简介:Asof1990,thehousingstockinLatviahasdecreasedmainlyduetotheexclusionofflatsanddecreasinginvestmentinresidentialbuildingsamongothers.Thearticlegivesabriefintroductionoftheprivatizationprocessofapartmentscarriedoutafter1991asoneofthefundamentalprinciplesofindependenceandprosperityofLatvia.Italsoemphasizestheneedofhousingrenovationbasedontheageandpoorbuildingtechniquesofmostofthehouses,andtheimportanceofenergyefficiencyinbuildingsectorforwhichsomeprogrammeshavebeenlaunched.FinallyitillustratestheroleoftheGovernmentinhousingsupplythroughsuchactivitiesasdevelopingtheNationalBuildingProgramme,providingpolicyguidance,housingmonitoringandofferingsignificantfinancialsupport.