Accommodation for rent: when to sign an agreement with the Anah?

Verified 23 October 2023 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Do you want to rent a house, either as is or after having done some work on it? By signing an agreement with theAnah: titleContentHowever, you can get a reduction in your income tax. If it is an agreement with works, the Anah also grants you assistance to finance them. In return, the rent must be affordable and the income of your future tenant must not exceed a maximum amount.

FYI  

As landlord you can get the premium energy demand My bonus renovates, for certain works.

With jobs

You must be usufructuary or the owner (including the family SCI) of a dwelling that you wish to rent during at least 6 yearsAfter some work has been done there.

The accommodation to be rented must meet the following criteria:

  • Not publicly funded in the last 5 years (including PTZ), except exceptions
  • Be built for more than 15 years when you get the agreement for financial aid from the Anah, unless you only want to do adaptation work there to disabilities or loss of autonomy
  • Meeting the criteria for decent housingat least after the work

FYI  

When the agreement is signed, if the dwelling is already occupied by the tenant, the lease will have to be renewed. It is a question of signing a new lease with the same tenant, so that its conditions correspond to those of the agreement (empty housing lease, amount of rent and income of the tenant not exceeding a maximum).

During the 6 years of the Convention, you must comply with the following rules:

  • The accommodation must be rented with a empty house lease and be there principal residence of the tenant
  • The tenant must not be a member of your tax shelter, or a ascendant or descendant members of your tax household. If the dwelling belongs to a family SCI, the tenant must not be a partner of the SCI, nor a member of the tax household, ascendant or descendant of one of the partners of the SCI.
  • When the lease is signed, the tenant's income shall not exceed one maximum amount.
  • The initial rent shall not exceed one maximum amount.
  • If the tenant tells you that he is leaving the accommodation, you must return the rental accommodation to the terms of the agreement, and within a maximum of one year after the notification of the tenant's leave (notice).
  • If you want to give the tenant leave (notice), you must respect special rules
  • If you sell the property, the agreement is binding on the buyer. The commitments of the agreement must be indicated in the bill of sale for the buyer to sign with the Anah a rider to the agreement. If you do not comply with this obligation, the Anah can punish you (fine).

FYI  

You must keep the agreement available to the tenant, during these 6 years.

Work must not begin until the agreement of theAnah: titleContent.

The work must be done by construction professionals.

Warning  

The work must not be considered as new construction or expansion of the dwelling.

The Anah may grant you financial assistance for the following work:

Tableau - Work Convention: share of the cost of the work price borne by the Anah

Supported Job Types

Improvement work

Heavy work

Anah Support Limit

€750 HT/m2 and 80 mths 2 per dwelling

€1000  HT/m2 and 80 mths 2 per dwelling

Work involved

  • Housing safety and security (supported at 35%  maximum)
  • Adaptation of housing for the autonomy of the elderly or disabled person (caring for 35%  maximum)
  • Rehabilitation of moderately degraded housing (supported at 25%  maximum)
  • Comprehensive energy retrofit of the dwelling (supported at 25%  maximum)
  • Improved energy performance of the dwelling (supported at 25%  maximum)
  • Work as a result of a violation of the departmental health regulations or a decency check (taken care of at 25%  maximum)
  • Transformation of a room into a dwelling (supported at 25% %max)

Rehabilitation of an undignified or very degraded dwelling (supported at 35% %max)

You can find out all the other conditions that your work project must meet by consulting Anah aid for works for landlords (elderly or disabled tenant in the case of work for autonomy, energy audit in the case of work related to the energy performance of the dwelling ...)

FYI  

To finance your work project, you can accumulate Anah aid, including a zero-interest eco-loan (eco-PTZ), one home savings loan, one Action Logement Improvement Loan ...

It exists 3 conventions with work.

Each corresponds to a maximum rent (Intermediate rent block 1 , social rent block 2 or at very social rent block 3), with which is associated a maximum income amount for the tenant and an annual rate of reduction in your income tax.

In practice, the lower the rent and income of the tenant, the greater the annual income tax reduction granted to you.

This tax reduction (called Benefits Loc) is further increased if you use leasehold intermediation :

Tableau - Tax reduction with and without rental intermediation

Annual income tax reduction for an agreement entered into on or before December 31, 2024

Intermediate Rent Agreement (loc1)

Social Rent Agreement (loc2)

Very social rent agreement (loc3)

WITHOUT rental intermediation

15%

35%

No agreement without rental intermediation

WITH rental intermediation

20%

40%

65%

Signing an agreement with works also allows you to certain premiums :

Tableau - Possible premiums in the case of agreements with works

Convention with work

Intermediate rent

(loc 1)

Social rent

(loc 2)

Very social rent

(loc 3)

Prime Living Better

From €1,500  to €2,000  per dwelling.

It is paid in the case of energy renovation works, including when they are carried out during heavy work, work to rehabilitate a degraded dwelling, work to transform a dwelling, or work carried out as a result of a violation of the departmental health regulations or a decency check.

Be careful, it is not possible to accumulate the premium Live Better and MaPrimeRénov’ for the same work.

Rental intermediation premium

No

From €1,000  to €3,000 according to the type of rental intermediation and the surface of the dwelling

Rent reduction premium

No

At most €150 /m2, within 80 m2 per dwelling.

  • In case of heavy work or improvement
  • In addition to aid granted by a local authority
  • In the case of a dwelling situated in an ‘area where the rental market is tight’

    • Reservation premium

    No

    No

    From €2,000 to €4,000 if you grant the prefect the right to choose your tenant (right of reservation of the prefect)

    You must apply:

    • Either before the lease is signed or before it is renewed
    • Or, if a lease has already been signed, at the latest within 2 months after the beginning of the lease (date of entry into the premises of the tenant)
    • Or, if the lease has already been renewed, within two months of the renewal

    FYI  

    An early renewal of the lease is possible to sign an agreement with works.

