what constraints will be imposed on owners?

The image speaks for itself: the expression “thermal strainer” refers to these poorly insulated dwellings which require excessive energy consumption to offer their inhabitants reasonable comfort in winter and summer in terms of temperature.

“These are often degraded housing in which the windows do not close properly, where the heating is defective”, specifies Frédéric Utzmann, president of Effy, specialist in energy renovation.

If no law or decree officially defines the “thermal strainer”, a decree of January 2021 taken in application of the law relating to energy and the climate of November 8, 2019 defines energy indecency: will in fact be considered as unfit for renting, from 2023, dwellings presenting an energy consumption greater than 450 kWh per square meter per year. This threshold will decrease thereafter.

How do you know if you live in a thermal colander?

When you buy a home or become a tenant, the seller or landlord gives you an energy performance diagnosis (DPE), which indicates the home’s energy consumption, its greenhouse gas emissions as well as an estimate of the annual bill that will have to be paid to heat, light or ventilate this apartment or house.

The DPE displays an energy consumption rating on a scale from A to G. Homes classified A are the most efficient and consume less than 50 kWh / m² and per year while the G, the least efficient, consume more than 420 kWh / m².

Please note, if your DPE was made before the 1st^er July 2021, category G corresponded to consumption greater than 450 kWh / m²/ year, therefore even higher than the current G category.

Can I rent out energy-intensive accommodation?

“The landlord is required to provide the tenant with decent accommodation”, says the law. However, from 1^er January 2023 (for new rental contracts), if a home consumes more than 450 kWh / m²/ year, it will no longer be considered as such. In application of the energy and climate law of 2019, your tenant can impose work on you and appeal to justice if you refuse.

The new Climate and Resilience Law of August 22, 2021 strengthens the system and completes the schedule. To be considered decent, and therefore suitable for rental, the level of performance of a dwelling must be between classes A and F from 1^er January 2025 and between classes A and E from 1^er January 2028.

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