Oh Se-hoon Proposes Improvement of Reconstruction Safety Inspection Standards to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

Seoul City "Realistic Safety Inspection Standards Related to Residents' Daily Lives Must Be Established"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Onyu Lim] Oh Se-hoon, the newly appointed mayor of Seoul, has taken preliminary measures to normalize 'reconstruction and redevelopment,' a key real estate pledge.

On the 21st, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it has sent an official letter to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport proposing improvements to revise the safety inspection standards to revitalize reconstruction.

A city official explained, "The current safety inspection standards focus more on structural safety rather than residents' actual living conditions such as residential environment (number of parking spaces, noise between floors) and facility aging (electrical wiring, etc.), making it difficult to pass the safety inspection in practice," adding, "We proposed improvements to the Ministry of Land to establish realistic safety inspection standards that allow for the improvement of the residential environment in aging apartments."

Along with this, the city has actively requested cooperation from the Seoul Metropolitan Council regarding changes to the basic plan for urban and residential environment maintenance to expedite housing supply.

Additionally, the city plans to ensure stable and continuous housing supply in the market by properly completing district unit plan decisions and announcements for apartment complexes that can be promoted immediately, as well as maintenance plans pending at the Urban Planning Committee.

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