Malita investments signs € 29 million loan agreement with CEB for the development of affordable housing

PARIS - Malita Investments plc has signed a loan agreement with the European Investment Bank and the Council of Europe Development Bank at very competitive rates for a period of 25 years. The financing will go towards the construction of affordable housing units in Malta.

The loan agreement was signed at the Ministry of Finance in Valletta by Kenneth Farrugia, Chairman, Malita Investments plc with Rainer Lovato, Principal Country Manager, Council of Europe Development Bank and Miguel Morgado, European Investment Bank director for Malta in the presence of Hon Michael Falzon, Minister for the family, children’s rights and social solidarity and Hon Edward Scicluna, Minister for finance. 

Through this financing agreement, Malita will develop circa 680 housing units consisting of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments with the total cost of development including finishes amounting to €58 million. The units will be constructed in 16 different sites across Malta and will address a shortage of affordable housing units which are available to persons who cannot afford to purchase their own residential home or lease the above average and high-end quality apartments that are being introduced in the market. 

Commenting on the signing, CEB Vice-Governor for Social Development Strategy Rosa María Sánchez-Yebra Alonso said that, “Providing vulnerable population groups with access to affordable housing is one of the CEB’s priority areas of activity. I am very pleased that this loan will increase the supply of housing in Malta, helping in particular those most in need. I am also glad that the new dwellings will meet modern, energy-efficient standards, which will have important environmental benefits”. 

In his address Mr Farrugia said that “we are pleased to have come to an agreement with the EIB and the CEB, two prominent and esteemed European credit institutions which will enable Malita to finance an affordable housing project in Malta. We are equally proud to be spearheading this project which will contribute towards an increase in the supply of affordable housing units in Malta for which there is evidently a significant demand”.