Overview
- At a Thursday announcement in Marseille, the government outlined a draft law that would let owners re-let F and G homes—ratings under France’s energy label called the DPE—if they sign a works contract and finish upgrades within three years for houses or five for apartments.
- Officials say the approach could keep or return 650,000 to 700,000 dwellings to the rental market by 2028, adjusting rules that already ban G-rated rentals since 2025 and would bar F-rated units from 2028.
- The package also launches a third wave of national urban renewal for 2030–2040 (ANRU 3) and restates a target to build two million homes by 2030.
- The plan widens tax breaks for rental investors by extending the Jeanbrun scheme to older houses and lowering the required renovation spend to 20% of the purchase price, provided the upgraded home reaches at least energy label D.
- Landlord and industry groups welcomed the supply boost, while climate and tenant advocates called it a rollback that risks higher energy bills for vulnerable renters, as the government finalizes the text for cabinet review and a first parliamentary reading before summer.