CNR Housing: a feeling of "hangover" after the government announcements, according to a co-host

Despite "positive progress", one of the co-hosts of the National Council for Refoundation (CNR) on housing feels he has a "hangover" on Tuesday June 6, the day after the Prime Minister's announcements Elisabeth Borne to try to stem the crisis.

During a press briefing at the Abbé Pierre Foundation, its general delegate Christophe Robert spoke of a feeling of "hangover" after six months of work.

"There are things that are not uninteresting, such as doubling the number of people who will benefit from the Visale guarantee, or the announcement of important measures to come on thermal renovation", he admitted in no way. not failing to underline the "very rich work, beyond the differences" of the 200 participants.

But "two major concerns" remain, including the lack of strong measures for social housing.

"In terms of social housing production, we are facing a very significant drop. The government's objective was 125.000 approved social housing units in 2022, there were 95.000 and this year we will be more at 80-85.000 When we lose 30.000 homes a year, 30.000 households are not housed,” he noted.

Second concern: the absence of market regulation measures, whether on the supervision of land prices or on furnished tourist accommodation such as Airbnb, despite "a rare consensus" of the actors.

"It's as if the idea of being able to regulate a little to allow our fellow citizens to find housing in better conditions (...) was not really the subject of concern for the government", added Christophe Robert.

The CEO of Nexity, Véronique Bédague, also co-host of the CNR, cited the progress achieved, such as the observation now shared by Matignon that the question of housing is "systemic".

But the ads "sin" according to her on access to property for the most modest and young people.

"We are extending but we are significantly reducing the PTZ (zero rate loan, editor's note). This PTZ which was accessible in the 35.000 municipalities of France" will only be accessible in "tense areas, 1.100 municipalities (...) where it's the most expensive," she explained.

"We don't treat our young people well (...). The individual houses that we despise so much and on which there are no more PTZs, it's the first prices, it's the most modest who have access to these houses,” she added, predicting that “the housing crisis will catch up with the government.”