Legislation, energy ratings, interest rates, taxation, the local market: the full archive of news followed day after day for owners and buyers in the 7th arrondissement. The most recent appear first.
26 July 2026
Rent control in Paris: the new order runs only to 24 November 2026
The prefectoral order of 12 June 2026 sets the reference rents — standard, increased and reduced — applicable in Paris from 1 July 2026. Notably, it was issued for five months only, until 24 November 2026, the closing date of the experiment opened by the ELAN Act of 2018; beyond that date, no replacement scheme has yet been voted. For a landlord in the 7th, the stakes are twofold: observing the increased reference rent for your sector until then, and anticipating what your property will be worth to let — and therefore to sell — should the cap lapse at the end of the year. The order on the DRIHL Île-de-France website.
Lettings · prefectoral order of 12 June 2026
Inheritance: the Cour de cassation clarifies the sum owed by the heir who keeps the property
In a judgment of 10 June 2026, the First Civil Chamber of the Cour de cassation clarified the rules on preferential allotment in an estate division involving real property: the heir allotted the property must pay the others a balancing sum calculated on its open-market value, and that sum bears interest only from the final division, not from the opening of the estate. In the 7th, where two neighbouring addresses can differ by more than €5,000 per square metre, the value adopted at the moment of division is decisive: an independent open-market valuation secures that figure and forestalls disputes between co-heirs. Full legal analysis.
Inheritance · Cour de cassation, 10 June 2026
Airbnb in co-owned buildings: banning it by two-thirds majority, the 2026 rules
On 19 March 2026 the Conseil constitutionnel upheld the provisions of the Le Meur Act of 19 November 2024: a general meeting of co-owners may now prohibit short-term furnished letting (Airbnb-style) of lots that are not their owner's principal residence, by a qualified two-thirds majority rather than unanimously. One condition is imperative: this lighter vote works only where the building's rules already prohibit any commercial activity in the flats — failing which, unanimity remains required. In an arrondissement as visited as the 7th, between the Eiffel Tower and the Musée d'Orsay, it is a clause to check before any decision at a general meeting — and before buying a lot with letting in mind. Full legal analysis.
Co-ownership · Le Meur Act (Conseil constitutionnel, 19 March 2026)
Key boxes in co-owned buildings: what the recent case law says
A series of decisions handed down in June and July 2026 by French courts clarifies the treatment of key boxes installed by owner-landlords: on 11 June 2026 the Grenoble court ordered the removal of a box fixed to common parts without authorisation from the general meeting (article 25(b) of the Act of 10 July 1965), while the Nice court declined, on 25 June 2026, to order the removal of a box slipped inside a private letterbox, holding that the common parts were unaffected. For an owner in the 7th who lets short-term or is preparing a sale, the distinction between common and private parts determines whether a vote at a general meeting is required. Full legal analysis.
Co-ownership · case law, June–July 2026
Lettings: F and G rated homes may return to the market, on conditions
On 8 July 2026 the Senate passed the Housing Recovery and Decentralisation Bill, sent to the National Assembly on 9 July. Its article 6 would reopen the letting of homes rated F or G on the energy performance certificate, provided the landlord signs a contract for energy renovation works committed before 2030; examination resumes at the Assembly after the summer. For an owner in the 7th whose period flat is poorly rated, the reform would change the calculation between renovating, letting and selling — all the more so as, in older Parisian buildings, insulation works often run up against the constraints of the co-ownership and the façade. The ministry's press release.
Lettings · housing bill (Senate, 8 July 2026)
Air conditioning: VAT down to 5.5%, on conditions in co-owned buildings
In response to the heatwave, an order of 13 July 2026 (published on the 17th, in force since the 18th) lowers VAT to 5.5% on reversible air-to-air heat pumps installed in homes more than two years old, against 20% previously. In a co-owned building, the tax advantage dispenses neither with the vote at the general meeting nor, where the external appearance changes, with a prior planning declaration — a constraint to be taken seriously on the façades of the 7th. For an owner considering air conditioning before a sale, these steps are best anticipated. Full legal analysis.
Co-ownership · air-conditioning VAT 2026
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