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Rents are to be frozen
OWNERS will be unable to raise rents on properties each time a new tenant moves in.
OWNERS will be unable to raise rents on properties each time a new tenant moves in as the government is introducing a decree to restrict rises to index-linked increases.
Housing Minister Cécile Duflot revealed the freeze and a tight timetable for the measure to be in force for the September rentrée. The decree links new tenancies to a measure already in force for a Rental Reference Index which limits the amount that rents can be raised during a tenancy.
Property firms have attacked the move saying it will stop maintenance spending; however, the decree specifies that if the owner has carried out work the rent can rise by 15% of the cost.