Nine additional cities regulate rents in Seine-Saint-Denis

For leases signed from December 1, the towns of Bagnolet, Bobigny, Bondy, Pré-Saint-Gervais, Les Lilas, Montreuil, Noisy-le-Sec, Pantin and Romainville cap the rents for furnished and unfurnished rentals , in order to "put an end to an excessively large increase in rents on the territory", indicated Est-Ensemble, a territory where more than 418.000 people live.

For Est-Ensemble: "In 2017, the average rent on the private market in the territory of Est-Ensemble, for example, reached 16,50 EUR per square meter excluding charges, i.e. more than that in large metropolises (13 EUR per square meter at Nice, 10 to 11 EUR in Rennes, Toulouse, Lyon or Lille). "

"After more than two years of mobilization, this is very good news for all those who, faced with the continuous rise in rents, have more and more difficulty in finding accommodation", welcomed the public establishment.

The various development projects in the Parisian suburbs - including the Grand Paris Express and the infrastructures linked to the Olympic Games-2024 - are causing increased pressure on the housing stock and an increase in rents in the private sector.

The rent regulations prohibit landlords from asking tenants for an amount greater than a given sum, which varies depending on the neighborhood depending on the state of the market. It applies in areas of more than 50.000 inhabitants "where there is a marked imbalance between housing supply and demand".

Provided for by the Elan law of 2018, the ceiling on rents only concerned Paris and Lille until June 1.

On that date, it was extended to nine towns in Seine-Saint-Denis located north of Paris and grouped together in the public establishment Plaine Commune. Since September, the metropolitan areas of Bordeaux, Montpellier and Lyon have also applied this measure.

A interactive map allows to know the reference rent of a dwelling, in particular according to its age and its location.