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The real estate sector is struggling, with building permits being difficult to obtain. Some promoters do not hesitate to push owners to sell their building land.
It’s a city suburban In which he grew up, and he no longer recognizes. New housing by the hundreds, which is not necessarily good news for the mayor from Verneuil-sur-Seine (Yvelines), Fabien Austrian. The locals blame him every day. The projects are carried by real estate developers who would sometimes be very insistent, with phone calls and even door-to-door canvassing.
A million homes are missing in France
Iare inhabitants of Houilles (Yvelines) decided to discourage promoters by posting their refusal at their door. Among retirees, letters continue to arrive by post. Their two neighbors agree to sell for 500,000 euros, a price 30% more expensive than the property price. Unacceptable pressure, according to the mayor of Houilles. He systematically opposes real estate projects, and his goal by 2024 is to ban construction in 90% of the city. “We avoide the speculation”, he specifies. Many mayors refuse construction sites, a radical decision for developers, so whoThere is a million housing shortages in France.
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