August 10, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued "on the implementation of urban renewal action to prevent large-scale demolition and construction of the issue of notice (draft)" (hereinafter referred to as "Notice").
The Circular*** counts eleven articles, which include insisting on drawing a bottom line, preventing urban renewal from being distorted and out of shape, and requesting that while strictly controlling large-scale demolition, large-scale construction of new buildings, and large-scale relocation, it also ensures stable supply and demand in the housing rental market. At the same time, adhere to should be retained as much as possible, make every effort to maintain urban memory, including the retention of the use of existing buildings, the continuation of the city's characteristics of the landscape, and so on.
The Notice mentions that the implementation of urban renewal actions should conform to the laws of urban development, respect the wishes of the people, take the connotation of intensive, green and low-carbon development as the path, change the mode of urban development and construction, adhere to the "stay, change and demolish" and give equal emphasis to the retention of the use of the enhancement of the strict control of large-scale demolition of large-scale construction, strengthen the repair and transformation, focus on the enhancement of function, and enhance urban vitality. Enhancement of functions, enhancement of urban vitality. However, recently, around the process of actively promoting the implementation of urban renewal action, there continue to follow the excessive real estate development and construction methods, large-scale demolition and construction, the tendency of quick success and instant profits, some places appear to arbitrarily demolish the old buildings, requisitioning and relocation of residents, cutting down the old trees, disguised as high prices, increase the cost of living, resulting in new urban problems.
In this regard, 58 Anju Rooms Property Research Institute Branch President Zhang Bo pointed out that the implementation of urban renewal action is an important initiative to enhance the living environment of residents, but also in the development of domestic real estate construction has played an important role. However, some cities and regions of urban renewal is too rough, has been clearly not suitable for the needs of the current urban construction, and even excessive real estate development and construction methods, but also not conducive to environmental and cultural heritage protection, resulting in all kinds of new urban problems.
Not big demolition
The "Notice" clear, strict control of large-scale demolition. In addition to illegal buildings and identified as dangerous buildings, not large-scale, piece of concentrated demolition of existing buildings, in principle, the old city renewal unit (district) or project within the demolition of the building area should not be greater than 20% of the total floor area of the current situation. Encourage small-scale, progressive organic renewal and micro-remodeling, and promote the classification and prudent disposal of existing buildings. In addition to illegal buildings and by professional organizations identified as dangerous and no repair and retention value of the house can be demolished, other existing buildings should be retained to repair and reinforcement of the main, improve facilities and equipment and improve energy efficiency, and make full use of the stock of resources.
Zhang Bo believes that a strict limit on the proportion of demolition, clear renewal of old urban areas should not be greater than 20% of the total floor area of the status quo, to encourage small-scale, progressive organic renewal and micro-renovation of the way, this way not only can be done to maximize the protection of the original architectural style, at the same time to meet the requirements of the residential enhancement.
Not much construction
Not much demolition at the same time, the "Notice" also mentioned, strictly control large-scale construction.
In accordance with the requirements, in addition to the construction of additional necessary public **** service facilities, not a large-scale new construction scale, not break through the old city's original density intensity, not to increase the pressure on the carrying capacity of resources and the environment. Strictly control the expansion of the old city, new building scale and construction intensity, in principle, the renewal unit (district) or project within the demolition and construction ratio should not be greater than 2. Under the premise of ensuring the safety of the appropriate increase in floor space is allowed to be used for the transformation of housing sets, the construction of guaranteed rental housing, and improve the public **** service facilities and infrastructure.
The Notice also mentions that it encourages exploring regional scale integration, strengthening the functional evacuation of overcrowded areas, actively expanding public **** space, parks and green areas, maintaining appropriate density, and improving the livability of the city.
