About 500 applicants for social housing have been removed from the waiting list in Brussels at the time of the renewal of the files. The reason? They were property owners, announced on Friday the Brussels Secretary of State for Housing, Nawal Ben Hamou (PS), during a session at the Brussels Parliament.
A 68-year-old Moroccan has been living for more than 12 years in a "premises unfit for habitation" of less than 9 m² in Montpellier. The accommodation, with an area of 15 m² according to the lease, has been reclassified as "premises unfit for habitation of less than 9 m²" by the health services, who found that its actual area was 8.6 m².
Thanks to a particularly aggressive policy, the Flemish government has succeeded in exposing several cases of social housing fraud. Out of the 724 tenants targeted by an investigation, 339 owned one or more properties abroad, particularly in Morocco.
While Wallonia plans to follow in the footsteps of Flanders by organizing the hunt for social housing tenants - including MREs - who own property abroad, Brussels is ruling out this option. The latter considers that "it would be socially penalizing."
The real estate market in Morocco has seen a downward trend in recent months, due to the severity of credit conditions. According to the latest dashboard of credits and bank deposits of Bank Al-Maghrib, this trend continues and real estate loans have seen a 4% drop between February 2022 and February 2023. Banks, for their part, are more vigilant and more selective in granting credit, due to the lack of visibility and the insolvency of clients.
Abdel Fattouche, a Molenbeek family man, is under threat of eviction from the apartment he rents for 600 euros, at the end of his notice period on March 31. The Molenbeek resident is urgently looking for affordable housing before this deadline, while he has been waiting for social housing for 13 years.
Moroccans are among the foreigners who have invested less in real estate in Spain over the past year.
In France, ethno-racial discrimination in access to social housing is increasing. This is revealed by a survey conducted by two economists under the aegis of the Abbé Pierre Foundation.
Moroccans residing in Belgium could soon have difficulty obtaining social housing if the call by the Mouvement Réformateur (MR) to tighten the access conditions is heard.
In Agadir , a beggar with real estate assets, two villas and a well-stocked bank account, was sentenced to six months in prison.
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While it was announced for December, then for January 2023, the decree setting the amount and procedures for granting direct financial aid to first-time home buyers is delayed. This aid was initially announced in the budget framework note.