“We are in a deep, lasting crisis” for Patrick Lozano, president of the real estate union Unis pour le Rhône. “A crisis that we had anticipated. We have been alerting the public authorities for three years,” adds Olivier Dumas, vice-president.
If in their eyes, the reasons are multiple, they point in particular to the rent control which has prevailed since 2021 in Lyon and Villeurbanne as an aggravating factor. At least, “inconsistencies that we have brought to light” and require that it be refined. Seeing to reduce the number of owners who entrust them with their property.
“Who benefits from lower rents? »
What Jérémie Dumont, property manager, notices is that “when I put an ad online at 8 a.m., I get 50 emails and as many phone calls in the space of 30 minutes. I remove the ad and make the first appointments. But in general, the first person to visit takes the property in this very tense market context. And it is the strongest files that are chosen.”
“The Metropolis announces that the management has lowered rents. Certainly, but who benefits? Those with the best records are the ones the owners choose for security reasons,” analyzes Patrick Lozano. They also see more and more cases emerging with false documents.
For the United States, owners are caught between rising property taxes and renovation obligations. Framing adds complexity. With the national political context, we do not know what is planned for our sector but one thing is certain, we need an ambitious housing policy.”
Renaud Payre, vice-president of the Lyon metropolitan area in charge of housing, assures us, “the door has always been open. Proof of this is that we integrated two of their proposals at the end of the first year. We now need to work together on rent supplements, including, why not, renovation work.”
The fact that he is participating in the housing crisis is for him an untruth: “We never said that management was going to create housing. On the other hand, it is working, the gap between rents released for rental and those in stock is narrowing. While in neighboring territories the gap is increasing. This is proof that where there is supervision, regulation takes place, I congratulate and thank the owners who play the game”
