Putin set the task of significantly improving the availability of housing for Russians

"I think that we have reached such a level, we have the resources to set ourselves a strategic, national task, namely, in the coming years, to significantly increase the availability of housing for our citizens, and especially for young families with children," the head of state said. meeting of the Presidential Council for Strategic Development and priority projects.

Putin noted that "today 35% of Russian families, according to expert estimates, have a real opportunity to improve housing conditions with the help of bank loans." "By 2025, they should be more than half," - the president is sure. He recalled that, according to AHML, in the early 2000s, such families were less than 5%.

"Calculations of specialists show that for this it will be necessary to annually introduce 110-120 million square meters of housing," the head of state specified.

At the same time, he stressed: "People should be able to move not into faceless boxes or into anthills, as they used to say, but in modern housing that meets all standards of comfort and safety, where the necessary infrastructure, social, sports facilities, parks, public space ". "This is a system task, its solution should have a huge impact on the demographic situation and quality of life of people, on the economy of the country," Putin believes.

►Putin demanded to restore order in the system of payments for housing and communal services

"We are talking about increasing payments for maintenance and servicing of housing, which, unlike municipal ones, are not regulated at the federal level.We have already said this many times, we need to put things in order in this area, for a long time now.Definite the parameters for changing housing payments" , - he said at a meeting of the Presidential Council on Strategic Development and Priority Projects.

Also, Putin recalled the need to remove from management companies the function of managing financial flows.

During the great press conference of the Russian president, the head of state expressed the opinion that it is necessary to "cut off" the managing companies from the "cash flow", as they do not always pay in full and timely, including with resource-supplying organizations. He noted that the relevant bill already exists and passed in the first reading, stressing that it needs to be adopted in the near future.

►Putin demanded to increase the portfolio of rental housing projects and develop it in the regions

"We need to increase the portfolio of rental housing projects and replicate this experience," he said at a meeting of the Council for Strategic Development and priority projects.

Putin noted that in 2017 in Moscow, the first leasing house in Moscow began to operate as part of the pilot project. "People should have different options to solve their housing problems, including by renting, hiring," he said, "Naturally, the rental market should work according to civilized, transparent rules."

The head of state also noted that in many cities, including small towns, there are many successful park projects. "It is necessary to further these successful solutions to replicate and implement throughout the country," he added.

The President proposed to think about launching a special program for the professional development of architects. "I consider it necessary to strengthen the status of the main architects, they should be able to offer their projects and implement them, thereby effectively influencing the formation of a new, modern, vivid image of Russian regions and cities," Putin said.►Putin demanded to remove bureaucratic obstacles when issuing construction permits

"First of all, we need to remove bureaucratic obstacles in housing construction," the head of state said at a meeting of the Council for Strategic Development and priority projects. According to him, despite all the attempts being made, so far there is a "cumbersome regulator and a deficit of land for building" in this area. Putin drew attention to the fact that from 2012 to 2017 in the ranking of Doing business in terms of obtaining permission for construction, Russia advanced from 178th place to 115th.

"It seems that there is progress, but, nevertheless, I'm sorry - the 115th place is also far from the best," the president concluded. He noted that in the 10 best regions of the Russian Federation there are nine procedures, and the waiting period for the authorization is 86 days; in 10 worst subjects - 16 procedures and 165 days of waiting. "Ahead of us on this indicator [the convenience of obtaining construction permits] 114 countries: they can do it faster and better, why are we still on the 115th place we are?" - Asked the president.

In this regard, Putin drew the attention of the Ministry of Construction of the Russian Federation: "It is necessary to intensify the work on creating convenient, transparent regulatory rules in construction, to remove bureaucratic encumbrances and excessive control from builders - naturally, not at the expense of reliability and quality of houses being erected, as well as the interests of citizens who invest in housing construction. "

The President reminded that instructions were given to improve the situation in the field of land acquisition, including the commissioning of empty, unused areas and former industrial zones in the city, many of which are in federal ownership. "The government has all the necessary levers, I ask them to use it in the interests of the cause," Putin said. The head of state drew attention to the fact that "until now not all cities have approved general construction plans."

"No one needs a race by meters, if uncomfortable, poor-quality housing is brought to the market," the Russian president continued. "We need to build not just a lot, but in a modern way, and here it is important not only to update the standards, but also to find economic incentives for developers so that new homes are built on the basis of advanced design solutions and technologies using quality modern materials. "

►Effect on shared construction

The head of state ordered to prevent failures in the transition from the mechanism of shared construction to bank lending in housing construction. "We agreed at one of the recent meetings that we will gradually move from the mechanism of shared construction to bank project financing for construction, when risks will be assumed not by citizens but by professional market participants." It is important to create all conditions for such a transition. , not to be in a situation where one mechanism has already moved away, and the other has not yet been established or even created, "he said.

According to Putin, the formation of a sustainable mechanism for financing housing construction is a fundamental task. "People who invest their money in housing construction sometimes face high risks, and we know about this for several years already, this is a very serious acute problem - both economic and social," the head of state said.

He recalled that the government had already been instructed to test these mechanisms. "I appeal to those members of the government who are directly concerned, you yourself proposed these instructions, you formulated them yourself, and I remind you that you did this so that nothing would be forgotten, nothing would be left for everything to work," Putin said.

The president asked "not to delay, prepare the necessary changes," recalling that the corresponding instruction was issued on November 5, it entrusted to December 15 to approve the plan of measures to replace the funds of co-investors for three years with bank lending and other forms of financing.

"Is there a plan?" Putin asked. "Yes, Vladimir Vladimirovich, there is a plan, he is already in the government, he will be approved in the coming days," said the head of the Ministry of Construction Mikhail Men. "It should have been approved by December 15. Today it's not the 15th. I ask to speed up," Putin summed up.