2023-10-06 15:57:39
Published on Oct 6, 2023 at 5:57 p.m.
The future ban on the rental of thermal strainers is still unclear for owners. When will it really be effective? And in what particular cases might the deadline be extended? Questions that occupy the minds of owners of old or poorly insulated homes, and the answers to which might cost them particularly dearly.
This Friday morning, questioned on BFM Business, the Minister of Ecological Transition Agnès Pannier-Runacher added her touch, evoking possible “targeted and pragmatic exemptions” for “good faith” owners who have not yet renovated their Place to rent. “We are working on it,” she clarified without further details. Contacted, the ministry once once more assures that the law is clear and that the timetable will not change.
The ban on the rental of thermal strainers – for accommodation classified G – must take place from 1is January 2025 in France. Dwellings classified F will be affected in 2028, and E dwellings in 2034. The timetable was set by the “Climate and Resilience” law promulgated two years ago.
Doubts regarding the calendar
But as the date approaches, many owners have reported difficulties in renovating their property due to the high cost of the work, but also because of particularly long waiting times with overwhelmed companies. The question is all the more pressing as the housing crisis grows and it becomes increasingly difficult to find an apartment in certain cities.
However, the original schedule is known, but government communication has been difficult to follow in recent weeks. In an interview with “Parisien” on September 26, the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire said he was “very favorable” to a change in the thermal renovation schedule for condominiums. Before backpedaling the next day, explaining that there was “no question of changing the calendar”.
Agnès Pannier-Runacher therefore reaffirmed this Friday that the deadline was “not an ax” for the owners. The ban on rental of G-classified properties will apply to new rental contracts from 1is January 2025, these habitats causing energy consumption three times higher than normal. According to the government, 600,000 homes are affected.
Tolerance for co-ownerships
Besides this, like Bruno Le Maire before her, the minister recognized the difficulty of undertaking renovations in collective housing. “We understand that it is not so easy to obtain a decision at the co-ownership general meeting (general assembly), so we can imagine exemptions,” she mentioned. Concretely, “in the rare cases where a decision by the entire co-ownership is necessary (or if there are heritage issues), we cannot force the owner to carry out the work,” specifies the ministry. Certain co-ownerships might therefore escape this ban.
To encourage owners to renovate their properties intended for rental, Agnès Pannier-Runacher promised that there would be an increase in aid “to make thermal renovation more flexible”, without further details. The ministry assures that it will demonstrate “pragmatism”.
In July, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced increasing the budget for MaPrimRenov’ from 2.4 to 4 billion euros for individuals. On the side of social landlords, 1.2 billion euros over three years will be added to eradicate thermal sieves in HLM, in order to eradicate housing classified E, F and G.
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