted budget ............................................................................. 30
3.2.2. Estimated output funded from operational appropriations (not to be completed for
decentralised agencies)............................................................................................... 33
3.2.3. Summary of estimated impact on administrative appropriations ............................... 35
3.2.3.1. Appropriations from voted budget .............................................................................. 35
3.2.4. Estimated requirements of human resources.............................................................. 35
3.2.4.1. Financed from voted budget....................................................................................... 35
3.2.5. Overview of estimated impact on digital technology-related investments ................ 38
3.2.6. Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework.............................. 39
3.2.7. Third-party contributions ........................................................................................... 39
3.3. Estimated impact on revenue ..................................................................................... 39
4. Digital dimensions ..................................................................................................... 42
4.1. Requirements of digital relevance ..................................................................................... 42
4.2. Data ................................................................................................................................... 42
4.3. Digital solutions ................................................................................................................ 44
4.4. Interoperability assessment ............................................................................................... 45
4.5. Measures to support digital implementation ..................................................................... 46
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1. FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE
1.1. Title of the proposal/initiative
Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework
for measures in Member States to safeguard housing affordability and availability
(Affordable Housing Act)
1.2. Policy area(s) concerned
Affordable housing
Internal Market
Better regulation and evidence-based policymaking
Data and monitoring
1.3. Objective(s)
1.3.1. General objective(s)
General Objective 1: To improve legal certainty, transparency and predictability
regarding the compatibility with Union law of housing-related measures affecting the
internal market.
General Objective 2: To ensure that restrictions to the internal market are
proportionate and a measure of last resort by providing a common methodological
approach that encourages public authorities to consider both demand-side measures
and housing supply, within the limits of EU competence.
1.3.2. Specific objective(s)
Specific objective No
Specific Objective 1.1: Ensure that areas under stress are identified by using
common, evidence-based and transparent criteria to determine when housing
affordability and availability can justify public intervention
Specific Objective 1.2: Establish common procedural requirements governing the
proportionality of specific housing-related interventions affecting the internal market.
Specific Objective 2.1: Support competent authorities in identifying appropriate
measures to increase housing supply in and around areas under housing stress.
1.3.3. Expected result(s) and impact
Specify the effects which the proposal/initiative should have on the
beneficiaries/groups targeted.
The main direct benefits of the Proposal are improved legal certainty,
transparency, predictability and consistency in the application of Union law. A
common methodology, procedural safeguards, publication requirements and periodic
review would support competent authorities in identifying areas under housing stress
and provide a clearer and more structured basis for assessing whether housing-related
restrictions affecting internal market freedoms are justified and proportionate. This is
expected to reduce regulatory uncertainty, administrative burden, compliance costs
and avoidable litigation for competent authorities, citizens and economic operators.
Data made available under Regulation (EU) 2024/1028 would further strengthen the
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evidence available for assessing the contribution of short-term rental activity to local
housing pressures, where relevant. Effects on housing affordability and availability
would be indirect, local and dependent on implementation choices by competent
authorities and wider housing market conditions. Residents in areas under housing
stress may benefit where better targeted measures are adopted alongside action to
address housing supply constraints.
1.3.4. Indicators of performance
Specify the indicators for monitoring progress and achievements.
Monitoring will focus on the operation of the governance framework, including the
use and review of the criteria to assess housing stress, the availability and use of
evidence underpinning the identification of areas under housing stress and the
measures adopted, developments in the number and grounds of legal challenges,
including successful challenges relating to evidential or procedural deficiencies
addressed by the Regulation, and whether supply-side considerations are reflected in
local responses to housing stress.
