During the confinements established to fight against Covid-19, some French people have swapped their Parisian apartment for a small house in an average town or in the countryside.
But this choice can turn into a bad economic operation, in particular because of the property tax, more and more expensive.
Goodbye concrete, hello fresh air.
Many French people have left a large city to settle in an average agglomeration or even in the countryside during the coronavirus crisis.
More peace, green and space ... But beware of unpleasant surprises, especially property tax!
Its amount has continued to increase in recent years, and weighs more and more heavily in the household budget: 101 euros on average per month, according to a Meilleurtaux.com survey that Europe 1 reveals to you exclusively this Friday. morning.
Taxes up to 125 euros per month
If you live in Nîmes, Angers, Le Havre, Bordeaux, or even Montpellier, then you live in one of the cities in France where the property tax is the highest.
Around 125 euros per month.
A substantial budget for households, and it should last.
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This increase in property tax weighs on the mortgage of buyers since in some cities this amounts to paying the equivalent of fourteen monthly payments instead of twelve.
"There is not twelve months of credit but a little more than 13 months. This thirteenth month of credit is the equivalent of the property tax paid by the owners. This is what worries us a little more", warns Maël Bernier from Meilleurstaux.com
"Municipalities need money"
The disappearance of the housing tax was one of Emmanuel Macron's campaign promises.
"Little by little, it disappears", assures Maël Bernier.
Before adding: "but the municipalities need money. They have to recover it somewhere."
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There is still some good news.
In some cities, the amount of property tax remains stable.
In Paris, for example, it takes an average of 62 euros per month.
It also does not exceed 75 euros per month in Lille, Strasbourg or Lyon.