In a firm step towards improving access to public housing in Lanzarote, the president of the Island Council, Oswaldo Betancort, together with the director of the Canary Housing Institute, Antonio Ortega, signed this Thursday, in a notary, the purchase of 42 newly built public homes in the southern town of Playa Blanca. The first island institution states that "this acquisition reinforces" its commitment to housing policies, "significantly contributing to expanding the public park and meeting the growing demand that exists on the island, especially in municipalities such as Yaiza."
The president of the Cabildo of Lanzarote, Oswaldo Betancort, has highlighted the importance of this operation. “With the purchase of these 42 public homes, the first in all of the Canary Islands that will be destined for affordable rent, we are taking another step in our commitment to guarantee that families and workers in Lanzarote have access to decent housing. This is a joint effort and a clear example that we are putting people at the center of our priorities,” emphasizes Betancort.
For his part, the island councilor for Housing, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, has highlighted that “we are currently experiencing a critical moment in Lanzarote in terms of the need for affordable housing. Today's signing symbolizes our determination to face this challenge and offer real and effective solutions that benefit citizens, especially the youngest.”
Homes managed by the ICAVI
The 42 homes, acquired from the developer Club Lanzarote S.A, have involved an investment of 9.3 million euros, co-financed between the Cabildo of Lanzarote, which contributes more than six million euros charged to the budget application 'Buildings and other constructions' of the 2024 financial year, and the Canary Housing Institute (ICAVI), which allocates three million euros.
Recently built, these semi-detached single-family homes, three of them completely adapted for people with reduced mobility, have a constructed area of around 100 square meters and are located in the Montaña Roja urbanization, in Playa Blanca, in the municipality of Yaiza.
After the formalization of the purchase, these houses will be managed directly by the Canary Housing Institute, which will be responsible for their conservation, maintenance and allocation. In this sense, the director of the Canary Housing Institute (ICAVI), Antonio Ortega, explained that