Indicator Objective Baseline Target Data source
KPI 1:
% of
competent
authorities
assessing
housing
stress using
the common
criteria
Effectiveness
– whether the
initiative
succeeds in
persuading
local
authorities to
base the
assessment
on the criteria
proposed
0%
Existing
areas under
housing
stress cannot
be considered
a baseline for
this KPI as
they all use a
different
approach to
the one
proposed
100% Publication by
Member
States/competent
authorities; national
or local publication
of measures
KPI 2:
Share of
measures
renewed or
terminated in
accordance
with the
framework
Impact and
Effectiveness
– whether the
initiative
succeeds in
maintaining
measures
only if
justified by
housing
pressures
Number of
areas under
housing
stress
identified
using the
common
criteria
established
under the
new initiative
75% Publication by
Member
States/competent
authorities; national
or local publication
of measures
KPI 3:
Reduction in
litigation and
successful
Impact and
efficiency -
the initiative
reduces legal
n.a. A measurable
reduction,
over the
evaluation
National court
databases;
administrative
appeal bodies;
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legal
challenges
(Absolute
number & in
%)
uncertainty,
litigation risk
and related
administrativ
e burdens
period, in the
number of
successful
legal
challenges
based on
insufficient
justification,
discriminatio
n or
disproportion
ality
Commission
complaint handling
KPI 4:
Share of
measures
accompanied
by housing
supply
measures (in
absolute
number and
in %)
Impact and
effectiveness
The initiative
effectively
supports
competent
authorities
with the
selection of
interventions
that are
appropriate to
local housing
conditions
and
contribute
effectively
and
proportionate
ly to
addressing
identified
housing
pressures
0%
Existing
areas under
housing
stress cannot
be considered
a baseline for
this KPI as
they all use a
different
approach to
the one
proposed
The number
of housing
affordability
plans or
equivalent
measures to
increase
housing
supply in
areas under
stress
increases
over time
Publication by
Member
States/competent
authorities; national
or local publication
of measures
1.4. The proposal/initiative relates to:
☒ a new action
¨ a new action following a pilot project / preparatory action19
¨ the extension of an existing action
¨ a merger or redirection of one or more actions towards another/a new action
19 As referred to in Article 58(2), point (a) or (b) of the Financial Regulation.
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1.5. Grounds for the proposal/initiative
1.5.1. Requirement(s) to be met in the short or long term including a detailed timeline for
roll-out of the implementation of the initiative
The proposal establishes a common Union framework governing the assessment,
under Union law, of measures adopted by competent authorities to safeguard housing
affordability and availability where such measures affect the internal market. It lays
down a common methodology for assessing housing stress and common procedural
requirements governing the justification, proportionality, transparency and review of
those measures.
Following the entry into force of the Regulation, Member State authorities will be
responsible for its application and compliance with the publication and review
requirements laid down in the Regulation. The Commission will support
implementation by making available relevant data, including through the Mapadomo
database where appropriate, providing guidance and facilitating exchanges with
Member States and stakeholders.
Once the Regulation becomes applicable, competent authorities may adopt, amend or
review measures in accordance with the common framework established by the
Regulation. The Commission will monitor the implementation and application of the
Regulation and evaluate its effectiveness in accordance with the review clause.
1.5.2. Added value of EU involvement (it may result from different factors, e.g.
coordination gains, legal certainty, greater effectiveness or complementarities). For
the purposes of this section 'added value of EU involvement' is the value resulting
from EU action, that is additional to the value that would have been otherwise
created by Member States alone.
Reasons for action at EU level (ex-ante)
The need for Union action arises because, while housing policy remains primarily a
national, regional and local competence, the compatibility of housing-related
measures affecting the internal market with Union law is governed by EU rules and
interpreted by the Court of Justice of the European Union.
The CJEU jurisprudence remains limited, case-specific and therefore it does
not establish common methodologies for identifying housing stress, assessing causal
links, defining territorial scope, determining duration or evaluating effectiveness. It
does not and cannot establish a common methodology or procedural framework for
assessing housing stress or for demonstrating that housing-related measures affecting
the internal market are justified. Nor can individual Member States, acting alone,
ensure a coherent and consistent approach.
Expected generated EU added value (ex-post)
The added value of Union action is therefore to establish a common procedural
framework that reconciles local flexibility with shared safeguards ensuring coherence
with Union law. The initiative does not create a new area of Union competence or a
new obligation to assess housing-related measures. Rather, it establishes a
common methodology and procedural framework for applying existing Union law
requirements. The initiative provides common conditions for identifying housing
stress and for assessing the justification and proportionality of housing-related
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measures, while preserving the discretion of competent authorities to decide whether
intervention is necessary, which measures to adopt and how they should be designed.
It improves legal certainty, transparency and predictability without harmonising
substantive housing policies or replacing national, regional or local competences.
1.5.3. Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past
Experience gained in implementing internal market legislation has shown that
common legal frameworks are most effective when accompanied by timely guidance,
structured dialogue with Member States and consistent monitoring of
implementation. These activities reduce legal uncertainty, facilitate compliance and
help prevent unnecessary infringement proceedings. The proposal therefore requires
adequate human and financial resources to support implementation, while relying as
far as possible on existing Commission expertise and digital tools.
1.5.4. Compatibility with the multiannual financial framework and possible synergies with
other appropriate instruments
The proposal is compatible with the Multiannual Financial Framework.
The expenditure concerns:
– data infrastructure and governance
– implementation, monitoring and evaluation
– legislative follow-up
– stakeholder engagement.
The costs are comparable to other Union initiatives establishing common
frameworks and evidence infrastructures, such as European statistics, data
governance and interoperability frameworks.
