France wants to ban poorly insulated Airbnb rentals – POLITICO

PARIS — France will seek to prevent poorly insulated homes from being listed on short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb, France’s deputy minister for housing and the city said on Tuesday.

From January 1, 2023, the date on which the country’s climate law rules will come into force, landlords will no longer be allowed to put the most poorly insulated apartments and houses – called “thermal strainers” in French – on the long term. rental market. The government wants to ensure some units, rated G in the context of the energy performance diagnosis, are not on the market in the short term.

“It is out of the question to hide behind the ban on renting [such housing] by transforming residences into furnished tourist accommodation,” said Deputy Minister Olivier Klein told BFMTV. “We have to work towards the same rules,” he explained.

French climate law targets poorly insulated homes because they lead to increased energy consumption as residents attempt to heat the space. By 2034, all poorly insulated apartments and houses – labeled E, F and G – will be gradually banned from the long-term rental market.

Ian Brossat, housing assistant to Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo and Airbnb critic, welcomed the minister’s statements and said that “for months we have been alerting to this scandal”. In October, Airbnb announcement an investment of €1 million in France to boost and support the energy renovation projects of its guests.

Klein also hinted that the government would look into the tax benefits of renting tourist accommodation: “There needs to be more justice in the tax dealings that you have with furnished tourist accommodation compared to furnished accommodation. non-touristy classic. We are working on that,” added Klein.

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