Bill to Strengthen Housing, Housing Supply, and Construction
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This bill is a medium-term legislative response to France's structural housing crisis, which has been characterized by insufficient supply, rising land prices, and inadequate social housing quotas. It sets out a programmatic framework for housing policy, establishing goals and timelines for the state and local authorities to coordinate construction efforts. A key pillar of the bill targets land prices, introducing measures to intervene in the land (foncier) market and reduce the cost of building plots, which has been identified as a primary driver of housing unaffordability in urban and peri-urban areas. The bill also proposes a reform of the SRU Law (Loi Solidarité et Renouvellement Urbains), the landmark 2000 legislation that requires municipalities with more than 3,500 inhabitants (1,500 in Île-de-France) to maintain at least 20–25% social housing (HLM) in their stock. The reform aims to adjust or modernize SRU obligations to better reflect current demographic and urban realities. Overall, the proposal seeks to unlock housing production at scale by acting simultaneously on regulatory, fiscal, and urban planning levers, targeting both the private construction sector and public social housing operators.
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Key Changes
- Establishes a multi-year programmatic housing policy framework with defined construction targets and coordination obligations for state and local governments
- Introduces direct intervention mechanisms on the land (foncier) market to cap or reduce building plot prices in high-demand areas
- Reforms the SRU Law (2000) which mandates 20–25% social housing quotas in municipalities with 3,500+ inhabitants (1,500+ in Île-de-France), adjusting obligations to current urban realities
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Obligations
What this law requires
Municipalities with more than 3,500 inhabitants (1,500 in Île-de-France) must maintain a minimum of 20-25% social housing (HLM) in their residential stock
State and local authorities must coordinate construction efforts according to established goals and timelines set out in the housing policy framework
Implement measures to intervene in the land (foncier) market to reduce the cost of building plots in urban and peri-urban areas
Adjust and modernize SRU Law obligations to reflect current demographic and urban realities