A busy month
As usual, when there are municipal elections, housing and security issues are at the forefront of most of the debates and, as always, figures and more figures, most of them false are put on the table. Half-truths and promises are made and most of them are often impossible to fulfill.
Despite the fact that the subject is habitual, in these elections our ability to surprise us has been overcome:
- To listen to the Candidate of one of the right parties to say that they will turn 13,000 premises into homes. It is the figure of a study that Amat made more than 10 years ago and shared with the different municipal governments. It is a well-documented study and we are glad that, after talking about it with the current Consistory, it is buying premises to turn it into housing. Better late than never.
- To read that ERC, Comuns and Junts x Catalunya propose making 14,000- 15,000 flats is good, very good. It is ambitious, there is the land to do it, but in order to be possible it is necessary to change the legislature, from the very beginning, a lot of procedures and rules; political will is not enough. It will be a bold plan of action.
Proposing to control the rental price as Generalitat is planning, is a decision with many implications and that, from our point of view, aims to supply the deficit of affordable housing that the Administration has not been able to do. We would also have to discuss what we mean by affordable rent. Now, close to an election process and at the time when rental prices are falling, it does not seem the most necessary or opportune.
Elections to the House: a failure
I applied for the Crous & Torres Candidacy and, as is known despite the large amount of work done, I have not obtained the necessary representation to be part of it. Our list Crous & Torres was surpassed by the Eines de Pais promoted by the ANC that already has my support.
Cruz de Sant Jordi: a success
Joana Amat has been recognized with Creu de Sant Jodi, the highest distinction awarded by the Generalitat de Catalunya, “for her outstanding participation in the real estate sector since her company Amat, at the head of which she has worked with great commitment and dedication”, it is a pride for our company.
AMAT Calendar: month of June, an apology
Recently, when we had already distributed all the calendars for this year, we realized that there was an error in the month of June, and we apologize for it. We review and revise the texts before printing them but surely we do not do it with all the numbers of each page. Lesson learned!
Immaculada Amat
President of Amat Immobiliaris
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