The activities to be financed in support of the implementation of the present proposal
will benefit from synergies with other horizontal activities in the area of economic
modelling.
1.5.5. Assessment of the different available financing options, including scope for
redeployment
Following the assessment of different available financing options the Commission
concluded the resources could be obtained from redeployment from relevant housing
funding programmes under the current MFF and from Heading 7 share allocated to
other funding programmes. There is no specific budget line or spending programme
dedicated to housing in the current MFF.
1.6. Duration of the proposal/initiative and of its financial impact
☐ limited duration
– ☐ in effect from [DD/MM]YYYY to [DD/MM]YYYY
– ¨ financial impact from YYYY to YYYY for commitment appropriations and
from YYYY to YYYY for payment appropriations.
☒ unlimited duration after 20 days from the publication of the Proposal in the
Official Journal,
– Implementation as
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– followed by full-scale operation.
1.7. Method(s) of budget implementation planned20
☒ Direct management by the Commission
– ☒ by its departments, including by its staff in the Union delegations;
– ¨ by the executive agencies
¨ Shared management with the Member States
¨ Indirect management by entrusting budget implementation tasks to:
– ¨ third countries or the bodies they have designated
– ¨ international organisations and their agencies (to be specified)
– ¨ the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund
– ¨ bodies referred to in Articles 70 and 71 of the Financial Regulation
– ¨ public law bodies
– ¨ bodies governed by private law with a public service mission to the extent that
they are provided with adequate financial guarantees
– ¨ bodies governed by the private law of a Member State that are entrusted with the
implementation of a public-private partnership and that are provided with
adequate financial guarantees
– ¨ bodies or persons entrusted with the implementation of specific actions in the
common foreign and security policy pursuant to Title V of the Treaty on
European Union, and identified in the relevant basic act
– ¨ bodies established in a Member State, governed by the private law of a Member
State or Union law and eligible to be entrusted, in accordance with sector-specific
rules, with the implementation of Union funds or budgetary guarantees, to the
extent that such bodies are controlled by public law bodies or by bodies governed
by private law with a public service mission, and are provided with adequate
financial guarantees in the form of joint and several liability by the controlling
bodies or equivalent financial guarantees and which may be, for each action,
limited to the maximum amount of the Union support.
Comments
n/a
2. MANAGEMENT MEASURES
2.1. Monitoring and reporting rules
The tasks directly implemented by the Task Force Housing (TFH) related to the
monitoring of the implementation and application of the proposal, will follow the
annual cycle of planning and monitoring, as implemented in the Commission,
including reporting through the Annual Activity Report of DG ENER.
20 Details of budget implementation methods and references to the Financial Regulation may be found on
the BUDGpedia site: https://myintracomm.ec.europa.eu/corp/budget/financial-rules/budget-
implementation/Pages/implementation-methods.aspx.
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2.2. Management and control system(s)
2.2.1. Justification of the budget implementation method(s), the funding implementation
mechanism(s), the payment modalities and the control strategy proposed
The implementation of the Regulation will primarily be the responsibility of the
competent authorities that decide to adopt housing-related measures falling within its
scope. The Regulation does not require the establishment of new national
administrative structures or Union bodies but lays down common procedural
requirements governing the assessment, justification, proportionality, transparency
and review of such measures.
For the Commission, the proposal will entail tasks relating to supporting
implementation, including the preparation of guidance, stakeholder dialogue,
monitoring and evaluation of the application of the Regulation, and, where
appropriate, enforcement of Union law. These activities will be carried out by the
Housing Task Force and other relevant Commission services, making use, where
possible, of existing administrative structures and digital tools. The proposed
implementation method therefore represents the most efficient and proportionate
means of achieving the objectives of the initiative while limiting additional
administrative costs.
2.2.2. Information concerning the risks identified and the internal control system(s) set up
to mitigate them
The principal implementation risk is the inconsistent application of the Regulation by
competent authorities, which could reduce legal certainty and predictability across
the Union. A further operational risk is that the reference data made available
through Mapadomo may not remain sufficiently up to date to support the assessment
of housing stress where such data are used.
These risks will be mitigated through the preparation of Commission guidance,
regular exchanges with Member States and stakeholders, monitoring of the
application of the Regulation, and, where appropriate, the use of the Commission’s
enforcement powers under the Treaties. The Commission will also ensure the
maintenance and periodic updating of the relevant tools using available data sources
and existing administrative resources.
2.2.3. Estimation and justification of the cost-effectiveness of the controls (ratio between
the control costs and the value of the related funds managed), and assessment of the
expected levels of risk of error (at payment & at closure)
The initiative requires managing by the Commission service funds required to
maintain and manage the database and its correct application, however the cost-
effectiveness of the controls cannot be estimated at this stage.
