The City Council of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur has approved a new housing plan on the state of housing in the municipality, which is valid until 2026. The purpose of the plan is to provide an overview of the state of housing in the municipality, analyse the supply and demand for different types of housing, and set out a plan for how the municipality intends to meet the housing needs of households in the short and long term. The main objective of the housing plan is to promote increased housing security for residents of the municipality. Since May 2016, a working group appointed by the municipal council has been working on the project, together with the family service and the planning officer. <\/p>\n
See the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur's housing plan 2019-2026<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n The main assumptions underlying this analysis and plan are the current general and detailed plans for Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, and an analysis of data from, among others, Statistics Iceland, the Housing Finance Fund, the National Registry of Iceland and the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. Generally, data from Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur is as of the end of June 2018. Following an analysis of the state of the housing market and the composition of the population in the municipality, the decision was made to make some of the information available on the municipality's website via a dashboard. The dashboard can be viewed on the town's website or Here<\/a><\/p>\n Rental market and property market<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The average rent in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur in 2017, based on registered tenancy agreements, was 2,158 kr. per m\u00b2.2<\/sup>. The average rent has increased by 39% since 2013. The average rent for the council's social housing is around 1,130 kr. per m2<\/sup> at the same time. According to the master plan and detailed plans, there is a plan to allocate plots for residential development for up to 4,950 homes by 2030. This development meets the expected housing demand, according to forecasts from Statistics Iceland, and exceeds it, provided that all plots are fully utilised for housing construction within the specified period. Assuming 2.9 residents per dwelling, there is the potential for up to 14,300 people to live in these homes. The estimated breakdown of these plots is that 73% will be for blocks of flats, 17% for terraced\/semi-detached houses, and 10% for detached houses, with development to take place in \u00c1sland, Skar\u00f0shl\u00ed\u00f0, Hamranes and Hraun. According to the master plan and detailed plans, the building period in Hraun is scheduled until 2035. The price per square metre for detached houses was an average of 346,000 kr. in 2017, and increased by 25% year-on-year. Overall, the price per square metre has increased by 52% since 2013. The price per square metre for flats was 401,000 kr. on average in 2017, an increase of 22% year-on-year. Overall, the price per square metre has increased by 68% since 2013.<\/p>\n The main objective of the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur in housing matters is to ensure that residents of the municipality have suitable housing. Emphasis is placed on residents having secure housing, whether or not they need support with their housing. A diverse range of options must be available to meet the needs of residents. Population trends in the municipality must be taken into account, and the supply of housing types and settlement options must be based on the development of the community and the housing market at any given time, such as regarding family sizes, age structure, the state of the construction market and economic developments. The Housing Plan for the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur takes into account a diverse population and a health-promoting community, considering environmental perspectives and the municipality's unique character in terms of preserving its built-up areas and their interaction with its unspoilt natural environment. The main priorities for the next four years are:<\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" B\u00e6jarstj\u00f3rn Hafnarfjar\u00f0arb\u00e6jar hefur sam\u00feykkt n\u00fdja h\u00fasn\u00e6\u00f0is\u00e1\u00e6tlun um st\u00f6\u00f0u h\u00fasn\u00e6\u00f0ism\u00e1la \u00ed sveitarf\u00e9laginu og er h\u00fan ger\u00f0 til \u00e1rsins 2026. Hlutverk \u00e1\u00e6tlunar er a\u00f0 draga fram mynd af \u00fev\u00ed hver sta\u00f0a h\u00fasn\u00e6\u00f0ism\u00e1la er \u00ed sveitarf\u00e9laginu, greina frambo\u00f0 og eftirspurn eftir mismunandi h\u00fasn\u00e6\u00f0isformum og setja fram \u00e1\u00e6tlun um hvernig sveitarf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 m\u00e6ta h\u00fasn\u00e6\u00f0is\u00fe\u00f6rf heimila, til skemmri og […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13685\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13685"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} Key premises, conclusions, priorities and objectives in housing policy <\/strong><\/h4>\n
Key underlying assumptions<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nThe main objective is to ensure residents have suitable housing.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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