Dutch politicians may soon ban most short-term rental contracts for student rooms
1 year, 7 months ago

Dutch politicians may soon ban most short-term rental contracts for student rooms

NL Times  

Private landlords will no longer be allowed to offer student rooms for rent with a short lease of one or two years. Members of Parliament sitting in the Tweede Kamer are expected to adopt an amendment proposed by coalition party D66 and opposition party SP that would push the restriction forward. Campus contracts will also remain intact, where rental contracts cover the duration of the study, usually five years, at which point former students make way for new ones. Short rental contracts are being offered more often, causing a great deal of stress and uncertainty, said SP Member of Parliament Sandra Beckerman and her D66 colleague, Faissal Boulakjar. Since it became possible to offer temporary rental contracts in 2016, landlords are rarely offering campus contracts of varying durations, according to D66 and SP.

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1 year, 9 months ago

Parliamentary majority wants to scrap temporary rent contracts

NL Times  

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NL Times  

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