
The entity that manages housing in Barcelona
The city has a new entity for managing public and private housing from the Rental Housing Stock: Barcelona’s Municipal Institute of Housing and Renovation (IMHAB). With the objectives of joining forces, streamlining resources and boosting its capacity, the City Council has re-organized within this entity the housing services of both Barcelona Urban Management L.C. and the Municipal Patronage of Housing, the latter a body founded in 1927 that has been dedicated to promoting and managing social housing.
Having access to decent housing is a basic right in a just society. At present market trends are denying part of the population access to decent and affordable housing. In this context it’s vital that public bodies enforce policies to defend their fundamental right.
The Municipal Government is working towards increasing the public housing stock to respond to the residential needs of the population. On one hand, reclaiming empty private properties and on the other promoting the building of new social rental housing. The City Council also wants to guarantee the quality of life of its citizens by boosting the improvement of the housing stock via implementing renovation and energy efficiency measures.
To carry out these policies, the IMHAB (Barcelona’s Municipal Institute of Housing and Renovation) was created, the entity responsible for promoting the construction of public housing, managing the available housing stock, and promoting sustainable housing policies such as the renovation of apartments and buildings. As of 2023, the IMHAB manages a housing stock that exceeds 11,500 units in the city, which represents a significant increase compared to the 7,500 apartments registered in 2015. In parallel, the purchase of hundreds of apartments for public rental housing has also been promoted, as well as the launch of new innovation and renovation projects.

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IMHAB Services
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The term of office of the current Municipal Corporation ends at midnight on 27 May 2023. Its members will continue in ordinary administrative functions until their successors take office, in the case of elected members. Senior managers will continue in their functions until the moment of their resignation or until the person who appointed them resigns. Inauguration of the elected members will take place on Saturday, 17 June 2023 or, in the event that an electoral appeal has been filed, on Friday, 7 July 2023.

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Gerard Capó Fuentes
Manager of Barcelona’s Municipal Institute of Housing and Renovation -
to be confirmed
Secretary of the Board of Directors - Xavier González
Economic and Financial Services / General Services - Isidre Costa
Legal Services, Procurement and Heritage - Juan Carlos Melero
Technical Services - Roser Plandiura
Management Service / Public Stock - to be confirmed
Housing Services / Private Stock
Contact

IMHAB

The Municipal Institute of Housing and Renovation offices are located at:

Opening hours

Information: From Monday to Friday, from 9.00 to 14.00 h. And Thursday afternoons, from 16.00 to 18.00 h.
Payment desk: From Monday to Friday, from 9:00 to 13:30 h. And Thursday afternoons, from 16.00 to 18.00 h.
On the last working day of the month, the payment desk's closing time is as midday: 12.30 h.
Special schedule: Between the months of May and September, both inclusive, closed in the afternoons.

By phone

- Public attention: 932 915 404
- Maintenance Services : 932 915 411
- Aparcaqui: 932 915 424
- City Council information hotline: 010