"Become the owner without paying a dime! And make more tax savings! ".
Since 2003, laws Robien, Borloo Scellier or encourage individuals to build housing for rent, with the key, substantial fiscal incentives. So, banks lend willingly. Result: in 6 years, nearly 400,000 rental units have sprung up like mushrooms all over France. But the device has experienced many failures: overpriced apartments, lack of tenants, tax exemption impossible. 40,000 individuals now believe to have been swindled. In a case under investigation, investigators suspect even one of the biggest scams of the past 20 years. Estimated damage: one billion euros!
For Special Investigation, Celine Destève investigated the smoke and mirrors of easy property.

Directed by Céline Destève
Mounting Vincent Liger
Special Investigation, Canal +
Released November 22, 2010