Free sector rental housing market shrinks again, rents rise
2 hours, 26 minutes ago

Free sector rental housing market shrinks again, rents rise

Dutch News  

The number of non-rent-controlled properties in the Netherlands fell by 40% in the final quarter of last year compared to the same period the year before, according to research by rental housing platform Pararius. In total, 12,274 properties became available for new tenants in the final three months of the year, Pararius said, based on data from its own website, huurwoningen.nl, and other sources. “The Dutch rental housing market is in a critical condition, given the historically low supply, rising prices, and the exclusion of a large part of the population,” according to the report. “The current situation shows how urgent it is to review government policy and reduce the pressure on the rental market,” said Pararius director Jasper de Groot.

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Amsterdam rental prices are Europe's most expensive; Rotterdam & The Hague in the top 5
1 week, 1 day ago

Amsterdam rental prices are Europe's most expensive; Rotterdam & The Hague in the top 5

NL Times  

Apartments in Amsterdam were the most expensive in Europe in the last three months of 2024, according to the latest quarterly analysis from HousingAnywhere. While prices in the capital showed a slight decline at the end of the year in comparison to 2023, prices in Rotterdam and The Hague surged, placing them among Europe's priciest cities for new residents. Amsterdam …

Dutch housing market may be cooling slightly: Telegraaf
1 week, 3 days ago

Dutch housing market may be cooling slightly: Telegraaf

Dutch News  

There are some signs that the Dutch housing market may be calming down slightly, the Telegraaf reported on Monday. “Although the market is still very tight, we are getting signs that the market has cooled a little,” Ivor Brevé, director of online estate agents Makelaarsland, told the paper. Over the past three months, 34% of Makelaarsland sales were for below …

Dutch rental prices will rise significantly in 2025, with mid-market to jump 7.7%
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Dutch rental prices will rise significantly in 2025, with mid-market to jump 7.7%

NL Times  

Residents living in rental housing in the Netherlands will face substantial rent increases next year, whether their home is from the private sector or on the social housing market. Those renting more expensive private sector homes can see rent rise by 4.1 percent from January, while social housing tenants can see a maximum 5 percent increase in certain circumstances starting …

An affordable home in Amsterdam attracts 450 hopeful tenants
1 month, 1 week ago

An affordable home in Amsterdam attracts 450 hopeful tenants

Dutch News  

The average mid-market rental property coming on the market in Amsterdam has 450 potential tenants and fewer and fewer empty homes are available for rent, the Parool reported on Wednesday. “The shortage in the mid-market sector and the enormous demand are becoming increasingly visible,” said Pararius chief executive Jasper de Groot. There is, he says, a direct link between the …

House prices rise again, transactions up 15% on last year
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

House prices rise again, transactions up 15% on last year

Dutch News  

Dutch house prices were up 11.5% in October when compared to October 2023, and that is the biggest increase in two years, national statistics agency CBS said on Friday. House prices have been rising steadily since July 2023 after previously peaking in June 2022. Earlier this week the Kadaster land registry office said small landlords are selling more of their …

Small landlords are selling more homes as rent controls bite
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Small landlords are selling more homes as rent controls bite

Dutch News  

Small landlords are selling more of their homes, particularly in the biggest Dutch cities, but overall the number of rental properties in the Netherlands is stable, according to new figures from the Kadaster land registry. In the third quarter of this year, small landlords sold 3,550 properties to owner-occupiers, and that is the highest number in 10 years. New housing …

Over 3,000 homes pulled from rental market since implementation of rent regulation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Over 3,000 homes pulled from rental market since implementation of rent regulation

NL Times  

Over 3,000 rental properties have disappeared from the market since the introduction of the Affordable Rent Act, which regulated rent for mid-market rentals. The supply of mid-market rentals did increase somewhat, but the more expensive segment shrank much more dramatically, NRC reports based on second and third-quarter figures from Rent.nl, an online service that points users to newly available rental …

Amsterdam tops most expensive rental market; sharpest rent drop in Eindhoven
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Amsterdam tops most expensive rental market; sharpest rent drop in Eindhoven

NL Times  

The newly launched National Rental Index revealed significant shifts in residential rental prices across the Netherlands, highlighting Amsterdam as the most expensive municipality and Eindhoven as the city with the steepest drop in rental prices. Amsterdam continues to lead the Dutch rental market with an average price of 25.80 euro per square meter. At the other end of the spectrum, …

