PARIS, September 13 — A new French-language editorial platform for homeowners and property buyers launched this week, aiming to gather the scattered questions that surround a renovation into one place. Projet Chez Soi announced its arrival on September 11, 2026, publishing at https://www.projetchezsoi.fr from its base in Paris.
The premise, as the platform describes it, is that a home project often begins with something simple — improving comfort, renovating a room, cutting energy consumption, or carrying out work that can no longer wait — and then quickly raises a far wider set of questions. Those questions are the publication’s subject matter.
A reader may need to understand the condition and performance of a property, work out which administrative steps apply, estimate a budget, identify suitable financing, or find out whether grants can reduce the cost of the work. Projet Chez Soi says it was created to bring these considerations together in one accessible editorial environment.
Four areas of coverage
The platform’s main editorial areas are Authorizations & Permits, Renovation Budgets & Costs, Diagnostics & Performance, and Renovation Subsidies. Rather than treating renovation as a purely technical subject, the publication looks at the wider process of preparing a project and making informed choices along the way. Diagnostics and energy performance sit at the centre of that approach.
Articles explore questions relating to assessments such as energy performance, lead or asbestos diagnostics, and the information property owners may need before renovating, selling, renting or improving a home. Financing and public assistance form the second pillar.
The announcement notes that renovation projects can involve significant expenditure, while available grants, local schemes, loans and national support programmes may affect the final amount paid by a household. Projet Chez Soi says it aims to help readers understand the different elements that can form part of a renovation budget and to identify useful points to investigate before making financial commitments.
Permits alongside costs
Permits and administrative procedures get their own treatment, explained alongside costs, diagnostics and financial support so that readers come away with a more complete view of the decisions surrounding a project. The intended audience spans both ends of the process — people at the beginning of a home improvement idea, and those already comparing options, preparing documents or organising their financing. Articles are designed as understandable starting points from which readers can continue their own research and take the next steps appropriate to their circumstances.
Mathieu Courson is listed as the media contact. No subscription prices, traffic figures, staffing numbers or funding details were disclosed in the announcement.
For French-speaking homeowners weighing a project, the practical test will be whether the platform’s guidance on diagnostics, permits and subsidies holds up as readers move from first idea to signed quote. The latest articles are available at https://www.projetchezsoi.fr.
