What will our housing be like in the future?
Our population keeps growing. That means there will be less space available for housing. So what will our housing be like in the future? Many people are wondering about this. The idea of living in a smaller home is unthinkable for many.
Smaller, but just as comfortable?
You and your neighbour both want to carry on living in a nice, comfortable home. But it’s clear that we’ll have to live in smaller homes in future. For years, experts have been working out ideas for how to live in smaller homes without compromising on our comfort.
What will a home look like in the future?
COHOUSING?
We’ll have to make maximum use of the space we have. A possible solution is for us to share more spaces with others (garden, garage, utility room, multifunctional space, etc.) without sacrificing our privacy. This means that cities and municipalities will have to buy into this vision too, and have to change their infrastructure.
In other words, it’s possible that we will live together on a residential estate, but in separate homes, businesses, etc. ‘t Groen Kwartier in Antwerp, Tivoli GreenCity in Brussels and Schelde-Eiland in Oudenaarde are good examples of this. The co-ownership of these three projects is administered by Syncura.
OR SMALLER BUT TALLER?
The trend for smaller homes is no prediction – it’s already in full swing. So, it’s a logical development to live smaller but taller. This brings many practical and financial advantages: less maintenance, more social contact and energy and cost savings.
Among other things, bringing more people together in a smaller area means that there will be more opinions, possibly leading to arguments. That’s where a good property administrator can really help. The property administrator will have to deal with the differences of opinion so that the Association of Co-owners arrives at a joint decision.
More energy-efficient housing
As well as smaller homes, we also need more sustainable/energy-efficient housing in future. For example, passive housing, zero-energy housing, etc.
There is an upsurge in more compact and sustainable housing. But not everyone is ready for this yet because we’re so used to living in large, separate homes.
What’s the role of the property administrator in all this? The property administrator will be responsible for managing the co-ownership of these projects of the future. The property administrator will have to keep pace with developments and be aware of possible new laws affecting these projects.
Professional property administrator Syncura is a strong supporter of such projects, bringing together different communities, ages and so on. And therefore sees it as its job to make sure life goes smoothly in those areas.
