Le Figaro takes an interest in RGA — and calls TerraStab
Published in Le Figaro's real estate section, the article tells the story of a homeowner whose house was cracked by drought — and whose liability was engaged in court for not having taken preventive measures.
To provide context on this complex subject — at the crossroads of law, insurance and geotechnics — Le Figaro's editorial team chose to bring in Philippe Isselin, founder of TerraStab, as an expert voice.
This isn't the first time TerraStab has been quoted in the national press. But Le Figaro is a different audience: homeowners who read, who inform themselves, who seek to understand before acting.
Why the mainstream press consults TerraStab
Over the past several months, TerraStab has established itself as the independent technical reference on clay shrink-swell subsidence. France 3, France 2, TF1 — and now Le Figaro. Every media request rests on the same reality: when journalists look for a credible expert on RGA, they call TerraStab.
The reason is simple. TerraStab isn't a generalist engineering firm. Nor is it a repair company with an incentive to dramatize the situation to sell micropiles. It's a specialized startup whose model rests entirely on prevention — and which closely follows the legal, insurance, and geotechnical developments on the topic.
This expertise, nurtured daily, is what journalists come looking for.
What the article says — and the key takeaway
Le Figaro's piece highlights a rising legal reality: a homeowner can be held liable for drought-related damage if they did not take the usual preventive measures defined by the insurance code.
What this concretely means: simply patching cracks between two drought episodes does not constitute a sufficient preventive measure. What the courts are beginning to recognize, TerraStab has been saying from the start — you have to address the cause, not mask the symptoms.
We've published a detailed analysis of this shift in case law in a dedicated article. Read: the Court of Cassation ruling that changes the rules of the game →
TerraStab in the national media
France 3 — Report on RGA featuring a TerraStab installation at a homeowner's property. TF1 — Noon and primetime news on the review of the RGA prevention fund. France 2 — Primetime news on cracks, Cat-Nat, and unsellable homes. Le Figaro — Quote from Philippe Isselin as an RGA expert (June 2026).
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