Ministerio de Fomento
On October 23, Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre and Dr. Estela Rivas met with the Director General of Architecture, Housing and Land, Mr. Javier Martín, to transfer the research carried out by the Chair.
European Commission
Prof. Sergio Nasarre participated in a session with the European Commission in Brussels on October 3, 2019, with the purpose of analyzing the mechanisms in Europe to favor the change of bank by mortgage debtors.
I TRAINING DAYS OF THE COLLEGE OF ESTATE MANAGERS OF TARRAGONA.
On September 28th took place in the building of the Seminary of Tarragona, the second session of the I Training Days organized by the College of Estate Managers of Tarragona. The two axes of debate were the breaches in terms of accessibility to the housing stock and the difficulties in achieving a balance between work and family life for their professional group, taking into account that the timetable for the celebration of the meetings of the owners’ communities are usually at late afternoon. The Housing Chair participated in the roundtable on accessibility, together with the ECOM, entity that looks after the rights of people with disabilities, the president of the College of Architects of Catalonia, a representation of the College of Technical Architects and the representative of the College in Salamanca, moderated by Mr. Enrique Vendrell.
Because of the deficiencies presented by the housing stock and the economic difficulties that to some owners represent to be able to execute the necessary adaptation works in buildings, the Board proposes to create a specific work commission to investigate together with the Housing Chair about new lines of action to enhance the effectiveness of the regulations in force, both public and private law.
The Threshold
The UNESCO Housing Chair has presented “The Threshold simulation experience to raise awareness about Homelessness” European Research Night of the URV on the 27th of September in Tarragona.
European Research Night
The Chair will participate at the European Research Night of the URV on the 27th September 2019 at Plaça Corsini in Tarragona. Researchers will present “THE THRESHOLD”, A SIMULATION EXPERIENCE TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT HOMELESSNESS” at 16:30.
New book chapter: Comentarios a la ley catalana 15/2009, de 22 de julio, de mediación
Emma López contributed to the book Comentarios a la ley catalana 15/2009, de 22 de julio, de mediación en el ámbito del derecho privado y concordantes, published by Marcial Pons and directed by Prof. from the University of Barcelona, Isabel Viola Demestre. It is a collective work that analyzes in depth the mediation Law in force in Catalonia.
Regulation
Published the new decree on the system of rental income for urban leases in Catalonia (Decree Law 9/2019, of May 21)
Here is the complete book chapter of Prof. Sergio Nasarre a few months ago, where he already developed a very similar system to the one finally approved. It is available at: https://housing.urv.cat/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Sergio-Nasarre_p195-21_Nou-dret-arrendament-La-renda-i-la-seva-actualización.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3aKLTNPuem_mTtaveOlikHyGlujXwnF9rasgqUoTe8q8pWF8C8l4ZVYpo
And the entire book is available at https://www.marialpons.es/libros/un-nou-dret-darrendaments-urbans-for-a-avoravorir-lacces-a-lhabitatge/9788417466244/
Publication
“The social impact of research in the field of housing. The case of the UNESCO Chair of housing of the Rovira i Virgili University”
Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre Aznar and Gemma Caballé Fabra.
Born from a need to return to society the results of many years of intenseresearch on mortgage and housing law, the University Rovira i Virgili Housing Chair was created as a functional vehicle to transfer knowledge and to achieve a tangible social impact through facilitating access to housing.
This article describes the circumstances that led to the establishment of the Chair, the only UNESCO Housing Chair in the world, and analyzes its value chain, which links research with specialized teaching, knowledge transfer and social impact. The article also presents key aspects of the Chair and provides examples of its activity and impact with specific results
http://www.revista-rio.org/index.php/revista_rio/article/view/247
Released the report of the European Commission about energy efficiency upgrades in multi-owner residential buildings
This report reviews the legal, management and administrative obstacles in multi-owner buildings in 7 selected Member States and identifies good practices that help overcome identified issues across these Member States. The information is collected through a questionnaire distributed to legal and energy efficiency experts at national level with the aim to deepen our understanding on the legal implications of the current apartment ownership and management structure in each country and identify energy efficiency policies that encourage investments in this field. A workshop was also organised in November 2017 in Brussels with the aim to discuss these issues in more detail and draw policy recommendations on how to revise existing condominium and rental acts to make them more conducive to energy efficiency upgrades and investments in apartment buildings. Prof. Nasarre has contributed with the Spanish system to the report.
The report may be found at: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/energy-efficiency-upgrades-multi-owner-residential-buildings-review-governance-and-legal-issues-7-eu?fbclid=IwAR2nLCikCwosJ5VH4osNhRaX6HYwcb4QZrnFUtTRAGkF-SNsNliOnGObluI
