Rental tension: tenants ready to spend even more to live in Paris

A source of major concern, rent represents the largest item of household expenditure. It is therefore legitimate to wonder about the impact of the evolution of the share of rent in the overall household budget. An online rental and management agency, Flatlooker has conducted a study[1] along these lines in Paris. Here are the results.

Health crisis, energy sobriety and soaring gasoline prices, the daily life of the French has been drastically turned upside down in recent years, and especially in 2022.

Parisian tenants ready to allocate an even larger share of their budget to housing

The share of rent in the budget of Parisians is already very high: 6 points more in Paris VS outside Ile-de-France. Nevertheless, tenants would be ready to allocate an even larger share to live in Paris. On average, the share of the budget that tenants would be ready to allocate is 39,26%. The share of rent in the budget of Parisians therefore does not seem to be about to decrease.

For Mathieu Giard, spokesperson for Flatlooker: “These figures show the strong rental tension that persists in Paris and reflect a real difficulty in finding accommodation in the capital. »

Rent weighs (slightly) more in 2022 than in 2021 in the budget of Parisian households

Between 2021 and 2022, the rent rose from 34,52% to 34,63% in the budget of Parisian households, an increase of 0,11 points. Bad news for tenants, most of whose charges have increased.

For Mathieu Giard, spokesperson for Flatlooker: “In a context of high inflation and a scarcity of rental accommodation, this moderate increase suggests that the control of rents or the capping of IRL have had a positive impact on household budgets. »

[1] Evolution of rent in the budget of Parisian households: study conducted on more than 1.500 tenants in Paris.

Difference between the share of rent for tenants and candidates: study conducted on more than 14.000 candidate tenants in Paris.