The task assigned to the TFH will be implemented following the already existing
control system and the cost of controls is expected to remain minimal.
2.3. Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities
The initiative includes limited funds implemented through direct management mode.
No public procurement procedures are foreseen at this stage (e.g. for monitoring or
evaluation purposes).
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DG ENER has adopted an Anti-Fraud Strategy (AFS) and an action plan, based on
the Commission AFS. A risk assessment is carried out every year internally to
identify areas most vulnerable to fraud, the controls in place and the actions
necessary to improve the capacity of DG ENER and the TFH to prevent, detect and
correct fraud.
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3. ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE
The estimated impact on expenditure and staffing for 2028 and beyond is added for
illustrative purposes only and does not pre-judge the next Multiannual Financial
Framework. The source of financing and scope of Union financial commitment in the
post-2027 period remain subject to the outcome of interinstitutional negotiations on
the MFF 2028-2034 and thereafter shall be determined through the annual budgetary
procedure. All appropriations and staffing allocations as of 2028 are indicative.
3.1. Heading(s) of the multiannual financial framework and expenditure budget
line(s) affected
The Proposal and its correct implementation will rely on the existing Commission
housing database Mapadomo developed jointly by ECFIN and JRC, which provides
granular NUTS 3 and LAU data on housing stocks and transaction prices and
supports the price-to-income indicator used to identify areas under housing stress.
This database is therefore a key digital enabling asset, allowing competent authorities
to reuse comparable Commission-held data and supporting consistent, evidence-
based implementation without establishing a separate AHA database. The database
requires continued maintenance and updating by Commission staff; these resource
needs are indicated in the tables below.
In addition, the proposed expenditure will be required to support the implementation
of the present proposal via stakeholder engagement (meetings with local and national
authorities, expert working groups), studies and evaluations.
• Existing budget lines
In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines.
Heading
of
multiann
ual
financial
framewo
rk
Budget line
Type of
expendit
ure
Contribution
Number
Diff./No
n-diff.21
from
EFTA
countri
es22
from
candidat
e
countrie
s and
potential
candidat
es23
From
other
third
countri
es
other
assigned
revenue
Several budget lines, including budget
line 03.0202 - Improving the
competitiveness of enterprises,
particularly SMEs, and supporting
their access to markets 24
Diff. and
Non-
diff.
NO NO NO NO
21 Diff. = Differentiated appropriations / Non-diff. = Non-differentiated appropriations. 22 EFTA: European Free Trade Association 23 Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential candidates from the Western Balkans. 24 The appropriations needed in 2027 will be fully financed through redeployment within relevant existing
programmes in headings 1, 2 and 3 of the multiannual financial framework. The estimated
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3.2. Estimated financial impact of the proposal on appropriations
3.2.1. Summary of estimated impact on operational appropriations
– ¨ The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational appropriations
– ☒ The proposal/initiative requires the use of operational appropriations, as explained below
3.2.1.1. Appropriations from voted budget
EUR million (to three decimal places)
Heading of multiannual financial framework Number
DG: ENER
Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year TOTA
L MFF
2028-
2034 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034
Operational appropriations
Budget line 25
Commitmen
ts
(1a
) 0.68
1.00
0
1.00
0
1.00
0
1.00
0
1.00
0
1.00
0
1.00
0 7.000
Payments (2a
) 0.68
1.00
0
1.00
0
1.00
0
1.00
0
1.00
0
1.00
0
1.00
0 7.000
Budget line 03.0202 - Improving the competitiveness
of enterprises, particularly SMEs, and supporting their
access to markets
Commitmen
ts
(1b
)
0.32 0
Payments (2b
)
0.32 0
Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes26
25 The appropriations needed in 2027 will be fully financed through redeployment within relevant existing programmes in headings 1, 2 and 3 of the multiannual
financial framework, in particular under chapter 03.02 (Single Market Programme) for Mapadomo and line 06.200401 for Mapadomo maintenance. The estimated
appropriations as of 2028 are indicative and the source of financing and scope remain subject to the outcome of interinstitutional negotiations on the MFF 2028-2034.
26 Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former ‘BA’ lines), indirect research, direct research.
