Affordable Rental Programme
December 18, 2025 - APN (Agency for Transactions and Mediation in Immovable Properties) published a public call for owners of residential properties
APN opened the Public Call for owners of residential properties who wish to enter the Affordable Rental Programme. Applications are open until February 15, 2026.
Applications are open for owners whose property has not been used over the past two years. Property with structural damage will not be considered.
The contract can be concluded for a period of three to ten years. The owners with whom APN will conclude a contract will receive a fee reflecting the median rental price of the residential property, in such a way that 60% of the entire amount for the contracted period will be paid upfront, and the remaining 40% once half of the contracted period has elapsed.
Upon the completion of the public call for owners of residential properties, APN will also publish a public call for interested tenants.
The application and the list of documentation can be accessed through the links.
The Affordable Rental Programme refers to activating existing vacant housing units and offering them for long-term rentals, all with the aim of helping citizens who cannot resolve their own housing situation. This is one of the measures from the National Housing Policy Plan of the Republic of Croatia by 2030.
It is estimated that there are 600,000 vacant properties in Croatia, and this Programme aims to activate at least some portion of them. The state, i.e. APN, would take over the management of private apartments for long-term rentals, in such a way that apartment owners would receive a fee in two instalments, and the citizens who cannot resolve their housing situation would have the opportunity to access affordable, more favourable rental relationship. The difference between the affordable rent and the market price would be covered by the state.
The Programme targets families with unresolved housing situations and with no properties, those with minimal to average incomes, young families and families with many children, persons with disabilities and persons in shortage occupations.
The Programme will be carried out by the Agency for Transactions and Mediation in Immovable Properties (APN), while local self-government units will provide APN with data on the needs in their areas and the lists of shortage occupations, based on which APN will publish public calls for owners of vacant apartments and interested tenants in the public media and on its website.
Upon the completion of the Call, APN will establish a list of available housing units and a priority list for tenants. They will be scored based on criteria such as household income, number of family members, number of children, age, degree of disability, place of residence, professional qualifications and the need for shortage occupations.
By mid-December, APN will publish a public call for property owners. The call will be published in the public media and on APN’s website. The list of documentation required by interested property owners can be found HERE.
Upon the completion of the public call for owners of residential properties, APN will establish a list of available, habitable residential properties per local self-government unit.
APN will also publish a public call for tenants, which is expected by the end of January. The list of documentation required by interested tenants can be found HERE.
Upon the conclusion of the public call for tenants, APN will establish a priority list.
Both public calls will include:
November 13, 2025 - Government adopts Affordable Rental Programme
APN opened the Public Call for owners of residential properties who wish to enter the Affordable Rental Programme. Applications are open until February 15, 2026.
Applications are open for owners whose property has not been used over the past two years. Property with structural damage will not be considered.
The contract can be concluded for a period of three to ten years. The owners with whom APN will conclude a contract will receive a fee reflecting the median rental price of the residential property, in such a way that 60% of the entire amount for the contracted period will be paid upfront, and the remaining 40% once half of the contracted period has elapsed.
Upon the completion of the public call for owners of residential properties, APN will also publish a public call for interested tenants.
The application and the list of documentation can be accessed through the links.
The Affordable Rental Programme refers to activating existing vacant housing units and offering them for long-term rentals, all with the aim of helping citizens who cannot resolve their own housing situation. This is one of the measures from the National Housing Policy Plan of the Republic of Croatia by 2030.
It is estimated that there are 600,000 vacant properties in Croatia, and this Programme aims to activate at least some portion of them. The state, i.e. APN, would take over the management of private apartments for long-term rentals, in such a way that apartment owners would receive a fee in two instalments, and the citizens who cannot resolve their housing situation would have the opportunity to access affordable, more favourable rental relationship. The difference between the affordable rent and the market price would be covered by the state.
The Programme targets families with unresolved housing situations and with no properties, those with minimal to average incomes, young families and families with many children, persons with disabilities and persons in shortage occupations.
The Programme will be carried out by the Agency for Transactions and Mediation in Immovable Properties (APN), while local self-government units will provide APN with data on the needs in their areas and the lists of shortage occupations, based on which APN will publish public calls for owners of vacant apartments and interested tenants in the public media and on its website.
Upon the completion of the Call, APN will establish a list of available housing units and a priority list for tenants. They will be scored based on criteria such as household income, number of family members, number of children, age, degree of disability, place of residence, professional qualifications and the need for shortage occupations.
By mid-December, APN will publish a public call for property owners. The call will be published in the public media and on APN’s website. The list of documentation required by interested property owners can be found HERE.
Upon the completion of the public call for owners of residential properties, APN will establish a list of available, habitable residential properties per local self-government unit.
APN will also publish a public call for tenants, which is expected by the end of January. The list of documentation required by interested tenants can be found HERE.
Upon the conclusion of the public call for tenants, APN will establish a priority list.
Both public calls will include:
- requirements to participate in the procedure
- documentation to be attached to an expression of interest
- indication of the deadline and place of expression of interest
November 13, 2025 - Government adopts Affordable Rental Programme