Article 160 of the Climate and Resilience Act of August 2021 plans to successively increase the energy sustainability criteria for rentals until 2034. Ultimately, all homes with a label greater than D (i.e. E, F and G) will be affected by the rental ban. i.e. about 45% of private rental stock according to the National Energy Renovation Observatory. And this appears to be pushing owners of older homes to sell rather than renovate them.
23% of turnover in the Dordogne
This trend started in 2022, the Supreme Council of Notaries notes: “The year is notable for a strong increase in the share of sales of the most energy-intensive homes (F, G), at the expense of those in the middle class ( D). ). »
While the most economical homes (classes A, B and C) still represent a quarter of home sales in France, homes in classes F and G reach 11% and 7% of transactions respectively. A share that has increased significantly in cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants (including Bordeaux), and has at least doubled in several French departments.
In the South West, several areas recorded a low share of sales of very energy-intensive homes in 2021 (less than 5%), but this has more than doubled until the second quarter of 2023, especially in the Landes and Pyrenees. . In the Gironde it has almost quadrupled.
In the second quarter of 2023, old homes with classification F and G will even represent 23% of turnover in the Dordogne, the fourth department where this share is the highest. This percentage reaches 11% in the Landes and Pyrénées-Atlantiques, and still 8% in the Gironde (9% in Bordeaux).
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Accommodation up to -20% cheaper
The F and G homes sold in 2022 mainly concern homes (more than 65%). More than 80% of them were built before 1980 and 40% even date from before 1947.
Supreme Council of Notaries
Between 2021 and 2022, the average sales price of old homes increased by 5%, both in the apartment market and in the housing market. In New Aquitaine, the average price of energy-intensive homes has also increased: +10% for apartments and +3% for houses. In 2022, significant differences are observed between the largest cities. For example, the average sales price of class F and G apartments in Marseille increased by 27% in one year, but fell by 16% in Bordeaux.