“ROBIEN” UP IN ARMS, THE SEQUAL | la suite | France 2

Two years ago we revealed the losers from the “Robien law”. Catherine, Bernard, Olga and her husband had bought apartments with the promise of a tax break on part of their investment. But with badly sited apartment blocks, the impossibility of finding tenants and inflated purchase prices, these individuals’ investments brought only bankruptcy. Two years later, promoters are using the same aggressive sales techniques to sell so-called “risk free” apartments.