DPE class E: no new lease from January 1, 2034
A class E home lets normally today, and its rent can be reviewed. It will no longer be decent in mainland France from January 1, 2034: time to plan the works without rushing.
Updated on November 9, 2026
The calendar, class by class
From each date, a home of that class is no longer decent: no lease can be signed, renewed or tacitly renewed.
| Class | Mainland France and Corsica | Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, La Réunion, Mayotte |
|---|---|---|
| G | January 1, 2025 | January 1, 2028 |
| F | January 1, 2028 | January 1, 2031 |
| EThis page | January 1, 2034 | No date set |
| F and G rent freeze | August 24, 2022 | July 1, 2024 |
What the law says
From January 1, 2034, a home rated E on its DPE will no longer meet the energy performance criterion of a decent home (article 6 of the law of 6 July 1989): only homes rated A to D will be lettable under a lease signed, renewed or tacitly renewed.
Overseas, the calendar is different: the table above gives the dates the law sets to date.
The rent is not frozen
The rent freeze covers classes F and G only: the rent of an E home can be reviewed each year against the IRL, if the lease provides for it. E is also the class an F or G home must reach for its rent to rise again after works.
What you can do
- Use a change of tenant or major upkeep to carry out the energy renovation works, then have a new DPE drawn up.
- Get free advice from France Rénov' (0 808 800 700), the public home-renovation service, on works and grants.
- In a co-ownership: follow the multi-year works plan and put the insulation works on the general meeting's agenda.
What about your home?
Pick the class, the location and the lease date: the tool tells you whether the home can be let, until when, and whether its rent is frozen. Free, no sign-up.
Check my DPE →With Kivlo
Kivlo takes each property's DPE into account.
In F or G, Kivlo blocks the rent review. It flags an unknown class and warns you when your DPE is about to expire.
Your questions.
Sources
- service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F35978
- service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/actualites/A17975
- service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F1311
- legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/article_lc/LEGIARTI000043977085
- ecologie.gouv.fr/politiques-publiques/location-gel-loyers-passoires-energetiques
Updated on November 9, 2026
General information, up to date on the date shown. When in doubt, your département's ADIL advises you for free.
Yes: the freeze only concerns classes F and G. The review follows the IRL, once a year, if the lease has a review clause.
It will go on. But from January 1, 2034, the home will have to be decent when the lease is renewed or tacitly renewed, and the tenant will be able to demand that it be brought up to standard.
The DPE calendar, page by page
- Class GBanned since January 1, 2025 in mainland France, from January 1, 2028 overseas.Read the page →
- Class FBanned from January 1, 2028 in mainland France, from January 1, 2031 overseas.Read the page →
- Rent freezeNo review and no increase since August 24, 2022 in mainland France, July 1, 2024 overseas.Read the page →