The law of 1989 aimed at improving rental relations provides a framework for increasing rents, in tense areas, in the event of re-renting or renewal of a lease. The “Energy and Climate” Act makes rent increases in these areas, as from 1 January 2021, conditional on certain energy performance criteria in order to combat thermal […]

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A decree of 23 December 2020 (NOR: LOGL2036977A, JO 31 Dec. 2020) updates, for the period between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021, the rates per square metre for the calculation of the tax for the creation of office, commercial and storage premises in the Île-de-France region (C. urb., art. L. 520-1 and L. […]

After the cities of Paris and Lille, the following eight EPCIs are candidates for the rent control experiment: the Plaine Commune public territorial establishment; Grand Orly Seine Bièvre (11 municipalities); the Public Territorial Establishment Est Ensemble; the Grand Paris Sud Seine Essonne Sénart conurbation community (Commune de Grigny); Bordeaux Métropole (City of Bordeaux); Grenoble Métropole […]

Decree no. 2020-1609 of 17 December 2020 relating to energy performance diagnostics and the display of information relating to the energy consumption of dwellings in advertisements and property leases, JORF no. 0305 of 18 December 2020, Text no. 40, extract: Public concerned: owners, co-owners, lessors and occupants, building professionals, property diagnosticians, co-owners’ associations, project managers, […]

After an experimental phase, the Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition and Service-public.fr have put the final version of the assistance for planning permission applications (ADAU) online. This approach allows you to apply for planning permission online. Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition, press release, 8 December 2020 (in French)

Decree no. 2020-1422 of 20 November 2020 establishing the notarial power of attorney at a distance was published in the Official Journal of 21 November 2020. Its purpose is to enable notaries to draw up authentic powers of attorney in electronic form when one or all of the parties are not present. An Article 20-1 […]

Rental decency applies only to the residential portion of a “mixed” lease that is actually occupied by the lessee as the principal dwelling. Paris, 20 May 2020, No. 18/19805, extract : (…) The court recalls that Article 1719 paragraph 1° of the Civil Code in its wording resulting from Law n°2000-1208 of 13 December 2000, […]

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In a ruling of 5 June 2020, the Conseil d’État clarified the concept of covisibility characterising protected buildings in the vicinity of historic monuments. EC 5 June 2020, req. no. 431994, extract (in French) (…) 4. It follows from the combination of these provisions that building permits may be issued only with the agreement of […]