Rent control in Paris: average reduction of 64 euros per month

The system "made it possible to mitigate the increase in rents" in Parisian private housing, underlines the study conducted by the Parisian Urban Planning Workshop (Apur) and a social sciences research team from Cesaer, which examined data from the Paris metropolitan area rent observatory (Olap) and the SeLoger group.

Between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2023, rent control in Paris allowed, according to the study, a reduction in rents of 4,2% compared to what the situation would have been without control.

This represents 64 euros per month of avoided expenditure on average, or 768 euros per year, all housing and sectors combined.

In Paris where 4 out of 10 advertisements exceed the increased reference rent established in 2022-2023, a report can be made to the town hall using a dedicated platform after evaluation via a simulator.

The amount of monthly excesses reported to the city of Paris since January 1, 2023 amounts to 159 euros.

In 2023, more than 1.630 reports were made, “more than 80% of which concern 1 and 2 rooms”.

Around a hundred situations resulted in an average amount of around 2.300 euros during the mediation phase.

The effects of supervision “appear more marked on small dwellings” and “are reinforced over time”, conclude the authors of the study, which will be continued until the end of the experimentation of this system in November 2026 .

In a capital where rents have increased by 75% in the private sector for almost 20 years, rent control "works", said Barbara Gomes, advisor (PCF) delegate in charge, during the presentation of the study. rent control at the town hall.

The regulatory system is criticized by certain observers who see it as a repellent for owners, which would lead to a reduction in the supply of housing and its quality.

“It is totally marginal” in the behavior of owners, responds Jacques Baudrier, PCF deputy for housing, rather warning against the increase in second homes which has removed “80.000 fewer homes from the Parisian market in ten years”.