Andorra la VellaCerni Escalé has condemned speculation a Andorra and urges measures to be taken to avoid this problem in relation to housing. The leader of the opposition has been forceful against real estate speculation”Let the speculators pay more, let the speculators pay so much that they stop investing, let it not pay off“, declared the counselor of concord.
This was at the Andorra la Vella Congress Center where RTVA has offered a special program on housing that has brought together six general counsellors: Judith Casal (PS), Cerni Escalé (Concord), Carine Montaner (Andorra Forward), Victor Pintos (Liberals), Carlos Naudi (Committed Citizens) i Maria Martisella (DA). In this space the problem of thehousing and several actions of the have been put together and against General Council.
“With the increase in house prices we have seen how foreign investment can be very harmful in some sectors. It is impermissible that the value of real estate as a financial asset has been prioritized over the right to decent housing for the people of the country” he declared Cerni Escalé to this newspaper
The leader of the opposition noted that the first thing that needs to be done is to curb real estate speculation by “prevent the problem from getting worse“, for Escalade this can only be accomplished by “let the speculators pay more, let the speculators pay so much that they stop investing, let it not pay off“.
Secondly, Concordia underlines the need to take measures to lower the price of housing “it is clear that the increase in real estate prices in Andorra has also been greatly influenced by foreign real estate investment“.