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Budget line (3)
0
TOTAL appropriations Commitmen
ts
=1
a+
1b
+3
1.000 1.00
0
1.00
0
1.00
0
1.00
0
1.00
0
1.00
0
1.00
0 7.000
for DG ENER Payments
=2
a+
2b
+3
1.000 1.00
0
1.00
0
1.00
0
1.00
0
1.00
0
1.00
0
1.00
0 7.000
Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year TOTAL
MFF
2028-
2034
2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034
TOTAL
operational
appropriations
Commitments (4) 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 7.000
Payments (5) 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 7.000
TOTAL appropriations of an
administrative nature financed
from the envelope for specific
programmes
(6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL
appropriations
under HEADINGs
Commitments =4+6 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 7.000
of the multiannual
financial
framework
Payments =5+6 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 7.000
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Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year TOTAL
MFF
2028-
2034
2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034
TOTAL
operational
appropriations
Commitments (4) 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 7.000
Payments (5) 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 7.000
TOTAL appropriations of an
administrative nature financed
from the envelope for specific
programmes
(6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL
appropriations
under HEADING
1 to 3
Payments =4+6 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 7.000
of the multiannual
financial
framework
=5+6 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 7.000
Heading of multiannual financial framework 4 ‘Administrative expenditure’27
DG: ENER
Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year TOTAL
MFF
2028-
2034
2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034
Ÿ Human resources 0.582 0.582 0.582 0.582 0.582 0.582 0.582 0.582 4.07
Ÿ Other administrative expenditure 0.018 0.018 0.018 0.018 0.018 0.018 0.018 0.018 0.13
27 The necessary appropriations should be determined using the annual average cost figures available on the appropriate BUDGpedia webpage.
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TOTAL DG
ENER Appropriations 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 4.20
EUR million (to three decimal places)
Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year TOTAL
MFF
2028-2034 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034
TOTAL
appropriations under
HEADINGS 1 to 428
Commitments 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 11.20
of the multiannual
financial framework Payments 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 11.20
The estimated impact on expenditure and staffing for 2028 and beyond is added for illustrative purposes only and does not pre-judge the next
Multiannual Financial Framework. The source of financing and scope of Union financial commitment in the post-2027 period remain subject to
the outcome of interinstitutional negotiations on the MFF 2028-2034 and thereafter shall be determined through the annual budgetary procedure.
All appropriations and staffing allocations as of 2028 are indicative.
3.2.2. Estimated output funded from operational appropriations (not to be completed for decentralised agencies)
Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places)
Indicate
objectives
and outputs
Year
2028
Year
2029
Year
2030
Year
2031
Enter as many years as necessary to
show the duration of the impact
(see Section1.6)
TOTAL
OUTPUTS
28 Headings 1-7 in 2027
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ò Type
29
Aver
age
cost
N o
Cost N o
Cost N o
Cost N o Cos
t N o Cos
t N o
Cost N o
Cost Tota
l No
Total
cost
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE
No 130…
- Output
- Output
- Output
Subtotal for specific
objective No 1
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE
No 2 ...
- Output
Subtotal for specific
objective No 2
TOTALS
29 Outputs are products and services to be supplied (e.g. number of student exchanges financed, number of km of roads built, etc.). 30 As described in Section 1.3.2. ‘Specific objective(s)’
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3.2.3. Summary of estimated impact on administrative appropriations
– ☐ The proposal/initiative does not require the use of appropriations of an
administrative nature
– ☒ The proposal/initiative requires the use of appropriations of an administrative
nature, as explained below
3.2.3.1. Appropriations from voted budget
VOTED
APPROPRIATION
S
Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year TOTA
L 2028
- 2034 2027
2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034
HEADING 4
Human resources
0.58
2
0.58
2
0.582
0.582
0.582
0.582
0.582
0.582 4.074
Other administrative
expenditure
0.01
8
0.01
8 0.018 0.018 0.018 0.018 0.018 0.018 0.126
Subtotal HEADING
4
0.60
0
0.60
0 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 4.200
Outside HEADING 4
Human resources
0.00
0
0.00
0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Other expenditure of
an administrative
nature
0.00
0 0.00
0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Subtotal outside
HEADING 4
0.00
0
0.00
0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
TOTAL 0.60
0
0.60
0 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 4.200
The appropriations required for human resources and other expenditure of an administrative
nature will be met by appropriations from the DG that are already assigned to management of
the action and/or have been redeployed within the DG, together, if necessary, with any
additional allocation which may be granted to the managing DG under the annual allocation
procedure and in the light of budgetary constraints.
3.2.4. Estimated requirements of human resources
– ¨ The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources
– ☒ The proposal/initiative requires the use of human resources, as explained
below
3.2.4.1. Financed from voted budget
Estimate to be expressed in full-time equivalent units (FTEs)31
31 Please specify below the table how many FTEs within the number indicated are already assigned to the
management of the action and/or can be redeployed within your DG and what are your net needs.
