The National Assembly could vote for a reinforced “rent shield” for the Overseas Territories, in order to limit rent increases there to a maximum of 2.5% against 3.5% in France, during the examination of the project purchasing power law, AFP learned on Wednesday from parliamentary sources.
The presidential majority is preparing, in fact, to support an amendment by MP Charles de Courson, from the Liberties, Independents, Overseas and Territories (Liot) group, according to an LREM source.
I confirm an agreement for a ceiling of 2.5% in Overseas, reacted Mr. de Courson to AFP. Negotiations have taken place with whom it may concern, he added without saying more.
In his amendment, the centrist deputy claims a difference in treatment between the territories: It is in no way a question of a free pass but of a request based on objective elements, in particular a cost of living and a rate of poverty and rents which represent a much greater weight in the total expenditure of households in Overseas France.
The period concerns runs for one year from July 2022.
In mainland France, the bill on purchasing power provides for the benchmark rent index to increase by 3.5% in July and then remain frozen at this level for a year, a measure presented by the government as a compromise between the interests of tenants and owners in the face of inflation.
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The reference index serves as a basis for revising the rents for empty or furnished accommodation. It sets the ceilings for the annual rent increases that landlords can demand.
LFI and communists denounce a measure far from the mark by demanding an immediate freeze on rents.