Vonovia and MietMachen München gGmbH have signed a letter of intent for a future cooperation. This agreement aims to provide housing for people who are struggling in the Munich housing market or cannot find access to their own flat. The planned collaboration expands on an existing partnership between Vonovia and Katholischer Männerfürsorgeverein München e.V. (KMFV).
The newly founded initiative MietMachen Munich bundles the interests and expertise of several social organisations. The goal is to create a broader network for the placement and sustainable securing of housing. Munich is one of the cities facing the greatest challenges in the housing sector, especially for homeless people and individuals in special life situations, for whom finding their own flat is considered difficult to impossible.
MietMachen, as a non-profit housing agency, connects disadvantaged individuals in the housing market with landlords. The approach includes not only the mere placement, but also socio-educational and organisational support for the tenancies. The new housing agency was significantly co-initiated by the KMFV, which had previously cooperated with Vonovia.
Expansion of existing commitments
As part of the earlier cooperation with the KMFV, Vonovia provided ten flats for clients of the organisation. With the signing of the letter of intent, this housing contingent will now be transferred to MietMachen. Andrea Günther, Regional Head Munich at Vonovia, emphasised that as one of the most significant landlords in Munich, the company takes responsibility and supports people who would otherwise have no prospects in the tight Munich housing market. The long-standing and successful collaboration with the KMFV will thus be continued within an expanded network.
Bundled expertise for the housing market
In addition to the KMFV, the shareholders of MietMachen München include the Renate Stichter Foundation, Hirn Herz Hand e.V. and the Internationaler Bund. This composition allows for the bundling of expertise from various areas such as homelessness support, social work, foundation affairs and private engagement. David Diekmann, Managing Director of MietMachen München, highlighted that having one's own home is the fundamental basis for a self-determined way of life. He sees the cooperation with Vonovia as an example of what can be achieved by combining the strengths of the housing industry and social work.
Initial results of this collaboration are already apparent. Vonovia has already handed over the first flats to the housing agency MietMachen for allocation. These are units in the segment for homeless families, where there is a particularly urgent need. In Munich, approximately 1,400 children are currently homeless. The cooperation enables some of these children to regain their own place and space to play. For Vonovia, the collaboration represents an integral part of its social commitment in Munich. The company manages around 6,000 flats in the Bavarian capital.