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VOTED
APPROPRIATIONS
Y
ea
r
Y
ea
r
Y
ea
r
Y
ea
r
Y
ea
r
Y
ea
r
Y
ea
r
2
0
2
7
2
0
2
8
2
0
2
9
2
0
3
0
2
0
3
1
2
0
3
2
2
0
3
3
2
0
3
4
Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff)
20 01 02 01
(Headquarters and
Commission’s
Representation Offices)
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
20 01 02 03 (EU
Delegations) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(Indirect research) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(Direct research) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other budget lines
(specify) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
External staff (inFTEs)
20 02 01 (AC, END
from the ‘global
envelope’)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 02 03 (AC, AL, END
and JPD in the EU
Delegations)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Admin.
Support
line
at
Headqu
arters
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
[XX.01.Y
Y.YY]
in EU
Delegat
ions
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(AC, END - Indirect
research) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(AC, END - Direct
research) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other budget lines
(specify) - Heading 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other budget lines
(specify) - Outside
Heading 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
The staff required to implement the proposal (in FTEs):
Exceptional additional staff*
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To be covered by
current staff
available in the
Commission
services
To be financed
under Heading 4
or Research
To be financed
from BA line
To be financed
from fees
Establishment
plan posts 3 N/A
External staff
(CA, SNEs,
INT)
Description of tasks to be carried out by:
Officials and temporary staff The implementation of the provisions of the Proposal will give rise to a
number of new tasks for the Commission, requiring dedicated resources
to ensure its effective and timely implementation. These tasks are of a
cross-cutting nature, combining policy coordination, monitoring and
evaluation, legislative follow-up, stakeholder engagement and data
governance in the areas of housing affordability, the internal market,
and evidence-based policymaking.
The allocation of 3 permanent official (AD) FTE within DG ENER is
required to ensure the long-term governance, coordination and
regulatory oversight of the new framework established under the
Proposal. This includes supporting the implementation of the
Regulation, monitoring its application across Member States, ensuring
coherence with the broader Union legal framework (including the
Treaties, the Services Directive and Regulation (EU) 2024/1028), and
following up on the implementation of the Commission
Recommendation on housing affordability in areas under housing stress.
These resources would cover in particular:
1. Monitoring, implementation and evaluation (1.5 FTE)
- coordinating the overall implementation in Member States by
competent authorities and other relevant stakeholders;
- monitoring implementation of the Regulation and preparation of
an evaluation report by 2031;
- ensuring consistency with broader internal market legislation
(TFEU, Services Directive, STR Regulation);
- coordinating with DG GROW, FISMA, SJ, JRC, ECFIN etc.
- follow up on the implementation of the Commission
Recommendation on housing affordability in areas under
housing stress
2. Legal implementation and enforcement (1 FTE)
- responding to implementation questions;
- preparation of Commission guidance;
- preparation of delegated act (if warranted);
- assessment of complaints;
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- infringement work where necessary.
3. Stakeholder engagement (0.5 FTE)
- implementation dialogue;
- workshops;
- Member State exchanges;
- Housing Alliance discussions;
- website and publication;
- dissemination of guidance.
External staff
The estimated impact on expenditure and staffing for 2028 and beyond is added for
illustrative purposes only and does not pre-judge the next Multiannual Financial Framework.
The source of financing and scope of Union financial commitment in the post-2027 period
remain subject to the outcome of interinstitutional negotiations on the MFF 2028-2034 and
thereafter shall be determined through the annual budgetary procedure. All appropriations and
staffing allocations as of 2028 are indicative.
3.2.5. Overview of estimated impact on digital technology-related investments
Compulsory: the best estimate of the digital technology-related investments entailed
by the proposal/initiative should be included in the table below.
Exceptionally, when required for the implementation of the proposal/initiative, the
appropriations under Heading 4 should be presented in the designated line.
The appropriations under Headings 1-3 should be reflected as “Policy IT expenditure
on operational programmes”. This expenditure refers to the operational budget to be
used to re-use/ buy/ develop IT platforms/ tools directly linked to the implementation
of the initiative and their associated investments (e.g. licences, studies, data storage
etc). The information provided in this table should be consistent with details
presented under Section 4 “Digital dimensions”.
TOTAL
Digital and IT
appropriations
Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year TOTAL
MFF
2028 -
2034 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034
HEADING 4
IT
expenditure
(corporate)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Subtotal
HEADING 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Outside HEADING 4
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Policy IT
expenditure
on operational
programmes
0.500 0.500 0.500 0.500 0.500 0.500 0.500 0.500 3.500
Subtotal
outside
HEADING 4
0.500 0.500 0.500 0.500 0.500 0.500 0.500 0.500 3.500
TOTAL 0.500 0.500 0.500 0.500 0.500 0.500 0.500 0.500 3.500
3.2.6. Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework
The proposal/initiative:
– ☒ can be fully financed through redeployment within the relevant heading of the
multiannual financial framework (MFF)
Redeployment would be required within the SMP budget line to finance the
Mapadomo database in 2027.
