We have been discovering it for a few years, it is more advantageous to rent a car, a tool, various objects, rather than buying them.
One of the best examples is car rental which has developed a lot, because with the Covid, the deadlines for getting a new car have lengthened but also because it allows you to avoid paying a high price at the start. Rather than buying a car, you have leasing, long-term rental. Or even the LOA, rental with option to buy.
franceinfo: Is rental between individuals also developing?
Fanny Guinochet: For more irregular needs, you rent a car for a weekend, a day for a week and it’s up to five times cheaper. Several sites offer you to act as intermediaries, such as OuiCar.fr or getaround.fr.
But you can also rent other objects ?
Yes, it is happening more and more. You need a drill for some work, a pancake maker because you invite friends, you rent it, for a few euros. Several municipalities have set this up like libraries. The advantage is obviously the price, but also it is more ecological.
And we can also rent spaces?
Cellar rental, for example, works well if you need storage space. Parking rentals: monsieurparking.com, pritsmaplace.fr, you can also rent an unused room. And that goes a long way, since garden rental is also developing for a day, to have a party there are sites jardins-privés.com, swimming pool rental too, swimmy.fr.
But all this requires precautions…
Yes, whether you are the renter or the owner, you have to check with the insurance that everything is in order and if someone is hurt for example, or if the property is damaged.
And then, we remind you that you can only rent what you own. Be careful, with the subletting of an apartment, for example, if your landlord is not informed, you expose yourself to penalties. The first being the termination of your lease.