Rental investment: what are the arrangements?

Verified 12 April 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

You get a tax advantage if you make a rental investment. The benefit depends on when you make that investment. The new or old dwelling must be rented empty, as the main residence, under certain conditions. The end of entries in existing devices is fixed to the December 31, 2024.

Tableau - Comparison of rental investment schemes

Device Name

Pinel

Denormandy

Rent affordable (Cosse)

Tax Deduction

Benefits Loc

Tax reduction

Type of dwelling

  • Nine
  • In the future state of completion
  • With renovation (or rehabilitation) works representing at least 25% of the total cost

Old with improvement or transformation works representing at least 25% of the total cost

Recent or old, with or without work

Recent or old, with or without work

Time limit for subscription

Until December 31, 2024

Until December 31, 2027

Until 28 February 2022 (can no longer be subscribed)

Until December 31, 2024

Localization in restricted areas

Yes (areas A, AA or B1)

Yes (in some municipalities only)

Yes (per agreement with theAnah: titleContent)

Yes (per agreement with theAnah: titleContent)

Tax advantage

Tax reduction

Tax reduction

Deduction of property income (variable according to the location of the dwelling)

Tax reduction (variable depending on rent level)

Duration of the rental

Initial commitment of 6 or 9 years (renewable for 3 years)

Initial commitment of 6 or 9 years (renewable for 3 years)

6 or 9 year commitment

6-year commitment

Rent limits

Yes, different depending on the location of the accommodation

Yes, different according to the location of the housing (same as for the Pinel device)

Yes (3 levels of choice: intermediate, social, very social)

Yes (3 levels of choice: intermediate, social, very social)

Resource ceilings for the tenant

Yes, different depending on the location of the accommodation

Yes, different according to the location of the housing (same as for the Pinel device)

Yes

Yes

Accumulation with other device

Yes with Denormandie for another accommodation (up to 2 for the same year)

Yes with Pinel for another accommodation (up to 2 for the same year)

No

No

Overseas investment

Yes, with specific rules

Yes, with specific rules

Yes, with specific rules

Yes, with specific rules

Global cap on tax loopholes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Special features

  • Collective housing only
  • Pinel + device from 2023
  • Special scheme for the Brittany region

Meet energy performance criteria

  • Compulsory signature of an agreement with theAnah: titleContent
  • Meet energy performance criteria
  • Increased tax benefit in the event leasehold intermediation
  • Compulsory signature of an agreement with theAnah: titleContent
  • Meet energy performance criteria
  • Increased tax benefit in the event leasehold intermediation

FYI  

the Duflot device can no longer be subscribed since September 2014. It is replaced by the Pinel device.

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