The president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, has proclaimed in the nationality debate that in the Government he leads "we will not allow speculation while Canarians do not have housing".
Clavijo has claimed the management in this matter so far this legislature from a double perspective: the construction of more public housing since the 2008 crisis and different regulatory modifications, under the premise that "either we change the rules of the game, break and start from scratch, or else we would have the same result".
It has alluded to the legal transformation of land to build housing, to the streamlining of licenses, to the support of Congress to materialize RIC in building housing or to different measures such as the young mortgage or the provision of guarantees.
On the demand side, it has recalled that the last Governing Council approved the requirement of having resided 12 years in the community to access public housing, 15 if it is uninterrupted, because what is intended is that there be "housing for Canarians".
Clavijo has also referred to the modification of the local regime basic law so that mayors can limit certain areas in which the purchase of housing can only be dedicated to habitual residence or to rent it as such. "We will not allow speculation while Canarians do not have a home," he proclaimed at this point.
He also brought up the "complex and difficult battle" in which the Canarian executive has embarked when it comes to limiting residency on the islands.
"It will be a complex battle but the new framework -European budgetary- will give us a window of opportunity," he said.
What is intended, he has explained, "is not to prohibit, but to limit" residency, because what "we cannot do is continue growing by 20,000 citizens a year".
Clavijo has stressed that the Government of the Canary Islands does not promise "miracle recipes" because it is not possible to solve the housing problem in four years, but has indicated that there has already been "a change in trend."
He has assumed that the current pace of housing construction, which he has estimated between 5,000 and 6,000, "is not enough", since around 15,000 would be needed per year, but he has insisted that "the trend has changed" and the construction sector "is walking".
Which is fundamental to maintain the pace of economic growth and job creation, given that tourism is starting to reflect "lower indicators" and the impact of the war conflict in the Middle East remains to be seen.
