Death, loss of autonomy, incapacity… Several types of guarantees offered by borrower insurance make it possible to protect people who have taken out credit. When it comes to a home loan, taking out insurance is, from a legal point of view, optional. However, in reality, banks require in almost all cases that such insurance be … Read more
House prices have reached a new all-time high and mortgage rates have started to fall – but that won’t yet be enough to revive the property market, according to an expert. Even as borrowing costs fall, keeping home buyers away, the “lock-in effect” of homeowners reluctant to sell and give up their current 3% or … Read more
A study on the real estate market, carried out by the online rental management agency Flatlooker, highlights the average time needed to rent an apartment in six major French cities: Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Paris and Toulouse. If Paris is the fastest for renting 1-room apartments, Lyon is doing well and is on the podium … Read more
Thursday, December 14, emergency accommodation professionals are on strike in the metropolis of Lyon, denouncing the lack of places for the homeless. They describe an increasingly “inhumane” work environment. Testimonials. Subscriber edition, Testimonial Marie Allenou Published on December 14, 2023 · Printed on December 14, 2023 at 3:31 p.m. · 5 minutes Each marauding is a … Read more
Euratlantique takes over for ten years. The Operation of National Interest (OIN), the largest urban development operation in France outside Paris, was due to end in 2030, and has just been extended until 2040. “There are 740 hectares to be redeveloped on three municipalities, Bordeaux, Floirac, and Bègles, and we realized that we would not … Read more
Par Anthony Soudani Published on 10 Dec 23 at 6:44 See my news Follow Lyon News Laetitia Boujard is at the end of her rope. With drawn features, tears in her eyes, she pushes open the doors of the editorialnews Lyon. Accompanied by her partner, the mother pushes a stroller. We can barely see Sira’s … Read more
The choice of the DP – or more precisely of the new Deputy Prime Minister, Xavier Bettel – to entrust Claude Meisch with the heavy ministerial responsibilities of Education, Housing and Regional Planning continues to raise concerns. Taina Bofferding, the now leader of the parliamentary opposition, notes, not without irony, that it is strange that … Read more
Two years after an initial refusal from the ministry, the government announced this Monday, November 20 that the Grenoble Metropolis will finally be able to put in place rent controls. A favorable response following the new request that the intermunicipality had formulated at the end of September 2022. And a victory for its president Christophe … Read more
Aurelia Is it still possible to find decent accommodation in Paris on a civil servant salary? Tired of looking for solutions, Bérénice (the first name has been changed), a plastic arts teacher in the capital’s schools, ended up moving in September with her son to a 52 square meter apartment in Yvelines, an hour from … Read more
Al-Marsad newspaper: A video clip circulating on social media documented heavy rainwater flooding one of the halls during an event. The video clip showed the hall filled with water while a number of people sat on chairs, with water running under their feet. A number of those present searched for their shoes that had floated … Read more