Eight building plots owned by the City of Buje were allocated to future users following a tender that allows young people to build family homes without purchasing land at the start. The city council accepted the most favourable bids on 29 September for four plots: two in the area of Kaštel, one each in Momjan and Brdo, and one in Buje.
The tender, published in March, received 11 bids in total. The process for eight plots concluded with the selection of users, while the plot in Triban, measuring 353 square metres, was not included in the selection decision. The selected users are Branka Marušić Budum for Brdo, and Lara Rešetar, Krešimir Kabel, Ana Špoljar, and Ivana Ribić for Kaštel, and Luka Bikić for Buje, and Matteo Štokovič and Petra Hrlić for Momjan.
The selected users do not immediately become owners of the plots, but acquire the right of way over them for 99 years. The land remains in the ownership of the city, while the user may build and own a family home on it. The estimated market value of the eight allocated plots ranges from 43,300 euros for the plot in Momjan to 82,100 euros for the plot in Brdo, with areas ranging from 464 to 719 square metres.
The tender stipulated a monthly fee for the right of way of 72.17 to 136.83 euros, depending on the plot. Users who faithfully meet their contractual obligations are eligible for municipal subsidy. For the first four years, the city covers 90 per cent of the stipulated fee, so the right of way would cost approximately between 7.22 and 13.68 euros per month based on initial amounts. After receiving the building permit, the city subsidises 80 per cent of the fee for the following ten years, and then 70 per cent. The support can last for a maximum of 30 years from the signing of the contract.
Selected users must complete the house and obtain a final building permit within four years. After that, they must register their permanent residence at that address for themselves and members of their immediate family, and maintain it for at least ten years. If they fail to do so, the city may, according to the tender conditions, claim the deposit of 3,981.62 euros and terminate the right of way contract. The house built under this model must serve as the residence for the user and their family, and it is not permitted to rent the house out for residential or tourist purposes while the right of way is in effect. A user who fulfils their obligations may purchase the land after 15 years have passed since the building permit was issued. The purchase is then conducted via a public tender at the market price valid at that time, and the holder of the right of way has priority.
The city council decided on 29 September that the contracts for the right of way would be signed with the eight selected bidders within 15 days. The president of the city council, Bojana Puziga, described the completion of the tender as one of the measures by which the city aims to help young people resolve their housing issues. "I am pleased that we have brought this tender to a close and that we are enabling citizens the opportunity to build their own home," said Puziga. She added that this is one of the measures of the supportive housing scheme, through which they aim to provide concrete support and encouragement to young people to stay and live in Buje, build their future here, and create their homes, and that the city intends to open new tenders for the same model of housing.
The land allocation is the second part of the current Buje housing programme. In July, construction began on a POS building with 20 apartments, valued at approximately 2.7 million euros, with the completion of works scheduled for the summer of 2027. The selling price of the apartments is 2,104 euros per square metre.
