Housing: the fight against thermal strainers is on

The rents of the most energy-intensive housing can no longer increase since the entry into force, Wednesday August 24, of the climate and resilience law. “These are the houses or apartments with the lowest ratings during the energy performance diagnosis, a scale that goes from A to G. The dwellings concerned by this ban are classified at the very bottom, F and G. This is what which are called energy sieves. For heating, lighting, hot water or even ventilation, their consumption exceeds 331 kilowatt hours per m² each year”emphasizes Viktor Frédéric.

The law even provides, in the long term, to go further, “by completely prohibiting their rental, from January 1, 2023. It is first of all the worst housing, of category G, which will be concerned. This still represents 140,000 apartments and houses. will then extend to the rest of the category G in 2025, to the F in 2028 and finally to the E in 2034. In total, 5.2 million dwellings will thus be prohibited for rental”, details the journalist. Owners must therefore carry out energy renovations as soon as possible or sell their property.