After taking aim at Airbnbs, the city of Paris is pulling a new lever to address the ever-growing housing crisis in the capital. The current foe? Coliving. This type of accommodation involves renting a room in an apartment or house and sharing common spaces. While it’s kind of like a big shared living space, coliving brings up a major issue: rental prices are very often exorbitant and sidestep the rent control regulations. “As the city tightened the screws on Airbnb, some turned to coliving which offers high profitability,” states Ian Brossat, president of the communist group and senator.
A clear opposition
from the city of Paris
« Paris says no to coliving », that’s the new slogan shouted out by the capital. On Wednesday, October 8, 2025, during the Paris Council meeting, coliving was at the heart of the discussions. Ian Brossat particularly criticized a system « that allowed for getting around rent controls and renting rooms of 13 m2 for €1500 ». To tackle this growing issue, it has been decided that the city of Paris will express its refusal regarding the creation of any new coliving projects by real estate developers.
✅ Paris dit STOP au coliving, cheval de Troie des spéculateurs qui permettait de contourner l’encadrement des loyers et louer des chambres de 13m2 à 1500 €.
— Ian Brossat 🍉 (@IanBrossat) October 8, 2025
Après Airbnb, Paris reste à la pointe du combat pour le droit au logement et la lutte contre le far-west immobilier ! pic.twitter.com/9PNIFY8L7o
Rents up to « 1850 € » for a room
Barbara Gomes, the elected official in charge of rent regulation at the Paris city hall, pointed out the presence of 7500 co-living beds across the Île-de-France, with 6800 projects underway in Paris. « Rooms of 20 m2 can be rented for up to 1850 € », she specifies. This price is supposedly justified by a higher level of services. However, « you only need to put three rowing machines in a common room to apply an additional rent that escapes regulation », she adds.
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