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\nTwelve rental flats are currently rising quickly on two plots of land at H\u00e1degisskar\u00f0 in Skar\u00f0shl\u00ed\u00f0. The first flat was put in place yesterday, and it is expected that all twelve will be in position by the end of the week. The City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur will take delivery of the flats, fully furnished, in mid-November.<\/p>\n\n
These rental flats are intended to ensure that low-income individuals and families have access to secure housing on a long-term tenancy. Skar\u00f0shl\u00ed\u00f0 Housing Society hses and Modulus Property Holding Company entered into an agreement in May last year for the development of 12 flats on the plots at H\u00e1degisskar\u00f0 12 and 16 in Skar\u00f0shl\u00ed\u00f0. The founding member of Skar\u00f0shl\u00ed\u00f0 Housing Association Ltd is the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, and the long-term vision is for residents to manage and run the association themselves. There are six flats on each plot, and the Housing Office of the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur will receive two of these twelve flats for the municipality's social housing system.\u201eWith this initiative, we are exploring new ways for the council to deliver its services and projects in order to better meet the needs of our residents. In this instance, we are finding solutions for those who are on the borderline of being too high an income for social housing, yet still too low for the general rental market. Here, we are offering permanent housing at a much better price than is usual on the market today. In the future, we anticipate that the operation will become fully self-sustaining and, if successful, the project should serve as an incentive for other local authorities, community organisations and contractors to undertake similar developments. We expect the first residents to move in on 1 December.\u201c<\/em> s<\/em>says R\u00f3sa Gu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir, mayor of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. The application deadline for the flats is 10 November.<\/p>\n Skar\u00f0shl\u00ed\u00f0 Housing Association hses is a non-profit organisation established by the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. The association's purpose is to build or purchase, own or manage the operation and maintenance of social housing, and to provide services in the public interest in accordance with the law on social housing.\u00a0<\/p>\n