Glostrup Boligselskab

What Glostrup Boligselskab does

Glostrup Boligselskab is a Danish non-profit social housing organization (almen og selvejende boligorganisation) founded in 1943 in Glostrup, a municipality in the Copenhagen Western Suburbs (Vestegnen). It manages approximately 3,000 residential and commercial rental units organized across 14 departments, plus a number of independently and municipally owned social housing units for elderly residents (Afdeling 28 and Afdeling 49). The organization operates under the Danish Act on Social Housing (lov om almene boliger) and is governed by a resident democracy structure: an organizational board, a representative council (repræsentantskab), and elected department boards across each housing department.

The core product is subsidized rental housing offered to a broad tenant base spanning general housing seekers, youth housing applicants (ungdomsboliger), elderly residents, and commercial ground-floor tenants. Resident-facing technology consists of standard, off-the-shelf tools: the public gb.dk website, the gb-forbrugsweb.gb.dk applicant/waiting-list portal, the uHabi resident self-service portal (portal.uhabi.dk) for consumption reports, maintenance requests, neighbor complaints, and meeting minutes, and an after-hours emergency service (akutordning). No proprietary technology is developed or sold. Community-facing services include community halls (beboerhuse) for private events, a green community initiative, activity funds, and a housing guarantee certificate (boliggarantibevis) for priority re-housing.

The revenue model is subscription-recurring residential and commercial rent, supplemented by modest waiting-list fees (225 DKK/year), multi-year gavekort queue placement subscriptions (up to 825 DKK for 5 years), and one-time boliggarantibevis fees (1,200 DKK). The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer: housing seekers self-register on the online portal, pay the annual queue fee, and receive housing offers as units become available. A 2026-2030 strategic program positions the organization to remain the leading local social housing provider in the Vestegnen area.

Name

Glostrup Boligselskab

Legal name

Glostrup Boligselskab

Website

https://gb.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1943

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Glostrup Boligselskab is a Danish non-profit social housing organization managing approximately 3,000 residential and commercial rental units in Glostrup municipality, serving general housing seekers, youth, and elderly residents under Danish social housing law.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Housing / Residential Rental Housing

NAICS

Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (531110), Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513), Real Estate Operators (No Developers) & Lessors (6510)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable & Subsidized Housing Property Management (LIHTC, Section 8) (BPAJAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public & Affordable Housing Programs (Subsidies, Vouchers, Public Housing) (BPAIANAA), Affordable/Subsidized Independent Living (HUD/LIHTC) Communities (HLADAAAB)

Keywords

• Social housing management
• Residential rental services
• Affordable housing administration
• Resident self-service portal
• Community housing facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Glostrup

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Residential and commercial rent: Glostrup Boligselskab generates revenue from rent payments on its approximately 3,000 residential and commercial rental units. Rent is set competitively and reviewed annually through the resident democracy process. The organization also administers some independently owned and municipally owned social housing for elderly residents.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Glostrup Boligselskab manages and rents approximately 3,000 residential and commercial social housing units across 14 departments in Glostrup, Denmark, providing long-term affordable rental housing for individuals, families, youth, and elderly residents. It also administers independently owned and municipally owned elderly housing for Glostrup Municipality, supports residents through a self-service portal (uHabi), an after-hours emergency service (Akutordning), community halls (Beboerhuse), and a resident democracy governance structure.

Product overview

Glostrup Boligselskab is a Danish social housing organization (almene boligselskab) offering approximately 3,000 rental units across 16 departments. The core product offering centers on the uHabi self-service portal for resident management, complemented by the main gb.dk website, an online housing search system (Find Bolig), emergency services (Akutordning), and community hall rentals (Beboerhuse). The organization also provides a gift card program for waiting list placement and maintains a news/communications channel for residents.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Brands

• uHabi: Glostrup Boligselskabs beboerportal - self-service portal for residents to access housing information, consumption accounts, meeting minutes, waste guide, submit neighbor complaints, and create maintenance requests