To Buy or Not to Buy? Floople Experts Review Real Estate Trends in the Netherlands in 2024
1 month, 3 weeks ago

To Buy or Not to Buy? Floople Experts Review Real Estate Trends in the Netherlands in 2024

NL Times  

The Dutch economy and real estate market in the last year are marked by significant trends and shifting dynamics. From this vision, Floople was born—an innovative real estate aggregator designed to streamline the property search experience and provide transparent, user-friendly solutions tailored to everyone’s unique needs. Positive and Negative Trends in the Dutch Real Estate Market The Dutch housing market …

Asking rents ‘hit fresh records but more properties undergoing price reductions’
3 months ago

Asking rents ‘hit fresh records but more properties undergoing price reductions’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Asking rents outside London have …

More signs that the Dutch rental housing market is shrinking
5 months, 3 weeks ago

More signs that the Dutch rental housing market is shrinking

Dutch News  

More evidence has emerged that small private landlords are selling their rental homes because of tough new rules on rent controls and higher taxes, according to figures from estate agents association NVM and landlords lobby group VGM. “They are unable to buy their rental flat, and they face murderous competition to find another affordable home.” “We hope the new housing …

More signs that the Dutch rental housing market is shrinking
5 months, 3 weeks ago

More signs that the Dutch rental housing market is shrinking

Dutch News  

More evidence has emerged that small private landlords are selling their rental homes because of tough new rules on rent controls and higher taxes, according to figures from estate agents association NVM and landlords lobby group VGM. “They are unable to buy their rental flat, and they face murderous competition to find another affordable home.” “We hope the new housing …

Rental housing supply plunges while rents for new contracts soar
6 months ago

Rental housing supply plunges while rents for new contracts soar

Dutch News  

The number of rental homes not covered by strict income rules has plunged by a third on a year ago, while rents for new contracts are up almost 10%, according to new research by housing platform Pararius. The drop means home hunters using the Pararius website have almost 7,000 fewer rental properties to choose from than they did a year …

Rental housing supply plunges while rents for new contracts soar
6 months ago

Rental housing supply plunges while rents for new contracts soar

Dutch News  

The number of rental homes not covered by strict income rules has plunged by a third on a year ago, while rents for new contracts are up almost 10%, according to new research by housing platform Pararius. The drop means home hunters using the Pararius website have almost 7,000 fewer rental properties to choose from than they did a year …

Advertised rents at record highs, but some landlords now being forced to reduce asking prices, Rightmove says
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Advertised rents at record highs, but some landlords now being forced to reduce asking prices, Rightmove says

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. London asking rents were 5.3 per cent higher in the first quarter of 2024 …

Rent prices hit new record as tenants facing ‘crisis like never before’
1 year, 5 months ago

Rent prices hit new record as tenants facing ‘crisis like never before’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A charity has said that renters are “facing a crisis …

Free sector housing rent down 2%; Big price differences between cities
1 year, 9 months ago

Free sector housing rent down 2%; Big price differences between cities

NL Times  

The average rent in the non-regulated rental sector fell slightly in the first quarter of this year compared to a year earlier. The average square meter price in the past quarter was 16.85 euros, a decrease of almost 2 percent annually. In the first three months of 2022, the price per square meter was still 17.18 euros, rental housing platform …

House prices rise for the first time in 11 months in March, while chronic rental shortage continues
1 year, 9 months ago

House prices rise for the first time in 11 months in March, while chronic rental shortage continues

ABC  

Property prices have gone up nationally for first time in 11 months, despite rising interest rates. Key points: CoreLogic's national property price index rose for the first time since April 2022 Sydney led the monthly gains, while Hobart's home prices continued to drop sharply A federal report is predicting a shortfall of more than 100,000 homes within the next five …

Dutch housing update: house prices, transparency and borrowing
1 year, 11 months ago

Dutch housing update: house prices, transparency and borrowing

Dutch News  

2023 has started up with a flurry of housing news, including a further drop in house prices and predictions of more to come. House prices are continuing to fall House prices fallen for five months in a row as rising interest rates reduce borrowing, according to the Dutch national statistics office CBS. ‘There has been a lot of negative news …

Fewer rooms for students and flat sharers, but prices are going up
1 year, 11 months ago

Fewer rooms for students and flat sharers, but prices are going up

Dutch News  

There has been a ‘worrisome decrease’ in the supply of rental housing for students and young professionals in the Netherlands and average rents are up by 10%, according to room rental agency Kamernet in a new report. ‘The supply of rental housing, especially for students and young professionals, decreased, while demand increased sharply,’ the agency said. Government regulation and higher …

