“The offer is up 14% but that will not be enough,” warns the president of the Pap

This year, the supply of student housing is “Released by 14% but that will not be enough”warns Tuesday July 22 on Franceinfo Corinne Jolly, President of the Private real estate site (PAP). She points to the “Market imbalance” Because in French metropolises, “We are on average an offer percent requests”.

However, there is an improvement compared to 2024, “The worst year that we never have”underlines the president of PAP. “It was a dark year because the acquisition market was so blocked.” From the end of 2022, the brutal rise in interest rates had started to stop the purchasing projects of many French households. Therefore, “There was no more rotation in rentals”. Not being able to buy, the thirties “No longer left their accommodation and there were no longer really any offers for newcomers”explains Corinne Jolly.

However, today, students looking for accommodation for the start of the school year “will not really see improvement”The market remains “extremely tense”notes the president of the specific real estate site to individual. To support her point, she gives an example: “We published yesterday in the day an announcement for a studio of 21 square meters, near the Place de la République, in Paris. Today, he has 957 requests. It goes very quickly and there are a lot of requests.”

According to PAP data, the rent of a housing of 15 square meters amounts to 690 euros on average in Paris. In cities outside the capital, it takes an average of 621 euros for a 25 square meters. “Management of rents is little respected. About 70% of studios of less than 20 square meters exceed the rent ceilings”recognizes Corinne Jolly. She notes that “The two pieces are also highly sought after for small roommates for two people” because it allows, “To reduce the addition” with, in, in “Most provincial metropolises”A rent from “900 euros, therefore 450 euros of rent per person”.