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Policymakers and industry leaders discuss what is needed for affordable rental housing to facilitate Vietnam’s next stage of urban and real estate development.

Mr. Matt Western MP, UK Trade Envoy to Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos, tells Ngoc Lan about the UK’s expertise in promoting a sustainable energy transition and supercharging an innovation-driven economy in Vietnam.

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Mr. Nguyen Van Dinh, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam National Real Estate Association, Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Realtors (VARS), and Director of the Vietnam Institute for Real Estate Research (VARS IRE), tells Huyen Ngan about the need to build a more balanced and sustainable rental housing market.

A well-designed rental housing ecosystem in Vietnam would ease pressure on home prices, unlock long-term capital, and support broader economic restructuring.

The government is positioning rental housing as a strategic pillar of Vietnam’s housing policy, aiming to boost supply, improve affordability, and support sustainable real estate market development.