The Czech-Slovak law firm HAVEL & PARTNERS has joined the Affordable Housing Initiative (AHI), aimed at streamlining the construction of rental apartments in the Czech Republic to significantly improve housing accessibility. Supported by HAVEL & PARTNERS and other partners such as Central Group, Česká spořitelna, KPMG Czech Republic, Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU), and LOXIA architects, the initiative is launching a new simplified design & build model for affordable housing construction for municipalities and cities.

The new model, leveraging standardized projects and typically fixed construction costs, significantly accelerates and simplifies the building process—from design to implementation. This approach effectively reduces the risk of additional work and delays associated with extensive paperwork.

HAVEL & PARTNERS has joined the initiative by preparing model contractual and tender documentation, enabling municipalities to implement the construction of apartment buildings. The preparation was led by a team headed by partner František Korbel, along with managing associate Mária Kopecká and senior associate Tomáš Kalenský.

“We believe this approach could be a basic impulse for the creation of thousands of rental apartments across the country, helping municipalities respond to the growing demand for quality and affordable housing,” commented partner František Korbel on the firm’s involvement.

The Affordable Housing Initiative (AHI) is a specialised think-tank of leading companies and institutions aimed at improving housing accessibility in the Czech Republic. The simplified design & build system and standardized construction solutions can be utilized by both public and private investors nationwide. The initiative closely cooperates with the Ministry of Regional Development (MRD), the State Investment Support Fund (SFPI), the National Development Bank (NDB), and the Union of Towns and Municipalities (SMO).