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WWS points system for rental properties mandatory from 1 January 2025
As of 1 January 2025, landlords are required to include a WWS points assessment with every new tenancy agreement. This obligation stems from the Good Landlordship Act. Dutch municipalities will enforce...
More confidence in Dutch residential market, transaction volume increases with 60%
The transaction volume in the Dutch residential investment market reached 2.79 billion euros in the first half of 2024. This marks a 60% increase compared to the first half of 2023, when the transaction...
New: WWS Optimisation Scan
As of July 1, 2024, the Affordable Rent Act will come into effect in the Netherlands. The law applies to all rental contracts signed on or after July 1, 2024....
Without further incentives the Dutch housing shortage will increase to 450,000 homes in 2027
The housing shortage in the Netherlands currently stands at 390,000 homes and is expected to persist well into the foreseeable future. Due to the declining numbers of issued building permits and delays...
Investment volume Dutch residential market drops 51 percent in 2023
The transaction volume in the Dutch residential investment market reached EUR 3.8 billion in 2023, a 51% drop compared to 2022. Of the total volume, EUR 2.27 billion was invested in new-build rental...
Investments in new Dutch rental homes at lowest level in five years
The transaction volume in the Dutch residential investment market reached EUR 2.3 billion in the first three quarters of 2023. This represents a 60% drop compared to last year when the volume reached ...
Budget Day 2023: Dutch government increases subsidy for construction new homes
On Budget Day (Prinsjesdag), it was announced that the Dutch government will increase the subsidy for the construction of new homes (Startbouwimpuls) from 250 to 300 million euros. The Startbouwimpuls...
Dutch housing prices increase again, market stabilising
After months of decline, house prices for Dutch homes increased for the second month in a row. This is according to figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics. In June, prices for a house for sale ...
Number of building permits in 2023 perhaps not to exceed 55,000
The number of building permits for new-build homes issued in the first six months of 2023 stands at 27,900 (source: Statistics Netherlands). This represents a decline of 16.9% compared to the first six...
Residential transaction volume falls by 61 percent to EUR 1.5 billion
The transaction volume in the Dutch residential investment market amounted to ?1.51 billion in the first six months of 2023. This represents a drop of 61% compared to the first six months of 2022. Of ...
New RETT proposal puts construction of another 3,500 rental homes in 2023 at risk
In 2023, the construction of another 3,500 rental houses is at risk due to the recently announced plan to impose 10.4% transfer tax on the sale of real estate through a share transaction. The proposed...
Municipal regulations mid-rental segment clash with national legislation
A survey by Capital Value among Dutch municipalities shows that 27% of all Dutch municipalities have drawn up local regulations with regard to the mid-priced rental segment for new construction projects...