The Senate has adopted a proposed law aimed at reinforcing housing and construction. The text is set against a backdrop of a housing crisis and numerical targets set by the government for the year 2030.
The senator from Alpes-Maritimes, Dominique Estrosi Sassone, announced the adoption by the Senate of her proposed housing law. The vote passed with 230 votes in favor and 102 against. The text was presented alongside the president of the Les Républicains group in the Senate, Matthieu Darnaud. Dominique Estrosi Sassone stated: “The Senate has adopted my proposed law aimed at reinforcing housing, the availability of housing, and construction, presented with President Matthieu Darnaud, with 230 votes in favor and 102 against.”
The senator outlined the orientations of the text: “This text aims to set a direction for housing policy with the goal of building 400,000 homes per year by 2030, to restore confidence to local elected officials by easing the constraints of the SRU law and giving them control over the demographics of their municipality, to make reviving the residential trajectory an urgent matter, to better protect private property against squatting, to give social landlords more leeway, and to offer public and private companies mechanisms linking employment and housing.”
An ambitious timeline in a challenging context
This adoption comes as the government is counting on two million new homes by 2030. Reaching such a volume requires maintaining a pace of 400,000 homes per year. The projected pace almost doubles the figure compared to 2025. The construction sector faces rising costs, high interest rates, and stringent regulations.
The housing plan is part of the draft finance bill for 2026. The budgetary text was adopted via Article 49.3 of the Constitution, without a vote by deputies. The Prime Minister invoked the government’s responsibility after several no-confidence motions. The housing component of the budget displays political intent while raising questions about its implementation. The government also plans to launch 125,000 social housing units this year.
Dominique Estrosi Sassone believes that “a first step has been taken to address the housing crisis” and calls for the continuation of the legislative process. The senator hopes the text can be examined in the National Assembly with the support of the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Vincent Jeanbrun.