– Inter-DG redeployment will be required to provide for the support requested for
DG Energy to execute the tasks under requirement described in section 1.5.1.¨
requires use of the unallocated margin under the relevant heading of the MFF
and/or use of the special instruments as defined in the MFF Regulation
n/a
– ¨ requires a revision of the MFF
n/a
3.2.7. Third-party contributions
The proposal/initiative:
– ☒ does not provide for co-financing by third parties
– ¨ provides for the co-financing by third parties estimated below:
Appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places)
Year Year Year Year Year Year Year
Total 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034
Specify the
co-financing
body
TOTAL
appropriations
co-financed
3.3. Estimated impact on revenue
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– ☒ The proposal/initiative has no financial impact on revenue.
– ¨ The proposal/initiative has the following financial impact:
– ¨ on own resources
– ¨ on other revenue
– ¨ please indicate, if the revenue is assigned to expenditure lines
EUR million (to three decimal places)
Budget revenue
line:
Appropriations
available for
the current
financial year
Impact of the proposal/initiative32
Year
2028
Year
2029
Year
2030
Year
2031
Year
2032
Year
2033
Year
2034
Article
………….
For assigned revenue, specify the budget expenditure line(s) affected.
Other remarks (e.g. method/formula used for calculating the impact on revenue or
any other information).
N/A
32 In the case of traditional own resources (customs duties, sugar levies), the amounts indicated must be
net amounts, i.e. gross amounts after deduction of 10 % for collection costs, as proposed in
COM(2025)574.
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EN 41 EN
4. DIGITAL DIMENSIONS
4.1. Requirements of digital relevance
Reference to the
requirement Requirement description
Actors affected or
concerned by the
requirement
High-level
Processes Categories
Article 6; 9; 10 and 12
Evidence supporting measures
Requirement for competent authorities that
choose to adopt housing-related measures
falling within the scope of the Regulation to
process, analyse, and periodically reassess
the information necessary to demonstrate
housing stress and to justify and review
those measures. Where appropriate a
competent authorirty shall reuse digitally
available short-term rental data generated
through Regulation (EU) 2024/1028 for
measures described in Article 5 (1)(a)
Competent authorities
Data
processing; data
reuse
Data
Article 13
Publication of adopted measure(s)
Competent authorities are required to
publish the assessments and decisions
underpinning housing-related measures,
including their territorial scope and duration.
Competent authorities,
general public
Data
processing; data
sharing
Data
4.2. Data
Type of data Reference to the requirement(s) Standard and/or specification (if applicable)
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Evidence supporting measures Article 6; Article 9; Article 10(1);
Article 12
objective, transparent and verifiable data
Publication of adopted measure(s) Article 13 N/A
Commission monitoring and evaluation Article 16 N/A
Alignment with the European Data Strategy
The initiative is aligned with the European Data Strategy because it prioritises the use, reuse and public availability of existing data to support
evidence-based public decision-making, rather than creating a separate data-collection architecture.
Alignment with the once-only principle
The once-only principle has been followed. The proposal introduces no new data-submission obligations for citizens, hosts, platforms or other
economic operators where the relevant information has already been collected under Regulation (EU) 2024/1028. Competent authorities can
rely on existing EU (e.g. Mapadomo), national, regional and local statistical and administrative data before undertaking any additional
collection.
The Proposal does not establish a new digital service, platform, database, reporting system or registration mechanism. Nor does it introduce
automated decision-making or algorithmic assessment. Competent authorities remain responsible for carrying out the assessments required by
the Regulation.
Data flows
Type of data Reference(s) to
the
requirement(s)
Actors who
provide the data
Actors who
receive the data
Trigger for the data
exchange
Frequency (if
applicable)
Evidence supporting measures, which
includes assessment of housing stress,
demonstration of the contribution of the
activity concerned to housing pressures
Article 6;
Article 9;
Article 10(1);
Competent
authority
General public Decision to adopt
restrictive measures
At least every five
years
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and assessment of the proportionality of
the measure.
Competent authorities must periodically
review the measures adopted using
updated data to verify that the conditions
justifying the measures continue to be
fulfilled and that the measures remain
necessary and proportionate.
The assessment, where appropriate, shall
reuse data generated by Regulation (EU)
2024/1028 for measures related to short-
term rentals.
