27/08/2026
EU Affordable Housing Plan
On 16 December 2025 the European Commission published the first-ever European Affordable Housing Plan. Inside its industrial pillar, one line changes the conversation for our sector: off-site and modular construction offer "the clearest potential for ramping up housing supply rapidly".
Why now? EU house prices are up 60% since 2013, building permits are down 22% since 2021, and construction is the only industrial sector where productivity has fallen.
Modular is no longer the alternative option. It is the stated route.
EU standards for off-site products, a modular pilot project and Commission guidance all land in 2026. The factory-built decade starts now.
Read the European Commission’s Affordable Housing Plan: https://housing.ec.europa.eu/european-affordable-housing-plan_en
Europe's housing fix now runs through the factory