Free sector rents continue to decrease, but not in the large cities
2 years ago

Free sector rents continue to decrease, but not in the large cities

NL Times  

The average square meter price for a rental home in the free sector decreased by 1.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022, continuing the slight downward trend that started in the first quarter of last year. That trend is not visible in the five large cities, where free sector rents continue to soar. In Q4 of 2022, new tenants …

Dutch housing price increase continues to slow down; Prices up 14.5% since last July
2 years, 4 months ago

Dutch housing price increase continues to slow down; Prices up 14.5% since last July

NL Times  

The pace of the increase in Dutch housing prices is slowing down, according to figures from Statistics Netherlands. In July, the organization noticed that the price increase was considerably lower for the second month in a row, while again far fewer homes were sold. The national Land Registry recorded 16,417 residential transactions last month, almost 14 percent less than a …

Rent prices hit record-high levels with costs up 20% in some areas
2 years, 6 months ago

Rent prices hit record-high levels with costs up 20% in some areas

The Independent  

The average cost of renting a home in the UK has hit a record high, with prices skyrocketing by more than 20 per cent in some areas, according to new figures. In the capital itself, the picture for renters is even starker, with average monthly rents soaring to an eye-watering record high of £2,257, following a rise of 15.8 per …

Private sector rent increases slowing down; Up 1.3% in second quarter
2 years, 6 months ago

Private sector rent increases slowing down; Up 1.3% in second quarter

NL Times  

The rent increases in the private sector slowed down a bit in the second quarter. According to Pararius, tenants paid an average of 17.04 euros per square meter per month in the second quarter of this year. That is slightly higher than the second quarter of last year but lower than the 17.18 euros per square meter new tenants paid …

Free market home rental prices jump 12 percent in a year
2 years, 6 months ago

Free market home rental prices jump 12 percent in a year

NL Times  

Free market rents increased by an average of 11.8 percent per square meter in the second quarter of 2022, compared to the same quarter last year, realtors associations NVM and VGM NL reported on Monday. On average, new tenants paid 15.35 euros per square meter per month in the second quarter, compared to 13.73 euros the year before. "Municipalities, investors, …

Fewer new rental properties came on the market last year: ABN Amro
2 years, 8 months ago

Fewer new rental properties came on the market last year: ABN Amro

Dutch News  

The number of new rental properties added to Dutch housing stock fell 9% last year, when compared with 2020, as the mounting cost of workers and material lead developers to delay projects, ABN Amro said in a new analysis of the housing market. While most new rental homes were realised in Amsterdam, the total in the capital was just 2,965, …

Relentless house price hikes spell gloom for renters under financial pressure
2 years, 8 months ago

Relentless house price hikes spell gloom for renters under financial pressure

The Independent  

A third record house price increase means renting is now the lifelong norm for a growing proportion of UK tenants, experts have warned this week, as the cost of an average home reaches £354,564. “For renters already dedicating a far higher proportion of their monthly income to housing than average mortgage holders, seeing house prices continue to rise and stock …

Housing rents continue to rise, more furnished property on the market
2 years, 8 months ago

Housing rents continue to rise, more furnished property on the market

Dutch News  

Housing rents in the non-rent controlled sector continue to rise, with an average increase of 6.7% for new tenants in the first quarter of this year, according to research by rental housing platform Pararius. ‘Just 9% of properties offered to rent via Pararius in Amsterdam in the past three months were unfurnished,’ De Groot said. De Groot said the government’s …

Housing rents continue to rise, more furnished property on the market
2 years, 8 months ago

Housing rents continue to rise, more furnished property on the market

Dutch News  

Housing rents in the non-rent controlled sector continue to rise, with an average increase of 6.7% for new tenants in the first quarter of this year, according to research by rental housing platform Pararius. ‘Just 9% of properties offered to rent via Pararius in Amsterdam in the past three months were unfurnished,’ De Groot said. De Groot said the government’s …

Landlords criticise minister's plan to limit rent rises next year
2 years, 9 months ago

Landlords criticise minister's plan to limit rent rises next year

Dutch News  

Real estate investors are unhappy at the cabinet’s plan to tackle a potential ‘explosion’ in private sector housing rents, saying it could make the sector unprofitable, given other measures the government is introducing. Last year, landlords operating in the non rent-controlled sector agreed to limit rent rises to the rate of inflation from the previous year plus 1%. Instead the …

