UFME updates its guide for financing window renovations in housing in 2026

This instability, which hinders household planning and weakens the renovation momentum, directly affects joinery professionals. Yet, window replacement remains a recognized lever for improving the energy efficiency of homes, with significant and immediate gains in energy consumption and living comfort.

An active supporter and reliable source of information for the French door and window industry, the UFME (Union of Joinery Manufacturers) has updated its practical guide to available subsidies to assist its members and all joinery companies. This comprehensive and informative tool explains, in fact sheets, the public subsidies (national and through local authorities) as well as the tax incentives available to households, landlords, and condominium associations. It can be downloaded free of charge from the website www.ufme.fr.

Beyond updating eligibility requirements, the new edition of the guide "Financing Window Renovations in 2026" provides a quick overview of:

• the main differences between the three pathways of MaPrimeRénov' 2026 (by gesture, major renovation and Co-ownership),
• other types of aid such as the reduced VAT rate of 5,5%, Energy Savings Certificates (CEE) and the Eco-zero interest loan (Eco-PTZ),
• tax incentives such as property tax exemption, the Denormandie scheme, the property deficit, the renovation advance loan or the zero-interest advance loan.

According to Laurent Demasles, President of the UFME: “We welcome the continuation of a national housing renovation policy, essential for meeting France’s climate commitments and supporting households in improving their homes. Nevertheless, some recent developments are causing serious concern within the sector. The shift of MaPrimeRénov’ towards large-scale renovations risks excluding a portion of the housing stock, particularly multi-family dwellings, as well as lower-income households, for whom the remaining costs become increasingly difficult to bear. The sector also draws attention to the fact that current subsidies do not sufficiently reflect the reality of the existing housing stock. Today, nearly 30% of windows replaced are still first-generation, low-performance double glazing. If their replacement is not better integrated into programs like MaPrimeRénov’, we will miss out on a concrete and immediately effective way to improve the thermal comfort of homes, both in summer and winter.”