Though the Ministry of Infrastructure is technically responsible for national housing policy, most of the policy creation and implementation takes place at the municipal level. Policies have exhibited pre-transition features, such as tenure security and rent control, but restitution of pre-WWII private rental buildings has also been a cornerstone of housing policy. More recently, homeownership has been the focal point of housing policy, but present housing needs have led to a renewed interest in policies in the rental sector.
There have been many attempts to provide rental housing more efficiently, from state-subsidizing nonprofit rental housing to an unsuccessful expansion of a social housing program. Aiming to overhaul national housing policy, the government has phased out interest buy-downs, gotten rid of housing allowances for homeowners in order to allow rental tenants to use them, and has advocated for public-private partnerships (PPPs) in order to expand rental housing stock.
Source:
Peppercorn, I. G. & Taffin, C. (2013) Rental Housing : Lessons from International Experience and Policies for Emerging Markets. Washington, DC: World Bank.