2023-09-26 09:00:00
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The increase in the housing tax on second homes in municipalities under real estate pressure should make it possible to launch programs to accommodate new residents.
By Charles Guyard Les Sables-d’Olonne, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Vendée, France. © imageBROKER.com/SIPA / SIPA / imageBROKER.com/SIPA Published on 09/26/2023 at 9:00 a.m.
Franck Louvrier asserts it straight away: “If we want to attract customers, we must not tax them too much, otherwise they will go elsewhere and we lose everything! » For the mayor of La Baule, there is no question, therefore, of applying the decree published on August 25 in the Official Journal authorizing municipalities under real estate pressure to increase the housing tax on second homes (THRS) from 5% to 60 %. In France, 3,680 towns, mainly located on the coast, are affected, including 83 in the Pays de la Loire region alone.
In the very chic seaside resort of Loire-Atlantique, which has 63% secondary residents, owners can therefore rest easy, they will not have to pay anything more than permanent residents. “I was elected on the promise not to increase taxes, I…
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