News

13-4-2021 — 

As we already wrote in November 2020 there was an initiative bill to introduce a maximum rent increase by 2021 for the next 3 years. The bill has been approved: the rents of housing in the free sector may increase in 2021 at the maximum with inflation + 1% = 2.4% in 2021.
It has never happened before that rent increases in the free sector were restrained by politics!

13-4-2021 — 

Since 1 June 2016, it has been possible to temporarily rent out independent living space for a maximum of 2 years, and non-independent living space for a maximum of 5 years. This is done with a lease contract model B.

12-4-2021 — 

There are currently not many tourists in Amsterdam due to the Corona crisis. However, we regularly speak to landlords who try in between 2 tenants, or if it is not possible to negotiate the usual rent, to rent out their home (s) for short periods through sites such as AirBnB.

12-4-2021 — 

Home of Orange has been using the model rental agreements of tenancy law attorney Hielkema & co for years. We find these models better and more practical than the standard ROZ models and, moreover, they are written more from the point of view of the landlord.

5-2-2021 — 

It has been mandatory for a long time to hand over a definitive Energy label when renting or selling a home. Previously, you could easily make this application yourself online for approx. € 10.00. Since 1 January 2021, this is no longer possible and an expert is required to visit the house.

2-2-2021 — 

The Netherlands has been struggling with housing shortages since World War II. Currently there is a shortage of about 331,000 homes. And with all the rules and obstacles that government and municipalities come up with time and time again, the construction process is more likely to be thwarted than smoothly. In principle, this is good news for home investors. Because the more scarcity, the higher the rents are.

However, the Dutch government looks at these high rents with sorrow and is searching for a method to limit the rental prices. While by building much more than they do at this moment, they would hit 2 targets with 1 shot; the housing shortage is resolving and prices are falling. But as is now almost common, only the symptoms of the self-created problem are addressed here.

20-1-2021 — 

You pay transfer tax if you buy or acquire by donation an existing home, a holiday home, a shop or a business premises. For example, if you buy a home or business premises from 1 January 2021 to rent out, you will pay 8% transfer tax. Previously, this was 2% for homes and 6% for other real estate objects such as business premises.

20-1-2021 — 

The housing shortage is now so great that various municipalities (including Amsterdam, Amstelveen and Haarlem) are introducing a self-occupancy obligation for new homes to be built. With this they want stop buy-to-let investors.