2023-05-31 18:01:56
For nearly a year, the increase in rents is limited to +3.5%. This measure, decided by the government 12 months ago, must end on June 30. Will it be extended? The deputies of the National Assembly, who are examining tonight a bill (PPL) defended by the Renaissance deputy Thomas Cazenave, must decide this question in session. In committee, this extension was adopted. However, even within the government, the question divides. The Minister of Housing Oliver Klein and the president of the Renaissance group in the Assembly Aurore Bergé have already shown their approval. On the other hand, Bruno the Mayorwhich announced the cap on rent increases in June 2022, has still not given its opinion.
The Minister of Economy and Finance had an appointment with his Housing colleague this Wednesday morning. For the time being, nothing has filtered through this interview, before the vote in the National Assembly. “Bruno Le Maire pledged a year ago that the rent cap would not go beyond 12 months“says the Figaro a participant in a consultation between the Minister and a dozen real estate professionals. The stakes are high: the shortfall from capping the rise in rents is estimated at 705 million euros for landlords, according to the impact study of the “purchasing power” law (page 104).
«If the rent shield is extended, this cost would greatly exceed one billion eurosanticipates Pierre Hautus, general delegate of Plurience, an association which brings together players in property management. Should landlords participate in the housing policy to the tune of more than one billion euros, without compensation?By referring to a lack of consideration, this real estate expert refers to the fact that, unlike the increase in rents, that of the property tax, which more than 32 million owners pay, has not been capped. A double penalty for donors!
The PPL is unanimous against it
On the professional and association side, the PPL is unanimously against it. But not for the same reasons. The National Real Estate Federation (Fnaim), which recognizes a “good newsfor tenants if the cap on rent increases is adopted, believes that this measure is a “signal funeste» for owners who already have to deal with a framework for these same rents in certain large cities (Paris, Lille, Bordeaux, Lyon or Montpellier). “The haemorrhage of the rental stock will continue and with it, the worsening of the unprecedented housing crisis that we are experiencing today», alert Loïc Cantin, president of the Fnaim.
For its part, CLCV (Consumption Housing Living Environment) and the CNL (National Housing Confederation) denounce a measure that “would aggravate the crisis for tenantsin a context of high inflation. The two associations are calling for a rent freeze, for the CLCV, «only effective measure to protect the purchasing power of tenants» and a drop, for the CNL. «It’s the only social shield that works!“, hammers the CNL.
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