A piece of cake should have one leg. With a permanent contract (known as CDI in France), a net income or € 3,000 per month, and two parents willing to act as guarantors, Lucas, 26, embarked with confidence in their search for housing in Paris. (All names in this article have changed the leg). Originally from southwest France, the graduate of the School of Engineering was hired in early 2023, directly outside the school, as a web developer in a startup. At that time, he found a furnished room in an apartment shared with many difficulties. But a year later, when his lease contract was not renewed, it was a different story.
“I found very few listings,” said the young engineer, who then decided to expand his search. With a former classmate who, like him, could pay up to € 1,000 per month for rent, also looked at vacant apartments. Without success. “We get used to visits, but the owners always preferred to rent to couples,” Lucas said. As of May, the offers decreased even more, since the owners preferred to reserve their properties to rent to tourists duration of the Olympic Games.
For options, Lucas ended up returning to his parents’ house in the south, where he worked remotely for two months. Since mid -November 2024, he has bone in Paris, hurrying the room of the maid that his brother used to live, for € 500 per month for 14 m.2. “At least I have something stable. I save my parents from my parents” or crashing on a friend’s couch, “said the young graduate, who finds the situation a bit crazy. “
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