Article 12
Publication of adopted measure(s) which
includes the assessment required to adopt
measures, including their territorial
scope and duration,
Article 13 Competent
authority
General public Adoption, renewal,
amendment or
withdrawal of
measure
At least every five
years
The Commission will monitor the
implementation and application of the
Regulation
Article 16 European
Commission
The European
Parliament, the
Council, the
European
Economic and
Social
Committee and
the Committee of
the Regions
20 May 2031 No recurring
evaluation cycle
4.3. Digital solutions
Digital
solution Reference(s) to
the
Main mandated
functionalities Responsible body
How is
accessibility
How is reusability
considered?
Use of AI
technologies
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requirement(s) catered for? (if
applicable)
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Digital solution #1
Digital and/or sectorial policy (when these are
applicable)
Explanation on how it aligns
AI Act N/A
EU Cybersecurity framework N/A
eIDAS N/A
Single Digital Gateway and IMI N/A
Others N/A
4.4. Interoperability assessment
Digital public
service or category
of digital public
services
Description Reference(s) to the
requirement(s)
Interoperable Europe
Solution(s)
Other interoperability solution(s)
Digital public
service #1
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Category of digital
public services
N/A N/A N/A N/A
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according to
COFOG #1
Digital public service #1
Assessment Measure(s) Potential remaining barriers (if applicable)
Alignment with existing digital
and sectorial policies
Please list the applicable digital
and sectorial policies identified
N/A N/A
Organisational measures for a
smooth cross-border digital public
services delivery
Please list the governance
measures foreseen
N/A N/A
Measures taken to ensure a shared
understanding of the data
Please list such measures
N/A N/A
Use of commonly agreed open
technical specifications and
standards
Please list such measures
N/A N/A
4.5. Measures to support digital implementation
Description of the measure Reference(s) to the requirement(s) Commission Actors to be Expected timeline
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role
(if applicable)
involved
(if applicable)
(if applicable)
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
EN EN
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Brussels, 9.9.2026 COM(2026) 599 final
ANNEX
ANNEX
to the Proposal for a
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
establishing a framework for measures in Member States to safeguard housing
affordability and availability (Affordable Housing Act)
{SEC(2026) 599 final} - {SWD(2026) 605 final} - {SWD(2026) 606 final} -
{SWD(2026) 607 final}
EN 1 EN
ANNEX
Calculation of price-to-income ratio pertaining to Commission dataset
1. Representative dwelling prices are calculated using the average transaction price of a
dwelling in the area concerned, expressed in euro, at NUTS 3 level in accordance with
Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council1.
2. For representative income per capita, the Commission provides annual time series of
the net disposable income of private households per capita, expressed in euro, based on
Eurostat data at NUTS 2 level or equivalent projections.
3. The two price-to-income ratio thresholds for the purposes of Article 6 shall be
calculated on the basis of the most recent available annual observations. On the basis of this
statistical analysis, the thresholds are set at 8 and 10 years, respectively, of per capita income
required to purchase an existing dwelling of average size in the residential stock of the area
concerned.
1 Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the
establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003,
p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2003/1059/oj).
Resolutsiooni liik: Riigikantselei resolutsioon Viide: Kliimaministeerium / / ; Riigikantselei / / 2-5/26-01952
Resolutsiooni teema: Eluasemete kättesaadavuse ja taskukohasuse parandamine
Adressaat: Kliimaministeerium Ülesanne: Tulenevalt Riigikogu kodu- ja töökorra seaduse § 152` lg 1 p 2 ning Vabariigi Valitsuse reglemendi § 3 lg 4 palun valmistada ette Vabariigi Valitsuse seisukoha ja otsuse eelnõu järgneva algatuse kohta, kaasates seejuures olulisi huvigruppe ja osapooli:
- Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a framework for measures in Member States to safeguard housing affordability and availability (Affordable Housing Act), COM(2026)599
EISi toimiku nr:26-0395 Tähtaeg: 16.10.2026
Adressaat: Justiits- ja Digiministeerium, Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium, Regionaal- ja Põllumajandusministeerium, Sotsiaalministeerium Ülesanne: Palun esitada oma sisend Kliimaministeeriumile seisukohtade kujundamiseks antud eelnõu kohta (eelnõude infosüsteemi (EIS) kaudu). Tähtaeg: 16.10.2026
Lisainfo: Eelnõu on kavas arutada valitsuse 05.11.2026 istungil ja Vabariigi Valitsuse reglemendi § 6 lg 6 kohaselt sellele eelneval nädalal (28.10.2026) EL koordinatsioonikogus. Esialgsed materjalid EL koordinatsioonikoguks palume esitada hiljemalt 23.10.2026.
Kinnitaja: Merli Vahar, Euroopa Liidu asjade direktori asetäitja Kinnitamise kuupäev: 01.10.2026 Resolutsiooni koostaja: Sandra Metste [email protected],
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