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“The Swedish construction industry isn’t even meeting half of the demand”
Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd, CEO for the Swedish Construction Federation claims that at the current rate of construction only about half of the National Board of Housing, Building and Planning’s speculative goals will be met. A current dip in construction rates has only...
Residential Construction See’s Highs and Lows
Sverige Bygger, an aggregator of registered construction projects in Sweden reports that the volume of started housing projects in Stockholm has shrunk by 36% over the last 12 months, an estimated value of 10 billion Swedish kronor (1.1 billion USD). Out of all...
Government Offers 1.395 Billion in Grants to Increase Residential Construction
During 2018 the government of Sweden is expected to issue 1.395 billion kronor in grants to municipalities in a bid to promote residential construction projects. An application period will open starting August 1st 2018, and close October 1st 2018. The National Board...
Increasing Demand for Housing Despite Momentary Dip in Construction Rates
In a recent prognosis published by the Swedish National Board of Housing Building and Planning the demand for housing is expected to remain high despite certain parts of the country experiencing a momentary decrease in construction rates. According to the...
City of Malmö Sentenced to Pay 7 685 375 Kronor in Damages to Property Owner.
In a recent sentence passed by the Land and Environment Court at Växjö District Court the City of Malmö was ordered to pay 3 219 000 kronor in damages to property developer Fastighets AB Skånepantern in addition to 4 466 375 kronor in legal fees. According to the...
51 500 New Homes Built During 2017
According to the latest figures from Statistics Sweden there were 51 500 homes built during 2017, 3 368 dwellings were also completed through the renovation and refurbishment of pre-existing buildings. One third of these homes were located in Stockholm...
Swedish Construction Federation Launches Web-based Safety Course in English and Polish
The Swedish Construction Federation now offers a web-based course in safe construction training both in English and Polish. Both courses are available online for free. In order to complete the course participants will be required to pass a test. Contents of the...
275 Million Krona Towards Innovative and Sustainable Housing
A government ordinance granting financial support to promote innovative and sustainable housing practices will take effect July 1st 2018. The Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning (Boverket) will be tasked with administering the support...
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