The housing crisis, and more particularly the difficulties tenants have in finding a roof over their heads, is taking on particularly dramatic and violent forms, Barcelona in particular. While we find this type of difficulty in most large Western cities, the Catalan capital already has several suicides linked to poor housing and rental evictions. A … Read more
It’s a project that no one believed in. Everyone told us it would never exist” marvels Sretchko Markovic, architect of the Business Resort Paris Pleyel and the restructuring of the Pleyel tower. This former office building, which peaks at 130 meters, has been a landmark in Seine-Saint-Denis (93), since its construction in 1973. No one … Read more
Discussed since 2018, the project to build around forty housing units in the central building of Decazeville may never come to fruition. “The project is abandoned, the residence will not be built.” According to project manager Paul Bayle, the “La Belle Époque” senior residence in the building of the former Hôtel de France in Decazeville … Read more
The Court of Cassation considers that the period of only fifteen days given to the client by the real estate loan contract is not a reasonable period. The bank, faced with a consumer who does not respect the repayment deadlines, must give him sufficient time, after his formal notice, before taking sanction measures. The period … Read more
For nearly 30 years, Seo Seung-ho has been cleaning the windows of the tallest skyscraper in SeoulLotte World Tower, whose spire stands 550 meters above sea level. It is a job that he considers reliable and well-paid, but for which he must confront his greatest fear: the heights. Every day, from the 125th floor, he … Read more
Calculated quarterly since the beginning of the year, the rate is beginning to decline. As of July 1, it will be 6.16% for loans over 20 years or more. The Banque de France has announced the first decline since 2021 in the usury rate for 20-year mortgages, reflecting the decline in rates charged by banks … Read more
After having hammered home its wish to establish a national preference for the allocation of social housing, the National Rally now proposes in its program “to establish priority access to social housing for workers in priority sectors“. The town of Gennevilliers in Hauts-de-Seine (92), although led by a communist mayor, did not wait for the … Read more
In these times, all solutions facilitating the first real estate acquisition deserve to be examined closely. The one that Crédit Mutuel Arkéa has just launched is called Duoprimo and proposes to supplement the personal contribution of eligible first-time buyers up to a limit of 40,000 euros and 10% of the total acquisition cost. This offer … Read more
Since October 2021, Bercy has launched the new “Innovative Land” program. Because to increase controls, the administration is now helped by… technology. By having AI analyze data from aerial images of National Geographic Institute maps and public satellite images, then comparing them to declarations made, tax authorities can spot anomalies and send a tax agent … Read more
These neighbors, including individuals but also the Darwin ecosystem, had until now recorded favorable decisions in summary proceedings, including this work stoppage for four months, the time for an expert appraisal to be carried out. At their request, the City of Bordeaux had also filed a report of the offence with the prosecutor in view … Read more