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Can landlords afford a rent freeze?

2022-06-01T17:09:03.732Z


DECRYPTION – The government is looking for a solution to help tenants cope with inflation without penalizing landlords.


Inflation is galloping and the purchasing power of the French is gray.

To remedy this, the government has so far taken out the check book with immediate but costly measures (inflation compensation, food check, discount at the pump, energy check, etc.).

In terms of purchasing power, housing is no exception.

Credit rates keep going up and real estate prices keep going up.

What deprive households of access to the property.

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But the cost of housing, the main item of expenditure for the French (about 20% of their income, according to INSEE), also raises the question of rents which are constantly rising, except in Paris.

Each year, landlords can, if provided for in the rental agreement, increase the rents on the basis of the rent reference index (IRL).

However, for the first time in more than 10 years, the IRL, which is indexed to inflation (excluding tobacco and rents), rose sharply: +2.48%.

Which represents, for a dwelling…

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Source: lefigaro

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