2024-07-10 09:10:09
Bad news for thousands of French people.
Be careful, it will sell! In several thousand areas, the mayors have decided to increase a local tax significantly. There is nothing illegal about this since the State authorizes it, but the tax wants to promise to be difficult to impose for the French people concerned. This has caused a number of them to jump last year but, in 2024, the list of affected cities is expanded by the government.
In a few weeks, many owners will have the unpleasant surprise of receiving a tax notice that is heavier than that of 2023: the property tax notice. This also affects 7.6 million French people. They are liable for this tax when it involves a second home that is not rented for the year. For these people, the increase will be important since many areas have decided to increase the amount of money to pay, up to 60%!
When you pay house tax, part goes to the community and another to the intercommunity. This is the percentage received by the community which can now be increased by 5 to 60%! Let us consider an example. Normally, on a house tax of €1000, including 500 euros which goes to the region, this share can increase to 800 euros (+60%) and increase the total income to 1300 euros.
Not all cities are affected. These are mainly those where the annual rental market is disrupted by short-term rentals, such as AirBnB. The result: owners don’t want to rent every year, or at exorbitant prices, and communities are no longer able to find housing. So the city halls have decided to touch the wallets of these property owners to force them to review their policies.
Among the cities affected, Arcachon, Argeles, Bayonne, Briançon, Capbreton, Cassis, Concarneau, le Grau du Roi, Gerardmer, Gruissan, Martigues, Ouistreham, Palavas-les-Flots, Perros-Guirec, Quiberon, Royan and even Les Sables- d’Olonne may be pointed out. Here, the increase used is 60%. In Antibes, Bonifacio, La Grande-Motte, Pleneuf Val-André, Ramatuelle, it is 40%. A novelty in these cities, which should surprise many owners. On the other hand, in Annecy, Anglet, Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Paris and Strasbourg, an additional 60% is maintained, like last year. In total, 1,467 communities used this increase.
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