Friday, April 8, 2016

Holland extended the measures for construction – Liberation

Why not not to assert successes, highlight what works, when the political world also seems so dark? François Hollande spent his Friday morning on construction sites in Romainville, a town in Seine-Saint-Denis, active in the production of housing. “You are a builder mayor, you took decisions, some would say other risks for launching sites “ he-said Corinne Valls, the elected official in the city (which has no parentage relationship with the Prime Minister, ed.)

the construction is a sector of the economy that works: one year the number of building permits granted, increased by 18% and the number of housing starts rose 2.5% over the same period. In Ile-de-France property transactions increased by 17% according to the Chamber of Notaries. “We are in a phase of acceleration and growth of the sector” said the president.

To embody this recovery, he visited a project in Romainville 188 homes on land donated by the state, and another real estate transaction conducted on 382 housing commons. Socially mixed program that includes the home ownership, private rental and social rented and intermediate. François Hollande attributed the resumed construction of the stimulus measures taken by the government, including the tax system Pinel (named for the former Minister of Housing) which encourages in tax relief stroke, individuals to invest in private rental housing. It allows them to reduce taxation while renting accommodation to relatives: his descendants or ascendants. “This is the cake and butter,” say its critics, pointing the gift to households among the most affluent.



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Launched in early 2015, this device must stop the end of 2016. But the Pinel will be extended “until 31 December 2017″ announced the head of state . “(He) market (it) works, (and) still work,” he launched at his new Minister of Housing, Emmanuelle Cosse. Not so key. This obviously glad the real estate professionals: “This measure will help to launch new operations of housing and meet the needs of our citizens,” welcomed Alexandra Francis Cuxac, President Federation of property developers (FPI). Same story with the French Building Federation (FFB) that “applauds extension of Pinel device” , but other measures taken by the government such as the strengthening of the zero-interest loan in for the first time buyers or tax credits for energy-saving work. “These measures will allow us to avoid an air hole in our production and our businesses. After eight years of almost continuous crisis, the beginning of a resumption of activity in the building as a whole seems to be confirmed, “ says Jacques Chanut, the President of the FFB.

Government , also took financial measures to encourage builders mayors. “The state wanted to reward communities that were building efforts,” said Holland announcing that 470 municipalities have received grants under it. The town of Romainville hit in December 2015 just over 1.4 million euros for the construction of 700 housing units.

Tonino Serafini

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