The proposal arrived in his mailbox, sent by his trustee, Oralia. “Co-owner, rent your accommodation during sporting events”indicated the email, posted at the beginning of February, with this argument: “Generate additional income with complete peace of mind during the Paris Games period thanks to our exclusive partnership! » Claude (first names have been changed), retired, co-owner in a building in the Latin Quarter, in 5e district of Paris, immediately responded “that there was no question of it”. “Our trustee is flooding the co-owners with this proposal, and using information acquired during his mandate to develop an unrelated activity, at our expense”she protests.
Assuming that many owners will want to take advantage of the Olympic Games (OG) to rent their homes on platforms, Oralia, owned by the real estate group Nexity, has judged “opportune to offer co-owners of the residence who would like it, support in making their accommodation available”justifies the email.
The partnership in question, entered into with the WeHost concierge service, itself a partner of the Airbnb rental platform, offers ” to secure ” seasonal rental, during the Olympic Games, by proposing to limit “to the maximum” late arrivals (after 10 p.m.) of travelers, to regulate the location of key boxes as well as to remove them at the end of the Games, and to “provide displays in several languages in residences”. In addition, a 50 euro gift card on Airbnb awaits the co-owners.
A method “cheeky”
This is a “defensive offer”argues Karine Olivier, general director of Nexity’s personal services division. “Rather than rushing to Airbnb, we offer a very “quality” concierge service”, she explains. The offer was offered to some 10,000 co-owners clients of the trustees Oralia and Nexity Lamy, in Paris and six other large cities in France. WeHost charges a 20% commission for each reservation, and on this amount, Nexity will receive a management fee of 4%.
Six hundred co-owners have already completed the concierge form, and the first three contracts have been signed. “The union councils found this proposal rather good, few vetoed it”says Mme Olivier, noting however that “certain neighborhoods are more reluctant, like the Marais in Paris, where people can’t stand Airbnb anymore”. Co-owners, who had not yet checked the box giving their consent to receive commercial offers, were contacted directly, but Nexity “pleads human error, and prepares a letter of apology”.
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