26.8.2024 09:23
We will gradually harmonise our tenants’ leases between 2024 and 2026. This will involve updating the content of our lease agreements so that in future all of our tenants are subject to the same terms. The harmonisation will change some of the terms of our tenants’ lease agreements, but will not affect rent. The aim of the harmonisation is to achieve better housing comfort as a result of all tenants being subject to the same agreement terms going forward.
Next year, the average monthly rent of the regular apartments owned by Helsingin kaupungin asunnot Oy (Heka) will be EUR 14.11 per square metre. Currently, the average rent is EUR 12.60. Heka’s average rent in 2024 will be 12% higher than in 2023.
The housing location Maununnevantie 3 has 127 homes from studios to five-room family housing.
A new location will be completed at Postiljooninkatu 2 in the new residential area of Postipuisto being constructed in Pohjois-Pasila. The location will have 178 apartments ranging from studio apartments to five-room family apartments.
Hekaoy.fi, Heka’s website, has been renewed both in appearance and content. Even after the renewal, you can easily find on our website information about Heka and our housing, as well as housing services.
City of Helsinki makes tenant selections for Heka´s apartments. The levels of urgency used in the selection of tenants for rental housing will change on Wednesday 6 September 2023.
From 1 September 2023 onwards, Heka’s customer service operations will be carried out under one roof in Alppila, at the address Viipurinkatu 2. In the future, customers can contact Heka, including our property managers, via our joint customer service.
The general rise of costs is putting Heka under pressure to increase its rents next year. As a result of the increase in loan interest expenses and other costs, Heka’s 2024 rent increases will be significantly higher than up until now. It is likely that Heka is going to have to increase its rents by more than 10 per cent.
In May, we informed our residents that, as a result of the considerable increase in costs, the rent increases for 2024 will be significantly higher than up until now. The draft budget for next year has now been completed and the future rent level pursuant to it is known.
Fifty-three new Heka apartments will be completed in Tapanila in November. Smoltinkaari 6 has studio apartments as well as two-room, three-room and four-room homes.
