What does the anti-Airbnb bill contain?

Monday, October 28, parliamentary work in committee made it possible to find an agreement which should allow the adoption of the law on November 5 and 7. On the menu in particular: a sharp reduction in tax benefits and registration.

Urban and rural territories transformed into hyper-speculative markets by furnished tourist accommodation. For example in Ajaccio, between 2019 and 2023, the short-term housing supply jumped by 48%.

Started two years ago, parliamentary work is reshuffling the cards. The tax allowance for this rental income plummets: from 71% to 50% for classified furnished accommodation and from 50% to 30% for others. These deductions could apply up to 188,700 euros of annual rental income, this will now be maximum, 77,700 €.

Finally, these homes, which until now escaped the energy performance diagnosis (EPD), will now be required to establish one. Enough to rebalance the classic real estate market a little.

“One thing is certain, it is that the market will stabilize and that an additional supply of apartments, both for sale and for rental, will probably make it possible to find more accommodation and perhaps to have prices a little more interesting both for sale and for rental. But it risks being at the margin”, estimates Yves Menassé, real estate agent.

In the hands of the municipal bloc, already available, other tools will enter into the law. Town halls and intermunicipalities may impose, in particular, registration of furnished tourist accommodation, a maximum rental period of 90 days, quotas by district and areas reserved for main residences.

The municipality of Saint-Malo has done all this since June 2021, adding the ban on rental by real estate companies and the standard of only one rental per person. Last week, the Rennes administrative court recognized measures of general interest. Gilles Lurton won against appeals from several owners.

The upcoming law reinforces it. “We were attacked before the administrative court, we can imagine that the applicants will now appeal, explains the mayor of Saint-Malo. Well, once this bill is passed, I don't see how a court or an appeals court could reverse the judgment we obtained. The measures we took take on the force of law. This means that tomorrow, all mayors who wish will be able, without hesitation, to take the same measures as us.”

And in Corsica? The housing crisis is even worse there, but only the town hall of Bastia, on 2% of its territory, and the intercommunality of Cap Corse apply already existing regulatory tools.

The bill should be adopted on November 5 and 7. Something that might give you courage.

The report by Florence Antomarchi and Jennifer Cappai: