Malaga The old store is now a house: Málaga processes more than one hundred conversions from locals to housing
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The rise in prices in Malaga capital either to rent or buy a home;The mass closure of commercial spaces due to the impact of the health crisis of the COVID and the boom of the business online, have generated a propitious scenario for the search for residential alternatives.And one of them continues to transform premises and offices into homes.
The dynamics that could already be found in 2020 has remained alive this 2021.The data consulted by the Spanish of Malaga of the changes of change of use granted in this period by the Urban Planning Management of the capital show this situation.In fact, as recognized by the Councilor for Territory Planning, Raúl López, throughout this year the processed files exceed the hundred.
The numbers collected by this newspaper place in about 130 the licenses granted, although not in all cases the operations with the adaptation of the premises for housing are linked.As an example, the relationship of work permits granted in January and February authorized the change in use of premises, making possible the creation of 23 homes.
A figure that may be greater if it is taken into account that it was in February when the department led by López gave the green light to the works of adaptation of a 744 square meters in the district of Campanillas for 15 homes, three of them type LOFTand 12 with a single bedroom.Although the permit is of this exercise, its processing was largely developed in 2020.
In many cases, as the studies of professionals who are dedicated to these projects have been pointing out, the object of the intervention is to allocate housing for tourist use.That was at least the origin of this type of actions, although with the passage of time there are many owners who have chosen to intervene for their own use.
Although it is a certainly tempting possibility, those interested should keep in mind that not all places is possible.Ideally, before taking the step, urban viability is analyzed.For this it is key to check the maximum number of houses allowed in the building where the premises are located.
The way to do is simple.It is enough to divide the number of square meters built of residential use of the property by an average of 70 meters.The result will be the maximum number allowed, so that in the event that the number of homes is lower than the value obtained, there would be possible to change the use.
From there, the process is simple, being limited to the costs to be faced.A change of use that does not require works may require a minimum share of about 120 euros, a figure that will be increased in case they are precise adaptation actions of the property.In that case, the average cost of rates can be about 7.5 euros per square meter of built area.Figures to which the cost of adaptation intervention will have to be added.