12-09-2025 - In the first half of 2025, the building permits and completed buildings recorded a significant year-on-year increase

In the first half of 2025

Building permits and completed buildings recorded a significant year-on-year increase

In the first half of 2025, a total of 277 buildings were licensed, representing a slight decrease of 1.4% compared to the same period in 2024 (281).

Of the licensed construction and demolition projects, 76.9% corresponded to new buildings (213), with a significant majority of 92.0% being intended for residential purposes (196 in total). These works resulted in the licensing of 549 dwellings in new constructions for family housing, representing a 67.9% increase compared to the first half of 2024, when 327 dwellings were licensed.

With regard to completed buildings, in the half under review, there was an increase of 4.9% compared with the same period of the previous year, totalling 191 completed buildings. Among these, 69.1% were new constructions designed for residential housing (132 in total).

When focusing on the completed dwellings within these new residential constructions (511 in total), the results indicate an increase of 34.8% compared to the same half in 2024 (379 dwellings).

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