    You can make your request on the internet or by mail:

    Online

    You must use this online service:

    Landlord: request online an agreement with Anah (monProjet.anah.gouv.fr)

    By mail

    Intermediate Rent Agreement

    You must provide the following:

    You must send these documents to the local Anah delegation on which the accommodation depends:

    Who shall I contact

    Social Rent Agreement

    You must provide the following:

    You must send these documents to the local Anah delegation on which the accommodation depends:

    Who shall I contact

    Highly Social Rent Agreement

    You must provide the following:

    You must send these documents to the local Anah delegation on which the accommodation depends:

    Who shall I contact

    When the Anah gives you its consent, you must do the work in accordance with the draft you have submitted.

    You must to carry out the work within 3 years of the agreement Anah.

    Once the work is completed, you must present the invoices to the local Anah delegation. The Anah pays you all the aid for the works.

    In the case of a favorable award decision, the aid shall be paid once the work has been completed.

    But you can collect the payment of a down payment for the start of the work. One of the things you need to do is to have very modest revenues.

    Your request for a deposit must be made from this form:

    Landlord: request for payment of a deposit to start the work (Anah)

    You can challenge the decision of the Anah, at the latest 2 months after receiving it.

    To do this, you must:

    • Make an ex gratia appeal to the authority that made the decision
    • Make a hierarchical appeal to the board of directors of the Anah
    • Evening make a litigation before the administrative tribunal on which the rented accommodation depends. You need to get a lawyer.

    No Jobs

    You must be usufructuary or the owner (including the family SCI) of a dwelling that you wish to rent during at least 6 years.

    The accommodation to be rented must meet the following criteria:

    • Be over 15 years of age, unless you want to do disability or loss of independence adaptation work
    • Being a decent housing
    • Be classified A, B, C, D, or E (as indicated in DPE)
    • Not publicly funded in the last 5 years (including PTZ), except exceptions

    FYI  

    When the agreement is signed, if the dwelling is already occupied by the tenant, the lease will have to be renewed. It is a question of signing a new lease with the same tenant, so that the conditions of the new one correspond to those of the agreement (empty housing lease, rent amount and tenant resources not exceeding a maximum).

    During the 6 years of the Convention, you must comply with the following rules:

    • The accommodation must be rented with a empty house lease, and be the principal residence from the tenant.
    • The rent shall not exceed one maximum amount
    • The tenant must not be a member of your tax shelter, or a ascendant or descendant of the tax shelter.
    • The tenant's income must not exceed one maximum amount, which is subject to the Convention
    • If the tenant tells you that he is leaving the accommodation, you must return the rental accommodation to the terms of the agreement, and within a maximum of one year after the notification of the tenant's leave (notice).
    • If you want to give the tenant leave (notice), you must respect special rules
    • If you sell the property, the agreement is binding on the buyer. The commitments of the agreement must be indicated in the bill of sale for the buyer to sign with the Anah a rider to the agreement. If you do not comply with this obligation, the Anah can punish you (fine).

    FYI  

    You must keep the agreement available to the tenant, during these 6 years.

    There are 3 conventions without work. Each corresponds to a maximum rent (Intermediate rent block 1 , social rent block 2 or at very social rent block 3).

    Signing an agreement without work allows you to an annual reduction in your income tax (Loc'Advantages tax scheme). The lower the rent and the income of the tenant, the greater the tax reduction granted to you. In addition, if you use leasehold intermediationHowever, this reduction is even greater.

    These different amounts depend on the area where the dwelling is located. To know the area of your home, you can use this simulator:

    Know the area of his commune: A, Abis, B1, B2 or C

    Depending on the agreement signed, you can also get the following rewards :

    Tableau - Possible premiums in the case of an agreement without work

    No Work Convention

    Intermediate rent

    (loc 1)

    Social rent

    (loc 2)

    Very social rent

    (loc 3)

    Rental intermediation premium

    No

    From €1,000  to €3,000  according to the type of rental intermediation and the surface of the dwelling

    From €1,000  to €3,000  according to the type of rental intermediation and the surface of the dwelling

    Reservation premium

    No

    No

    From €2,000 to €4,000 if you grant the prefect the right to choose your tenant (right of reservation of the prefect)

    You must apply:

    • Either before the lease is signed or before it is renewed
    • Or, if a lease has already been signed, at the latest within 2 months after the beginning of the lease (date of entry into the premises of the tenant)
    • Or, if the lease has already been renewed, within two months of the renewal

    FYI  

    An early renewal of the lease is possible to sign a social rent agreement (block 2) or at very social rent (block 3).

    You can make your request on the internet or by mail:

    Online

    You must use this online service:

    Landlord: request online an agreement with Anah (monProjet.anah.gouv.fr)

    By mail

    Intermediate Rent Agreement

    You must provide the following:

    You must send these documents to the local Anah delegation on which the accommodation depends:

    Who shall I contact

    Social Rent Agreement

    You must provide the following:

    You must send these documents to the local Anah delegation on which the accommodation depends:

    Who shall I contact

    Highly Social Rent Agreement

    You must provide the following:

    You must send these documents to the local Anah delegation on which the accommodation depends:

    Who shall I contact

    You can challenge the decision of the Anah, at the latest 2 months after receiving it.

    To do this, you must:

    Who can help me?

    Find who can answer your questions in your region

    FAQ