Thermal colanders are in the sights of the government. In the same dynamic as the announcements around energy savings, the government wishes to encourage owners to renovate their properties with energy, particularly with regard to insulation. If from 2023, the long-term rental of thermal colanders will be hindered, the Ministry of Housing also wishes to apply this new regulation to short-term rental such as Airbnb.
Summary of the Climate and Resilience Law:
The starting point for this information is the Climate and Resilience Law promulgated in August 2021. This law casts a wide net and tackles many themes: education, urban planning, public services, travel, etc. And thus urban planning and the economy. building energy. For landlords, the requirement is growing: the Climate and Resilience Law imposes a rent freeze for the least well-insulated housing from 2023. An important signal before the “real bans”.
These first bans will come into force from 2025: from this year, buildings classified G will simply be prohibited from being rented. In 2028, three years later, F-classified buildings will follow and finally E-classified buildings will also be prohibited for renting in 2034. From then on, tenants will be able to claim energy performance renovation work from landlords. The State promises several information, incentive and control mechanisms on these points.
More information on the Climate Law here: https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/loi-climat-resilience
Reminder on the DPE (Energy Performance Diagnosis):
The Energy Performance Diagnosis, DPE, aims to classify buildings on their energy performance on a scale from A (excellent score) to G (worst score). This scale takes into account a multitude of criteria to assess the energy performance of housing: manufacturing materials, thickness of the walls, type of insulation, thickness and method of installation of the insulation, etc.
The application of the Climate and Resilience Law to Airbnb:
In absolute terms, the law currently focuses on LLD Long Term Rental. The case of short-term and seasonal rentals, based on the Airbnb model, does not yet fall within its scope of action. Indeed, many of these dwellings are not rented for most of the year and are occupied by their owners. However, surveys show some startling statistics:
6% of thermal colander owners were planning to rent them on Airbnb (source FNAIM)
Airbnb rentals therefore serve as an escape route for many landlords who are not convinced of the absolute necessity of offering their tenants decent housing with acceptable energy performance. This pushes the government to decide, here in the person of Olivier Klein, Minister Delegate for Housing, on the air of BFMTV this month of October 2022. This one evokes this problem and specifies wanting to align the requirements of the long rental duration of the Airbnb rental.
"Owners wishing to switch to Airbnb rentals to avoid the Climate Law represent a significant proportion, but it's a safe bet that they will be losers. There are big differences between LLD and LCD. The profitability of their property can only suffer. On the other hand, a renovated dwelling is a dwelling that can see its rents adjusted and therefore find better economic performance. In addition, it's a safe bet that existing renovation aid will continue and evolve to allow owners to be supported in this transition. » Concludes Michaël, director of our rental management agency in Cannes
