Long Term Investment to Tackle the European Housing Crisis

Access to quality, affordable housing for citizens and communities across the EU has become a major concern in recent years, with rising rents, rising house prices, and structurally high energy prices increasing the cost of living. In less than 10 years, between 2025 and 2024, house prices have increased by 53% in the EU and homeownership has declined, especially among young people. Currently, approximately one in ten European households spends more than 40% of their disposable income on housing costs. At the same time, household energy costs have experienced an unprecedented surge since the 2021 energy crisis.

In light of this situation, the presentation of the European Affordable Housing Plan in December 2025 and the adoption of the European Parliament’s Special Committee on the Housing Crisis report in March 2026 have settled housing as a central topic of EU policy.

As overall investment in housing supply remains below the levels needed, mobilising the entire real estate value chain: public and private investors, as well as connected industries, is key to sustainably address the European housing needs.

Furthermore, since long-term affordability and sustainability of housing are closely linked to its energy performance, ensuring future-proof heating and cooling solutions can help, improve household resilience to energy price volatility, and improve living standards across generations.

How can we strategically channel long-term investment to tackle the European housing crisis while ensuring that social and affordable housing remains affordable, sustainable, and manageable in terms of living costs for citizens who will benefit from it?

Chaired by Annalisa Corrado, and with the exclusive participation of Irene Tinagli, Chair of the European Parliament on Housing Crisis Committee, and Borja Giménez Larraz, Rapporteur of the European Parliament Report on the Housing Crisis, this event will bring together policymakers, key public and private decision-makers and investors to exchange their perspectives and solutions to one of the most pressing EU policy topic.

🎙️Among the speakers:

Matthew Baldwin, Head of the European Commission’s Housing Taskforce
Nathalie Caillard, Chair of Ampere Gestion & Representative of Caisse des Dépôts Group
Lars von Lackum, CEO of LEG-Immobilien-Gruppe & Representative of EPRA (European Public Real Estate Association)
Stephan Kolb, Vice President Public Affairs Carrier Climate Solutions Europe & Representative of EHI – Association of the European Heating Industry
Angeliki Konstantinopoulou, Executive Director of SEFA (Sustainable Energy Finance Association)
Jaap van der Bijl, CEO of Altera & Representative of the European Association for Investors in Non Listed Real Estate Vehicles (INREV)
Jonny Williams, Strategy and Partnerships Lead of Naked Energy Ltd & Representative from Solar Heat Europe

Registrations are open until Wednesday 15th of April ⚠️

Date

20/04/2026 5:00 pm

Time

5:00 pm

Location

European Parliament

60 rue Wiertz, Brussels 1000

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