"In the past, the reason why the big demolition and construction has a market and can be promoted lies in the development of commercial housing and rising housing prices to pay for the old reform, for example, high volume rate instead of low volume rate, it leads to the old reform is unbridled, and pushes up the rents and housing prices in the short term. At the same time, the transformation process, the necessary public **** service facilities short board did not make up, but the new landmark buildings to the follow-up maintenance has brought huge costs, high-density, high floor area ratio also leads to urban areas to increase the operational risk. The essence of the city to say goodbye to the big demolition and construction, but also to say goodbye to real estate dependence, solid housing without speculation. After saying goodbye to big demolition and construction, the burst of passive housing demand due to demolition and relocation, as well as the rise in house price rentals due to the speculation of planning concepts and superficial prosperity, will no longer exist." Li Yuja, chief researcher at the Guangdong Housing Policy Research Center, said.
No large-scale demolition and relocation
Strict control of large-scale relocation is also a major focus of the Notice. The Notice mentions no large-scale, mandatory relocation of residents, changing the demographic structure of society and severing the relationship between people, land and culture. To respect the residents' willingness to resettle, encourage local resettlement, improve living conditions, maintain neighborhoods and social structure, renewal unit (area) or project residents should not be resettled locally, nearby resettlement rate should not be less than 50%.
At the same time, the Notice makes it clear that large-scale, short-term demolition of urban villages and other urban contiguous old areas, resulting in an imbalance between supply and demand in the housing rental market, exacerbating the difficulties of new citizens and low-income people in need of rental housing.
According to the requirements, to encourage the steady implementation of the transformation of urban villages, improve the public **** services and infrastructure, improve the public **** environment, eliminate hidden safety hazards, synchronize the construction of low-priced, small and medium-sized long-term rental housing, and coordinate the solution of new citizens, low-income people in difficulty, and other key groups of rental housing, housing rent annual increase of no more than 5 percent.
"Urban renewal needs to take into account the rental problems of new citizens and low-income groups." . Shell Research Institute senior analyst Huang Huo believes that the old urban areas, urban villages occupy the advantages of transportation, education, medical and other resources, and urban villages with lower rental prices, thus renting a large number of new citizens, low-income groups in difficulty. In the short term, large-scale construction and demolition will bring about a decline in rental housing, urban village tenants will be transferred to other types of rental housing, resulting in the supply of the entire market under pressure, increasing the cost of renting tenants. The Notice requires "not large-scale, short-term demolition of urban villages and other urban contiguous old areas, synchronized with the construction of low-priced, small and medium-sized long-term rental housing," and a clear annual increase in housing rents of no more than 5%, which is conducive to alleviating the imbalance in the supply and demand of rental housing in phases, to level out the level of rental prices, and to strive to protect the new citizens, Low-income people in need of rental demand.
Promoting the change from "development mode" to "operation mode"
In addition, the Notice also emphasizes the exploration of sustainable renewal mode. Do not follow the excessive real estate development and construction methods, one-sided pursuit of short-term benefits and economic interests brought about by the expansion of scale. Encourage the promotion of "development mode" to "business model" change, explore the government-led, market operation, public participation in a sustainable model, the government focuses on the coordination of various types of stock resources, increase financial support, attract social professional enterprises to participate in the operation, with long-term The operating income to balance the transformation of inputs, encourage existing resource owners, residents to participate in micro-remodeling.
Zhuge housing data research center analysis, said that due to the traditional old reform mode continues the real estate development model, developers in pursuit of short-term economic benefits and ignored the coordination of regional construction, thus triggering more urban problems. The Notice, firstly, is conducive to the developers under the comprehensive planning of the city, combined with the actual, planned, progressive organic transformation, to provide a good basis for subsequent urban renewal actions, at the same time, effectively curbing the phenomenon of real estate enterprises in the old reform project in disguise, such as raising the price of housing; and, secondly, under the joint participation of the government, the market, and the public, the effective integration of a variety of resources, revitalization of the stock of assets, and enhancement of the city's vitality. Zhuge Housing Data Research Center believes that with the introduction of the Notice, it will effectively eliminate the old reform market stereotypes, promote urban renewal actions, and promote high-quality urban development.