Empty Homes: The Idle Potential of Tehran's Rental Housing

Continuous rises in rent and declining household purchasing power have made policy for a "Rental Housing" scheme one of the necessities of the housing market. The Ministry of Roads and Urban Development has taken the first step by drafting this program. Now, the participation of urban management and use of Tehran's vacant units could turn this policy into a broader program to support tenants.

The continuous increase in the cost of housing rent and the decrease in the purchasing power of households has made the policy for the implementation of the "rental housing" plan one of the necessities of the housing market; The Ministry of Roads and Urban Development has taken the first step by formulating this plan, and now the participation of urban management and the use of the capacity of empty units in Tehran can turn this policy into a broader plan to support tenants.