ENHR Conference 2006: Housing in an expanding Europe

The implementation of the policy of freedom of movement of persons within the European Union will, among other things, lead to the rapid expansion of the labour market and to increased inter-state migration. The concentration of jobs in certain centres (either EU administration centres or larger European cities hosting the headquarters of multinational corporations) will generate increased demand for dwellings in these centres, especially in the rental sector. This will, in turn, lead to increased pressure on housing capacities in the destination areas while the places of origin of the migrants will experience growing housing vacancy rates