The difficulty of finding accommodation in Lyon will reach new heights in 2024. According to a study published by LocService.fr, the capital of Gaul displays the highest rental tension score among large French cities, with a ratio of 12.97 candidates per rental offer. Rennes and Paris complete the podium, with scores of 11.03 and 10.35 respectively.
This rental tension is not an isolated case: at the national level, the overall index jumped to 4.8 this year, compared to 3.35 in 2023. This figure, which measures the imbalance between demand and rental supply , has continued to increase since 2019, underlines LocService.fr.
In addition to the tensions, rents continue to rise. In 2024, the average rent in Lyon will be 17 euros per square meter, charges included, with an average surface area of rented accommodation of 42.5 m². This increase of 3.3% over one year illustrates the pressures exerted on households in Lyon and more broadly on the French, faced with economic constraints such as access to credit or restrictions linked to thermal strainers.
The attractiveness of Lyon, however, remains intact. The city comes in second position among the most sought-after cities in France, behind Paris and ahead of Montpellier, according to the same study. At the departmental level, the Rhône concentrates 6.96% of searches, placing itself just after Paris (10.7%).
-For Ivan Thiébault, head of studies at LocService.fr, the situation should not improve without strong action. “The rental bans, the end of Pinel and other factors directly impact the rental market. […] Of the 40 metropolitan cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants, 28 are seeing their average rent per square meter increase faster than inflation (+1.3% year-on-year as of November 2024). We must closely monitor changes in rates and hope for relaxations in the rental bans, otherwise this trend risks continuing. warns the latter.
While waiting for corrective measures, Lyon residents will have to continue to deal with a tense real estate market and rising rents, in a context where supply still fails to meet growing demand.
