The Minister of Ecological Transition, Christophe Bechu, announced earlier in the week that the reform of the Energy Performance Diagnosis (DPE) would be made easier. A draft order setting out the terms of revision is the subject of consultation, the minister indicated.
Simplifications are to be made in the new Energy Performance Diagnosis (DPE) of the home. ” There is one calculation bias that I am announcing to you to correct through a decree for which we are beginning consultation this week. », announced Christophe Bechu, Minister of Ecological Transition among our colleagues Parisian. The research will affect accommodation, particularly popular with students and young people.
“The smaller the surface area of the house, the more weight the share of domestic hot water has on its classification, without any real connection to the number of inhabitants”, the Minister points out. A state of affairs that means “More than 27% of very small goods, which are less than 40 m², are considered sieves, which does not reflect the reality.”
The label of 11% of real estate stocks will be revised
With the improvement of the diagnostic system, about 140,000 houses of this category (less than 40 m²) are expected to be reclassified out of categories F and G, so they will no longer be considered as energy sieves, estimates South West. indeed, “Housing units that would be labeled as improved represent 11% of the real estate stock in these areas”Table, for his part, Christoph Bechu.
As a reminder, Bruno Le Maire committed, last Tuesday January 23, during a meeting with entrepreneurs, “so that small areas are treated as large areas”pleads that it is “Very important for student housing” To facilitate DPE.
The amendment aims to temporarily protect these small spaces from rent restrictions and rent freezes imposed by the government as part of the energy transition. Indeed, the rules provide for a rent ban for G classified housing from January 2025, followed by F in 2028 and E classified housing in 2034.
Should we remember that the DPE, introduced in 2006, made it possible to initially classify and label housing and other spaces according to their energy consumption. From July 2021, it has now been extended to take into account greenhouse gas emissions, the impact on climate. You should know that from January 2023 G+ classified accommodation is prohibited for renting. And from January 2025, all classified G+ accommodation will be affected by the ban.
Will the DPE classification criteria be reviewed?
There have already been calls for a postponement of this deadlineIn particular, the classification in DPE is considered “unfairly” restricted to small areas, which are no longer based on the occupants’ energy consumption bills, but on the physical characteristics of the building. “We are not touching the calendar and the ambition, but we are going to clarify certain rules that apply from next January 1”Christoph Bechu decided.
To do this, he cited the first government amendment that would clarify that “The requirement to re-hire the G-Class thermal strainer will only apply at the time of renewal of the lease, either by tacit renewal or upon change of tenant”.
According to the minister, the second amendment will allow, the suspension for two years of the ban on rent, as the co-owners vote in the general meeting on the work on the common areas, ie. “Time to get to work on it”.
