The Local Government Board approves a capital increase of €2,980,923 for Emvisesa, activating the Habitat Plan Sevilla which will allow works on 20 public rental developments throughout 2026.
The Local Government Board of the City Council of Seville has given the green light to a capital increase of €2,980,923 in favour of the municipal housing company Emvisesa. This financial injection will enable the immediate launch of the Habitat Plan Sevilla, focused on the conservation, repair, and modernisation of 20 public rental housing developments throughout 2026.
The works will directly benefit over two thousand families in the capital of Seville. The actions respond to prior technical diagnoses and the demands raised by property managers, community presidents, and tenants in working meetings held with the council.
The distribution of the 20 developments spans several districts: six in Pino Montano, five in Torreblanca, two in Sevilla Este, two in San Jerónimo, two in Amate, two in Nervión, and one in the Macarena district.
The mayor of Seville, José Luis Sanz, has highlighted the significance of this measure in terms of municipal management. "The responsibility of a City Council does not end when the key to a flat is handed over. With this financial injection of nearly three million euros, we demonstrate that the commitment of the government team to public housing is real. Thanks to this agreement, the Habitat Plan Sevilla will be able to carry out works and interventions that will improve living conditions in the neighbourhoods," he stated.
"The responsibility of a City Council does not end when the key to a flat is handed over. With this financial injection of nearly three million euros, we demonstrate that the commitment of the government team to public housing is real. Thanks to this agreement, the Habitat Plan Sevilla will be able to carry out works and interventions that will improve living conditions in the neighbourhoods"
Improvements planned include the renewal of elevators to ensure basic mobility, the removal of architectural barriers in buildings inhabited by elderly people or those with reduced mobility, the enhancement of energy efficiency, and the conditioning of garages and common areas.
One of the main projects of the plan is the M.C.1.2 development in Sevilla Este. In this residential complex, where over two hundred families reside, the City Council will invest €496,000 to renew common areas and facilities in 225 homes, which represents an average allocation of €2,203 per home.
This rehabilitation of the existing public housing stock adds to the promotion plan for protected housing (VPO) driven by the municipal government, which has delivered over 2,200 new homes through Emvisesa. According to Sanz, "Seville is currently experiencing the largest boost in public housing policy in recent decades. Emvisesa has launched more than 2,200 new protected homes in three years."
"Seville is currently experiencing the largest boost in public housing policy in recent decades. Emvisesa has launched more than 2,200 new protected homes in three years."
The mayor has emphasised that the city ranks as the second in Spain in terms of the volume of public housing promoted and in the execution phase, only behind Madrid. "These new homes are proof of an unprecedented transformation in Seville that positions our city as the second city in Spain, only surpassed by Madrid, in the volume of public housing currently promoted and in the execution phase. And we will continue to respond to the main problem of the people of Seville, offering real possibilities for access to housing for thousands of Seville families," he asserted.
"These new homes are proof of an unprecedented transformation in Seville that positions our city as the second city in Spain, only surpassed by Madrid, in the volume of public housing currently promoted and in the execution phase. And we will continue to respond to the main problem of the people of Seville, offering real possibilities for access to housing for thousands of Seville families"
The mayor also highlighted the unprecedented nature of this type of intervention. "This is the first time in the history of the City Council of Seville that a municipal government designs a specific plan to intervene in the maintenance of its public residential stock," he noted, adding that it is a "pioneering step" that "is part of the largest investment effort made in our city in recent decades in housing."
"This is the first time in the history of the City Council of Seville that a municipal government designs a specific plan to intervene in the maintenance of its public residential stock"
The works will be carried out throughout 2026 in the Emvisesa properties scattered across the capital. Tenants of the developments included in the Habitat Plan Sevilla will see repairs undertaken without having to leave their homes, according to municipal planning.
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