Constitutional Council approves law on abandoned houses

The Constitutional Council approved a mechanism allowing municipalities to buy abandoned properties.

Published 7sem1 sourceupdated 2sem

≈ 17sSpeed

The fact

The law targets 300,000 vacant homes in France to address the housing crisis.

Mayors can now expropriate after three years of proven vacancy.

Click the link to read an article on the topic:

Explore this topic

Auto-synthesis from 1 media source · identified on July 10, 2026