Products and services

• Social housing rental units (residential) Long-term residential rental housing offered across 14 departments in Glostrup, Denmark, providing affordable rental apartments for individuals and families of all ages and life stages. Approximately 3,000 units are managed in total.
• Commercial rental units Ground-floor retail and commercial rental spaces located within residential buildings, such as on Hovedvejen (Afdeling 8) and Brøndbyvestervej (Afdeling 6), leased to local businesses.
• Elderly housing (ældreboliger) Specialized social housing units (Afdeling 28 and Afdeling 49) administered by Glostrup Boligselskab for elderly residents, with tenant allocation handled by Glostrup Municipality's visitation authority. Also includes administration of independently and municipally owned social elderly housing.
• Find Bolig (Housing Search & Waiting List) Online housing search and waiting-list registration system for prospective tenants (housing seekers) seeking available rental properties managed by Glostrup Boligselskab. Applicants register, select housing preferences, pay an annual queue fee of 225 DKK, and receive housing offers via the self-service system or email as units become available.
• uHabi (Resident Self-Service Portal) Self-service portal for existing residents of Glostrup Boligselskab, providing access to housing information, consumption accounts, meeting minutes, waste sorting guides, neighbor complaint submission, and maintenance task creation. Accessible via portal.uhabi.dk.
• Akutordning (Emergency Service) After-hours emergency service for tenants of all departments, covering major heating failures, water outages, electrical failures, elevator breakdowns, burst pipes, blocked sewage systems, and fire (after calling 112). Non-urgent issues are directed to Boligservice during business hours.
• Beboerhuse (Community Halls) Rental community facilities available to residents for private events and gatherings, including halls at Nørre Ringvej, Gyvelvej, Diget, Stenager, and Granskoven.
• EN BOLIG I TIDE (Gift Card / Waiting-list Placement) Gift card program allowing prospective tenants to purchase waiting-list placement for Glostrup Boligselskab for periods of 1 to 5 years, priced at 225 DKK for 1 year, 375 DKK for 2 years, 525 DKK for 3 years, 675 DKK for 4 years, and 825 DKK for 5 years (maximum 5-year validity).
• Boliggarantibevis (Housing Guarantee Certificate) One-time housing guarantee certificate priced at 1,200 DKK, bundling 3 years of waiting-list registration (675 DKK value) plus a 525 DKK administrative fee, providing priority access to a comparable unit within 3 months of application.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GlostrupNetminorOthersGlostrupNet is a resident-owned cable TV and broadband network operated for residents of Afdeling 1 and Afdeling 9. It provides television and internet services to these specific departments under a separate arrangement managed by the residents themselves.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• DEAS: DEAS is a large Danish commercial property and facility management firm serving a broad portfolio including residential properties. While not a social housing specialist, it overlaps with Glostrup Boligselskab in residential property management and maintenance services.
• Newsec (Denmark): Newsec is a Nordic property management and asset services firm operating in Denmark across residential and commercial real estate. It is an adjacent incumbent providing comparable residential property administration services though not specialized in social housing.

Regional players

• AAB (Aarhus Almene Boliger): AAB is a large Danish social housing organization operating in the Aarhus area. It shares the same almen boligorganisation framework but is regionally focused on eastern Jutland rather than the Copenhagen suburbs.

Direct peers

• Domea: Domea is a Danish social housing administration and management company providing administration services to almen boligorganisationer. It operates in the same regulatory space and serves overlapping tenants, making it a directly comparable operating peer.
• DAB (Danmarks Almene Boliger): DAB is one of Denmark's largest non-profit social housing administrators, managing almene boliger across multiple municipalities under the same Danish Law on Social Housing. It is directly comparable to Glostrup Boligselskab in operating model, regulatory framework, and resident democracy structure.
• Lejerbo: Lejerbo is a national Danish social housing association managing almene boliger across multiple municipalities with a comparable non-profit, resident-democracy governance model.
• Boligselskabet Sjælland: Boligselskabet Sjælland is a regional Danish social housing organization operating across Zealand with a portfolio of residential rental units under the same regulatory regime as Glostrup Boligselskab.
• Boligkontoret Danmark: Boligkontoret Danmark is a Danish social housing organization administering almen boliger across multiple locations under the same Danish Law on Social Housing, comparable in governance and service offering to Glostrup Boligselskab.
• fsb (Fællesorganisationen af almene boligorganisationer på Frederiksberg): fsb is a Copenhagen-area social housing organization administering a large portfolio of almene boliger with a similar resident democracy and self-governing non-profit structure, making it highly comparable as a peer.
• KAB (Københavns Almennyttige Boligselskab): KAB is a major Copenhagen-based social housing administration organization overseeing a large portfolio of almene boliger for member housing associations. It is closely comparable in regulatory environment, resident democracy model, and managed portfolio scale in the Greater Copenhagen area.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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