Don’t call it UNPI anymore. But the owners 47. The Lot-et-Garonnaise association representing the latter and the co-owners of the department, namely 152,670 private housing units, including 54,413 rental properties, as well as private properties (30,298 commercial activities, offices, workshops, etc.) ) held its general meeting this Thursday, September 12, during which the structure was renamed.
Enough to make him more recognizable to all his interlocutors, or even to give him weight, assures Jean Ferrando, president since 2001. An example of an administration, within which “we have very little influence”, he told the 90-100 members who attended the aforementioned meeting. “When we are present, they say less bad things about us. »
The energy performance diagnosis (EPD) was quickly addressed. From January, G-rated housing will no longer be rented; we need to work to improve its performance. “It’s an important topic,” says Jean Ferrando. The owners, whatever anyone says, are not necessarily rich. These are people who have invested in real estate. It’s not a TV, we’ve been investing for twenty years. We have to deal with the repayment deadlines during this period. »
Rental License
This topic, among others, makes Jean Ferrando say that “our biggest concern is the distortion between the treatment of owners and that of tenants. We do not want to be treated less equally”, he dares, with the suppression of the property tax on the main residence in his sights: “It is good to eliminate a tax, but communities need money. Today only owners pay the property tax, which essentially fuels the functioning of a municipality. This is a blatant inequality. “According to him 47 has 64% of owners and Agen 85% of private homes. “It is the owners who make the local economy work, we employ local craftsmen.”
Another issue that irritates the president of Proprietaires 47: the rental license. The goal is to fight substandard housing. It was founded in Agen, in the Pin district, Villeneuve which extends its scope of application to 1AND November and the city center of Black. “It was founded by Cécile Duflot, who was then the environmental minister. In Lot-et-Garonne, there are mayors who were not environmentalists, who rushed to pass a law that is not binding on our department and its cities.” The system is restrictive according to Jean Ferrando because it requires “making a request, filling out a form: it easily takes a month. That’s a month of lost rent.”
Centenary
In addition to the name change, 2024 is also the year of the association’s centenary. It has about 350 members. President since 2001, Jean Ferrando is the seventh. His mandate is the longest that the organization has known, preceding Ricci, who was president for twenty-two years, from 1951 to 1973. “I do not intend to serve fifty years,” warns Jean Ferrando. Politics and administration wear me out. ”