Landlords criticise minister's plan to limit rent rises next year
2 years, 9 months ago

Landlords criticise minister's plan to limit rent rises next year

Dutch News  

Real estate investors are unhappy at the cabinet’s plan to tackle a potential ‘explosion’ in private sector housing rents, saying it could make the sector unprofitable, given other measures the government is introducing. Last year, landlords operating in the non rent-controlled sector agreed to limit rent rises to the rate of inflation from the previous year plus 1%. Instead the …

National housing shortage to worsen in the coming years: Researchers
2 years, 11 months ago

National housing shortage to worsen in the coming years: Researchers

NL Times  

The housing shortage in the Netherlands will likely increase for at least three years, experts at consultancy firm Capital Value expect. For example, housing associations could build 250,000 social homes annually if the landlord levy is completely abolished, the researchers suggest. The bank calculated that the new construction of around 14,000 new mid-range rental homes per year is financially feasible …

More homes in Amsterdam are free market rentals than owner-occupied
2 years, 11 months ago

More homes in Amsterdam are free market rentals than owner-occupied

NL Times  

The buy-to-let and keep-to-let trend has rapidly grown in Amsterdam, to the extent that there are now more expensive free-market rentals in the city than owner-occupied homes. Over the past two years, some 10,000 owner-occupied homes turned into free-market rentals, Amsterdam said in a press release on its biennial Living in Amsterdam survey for 2021. We are building massively in …

Rental prices increase at fastest rate on record, data suggests
2 years, 11 months ago

Rental prices increase at fastest rate on record, data suggests

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The average rental asking price …

Rents are rising again, Eindhoven and Rotterdam lead the way
2 years, 11 months ago

Rents are rising again, Eindhoven and Rotterdam lead the way

Dutch News  

New tenants in the non-rent controlled sector are paying an average of 5.3% more for their rental homes than they would have done a year ago, according to research by Pararius, but the rise was a more modest 1.7% in Amsterdam. New tenants are now paying an average of €14.42 per square metre – around 20% up on the end …

Rents are rising again, Eindhoven and Rotterdam lead the way
2 years, 11 months ago

Rents are rising again, Eindhoven and Rotterdam lead the way

Dutch News  

New tenants in the non-rent controlled sector are paying an average of 5.3% more for their rental homes than they would have done a year ago, according to research by Pararius, but the rise was a more modest 1.7% in Amsterdam. New tenants are now paying an average of €14.42 per square metre – around 20% up on the end …

Private sector home rental prices rose to new record, analysts say
2 years, 11 months ago

Private sector home rental prices rose to new record, analysts say

NL Times  

After a dip caused by the coronavirus, the rents for private sector homes are rising again rapidly. Private sector rents are now 17.02 euros per square meter per month on average - the highest they've ever been since the measurement started in 2010. Noord-Holland is still the most expensive province to rent in, with an average price of 20.49 euros …

Government intervention has major impact on housing rent rises
3 years, 4 months ago

Government intervention has major impact on housing rent rises

Dutch News  

This year’s rent increase round was the most modest since 1960, with social housing tenants paying just 0.3% more, according to new figures from national statistics office CBS. In the non-rent controlled sector, rents for existing and new contracts rose by an average of 2.2%, the CBS said. The limited rise follows a government decision to freeze social housing rents …

Government intervention has major impact on housing rent rises
3 years, 4 months ago

Government intervention has major impact on housing rent rises

Dutch News  

This year’s rent increase round was the most modest since 1960, with social housing tenants paying just 0.3% more, according to new figures from national statistics office CBS. In the non-rent controlled sector, rents for existing and new contracts rose by an average of 2.2%, the CBS said. The limited rise follows a government decision to freeze social housing rents …

Social housing system in a bind as home sale prices, free market rents rise high
3 years, 4 months ago

Social housing system in a bind as home sale prices, free market rents rise high

NL Times  

The Dutch housing crisis is apparent in many areas in the Netherlands, including in the social housing sector. With house prices on the rise, the number of people looking for a social housing apartment has only increased in the past years. In the region of Haaglanden alone, around 160 thousand people indicated that they are on the lookout for a …

Dutch home prices up 16 percent; Biggest increase in 21 years
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch home prices up 16 percent; Biggest increase in 21 years

NL Times  

In July, existing owner-occupied homes in the Netherlands were 16.3 percent more expensive than the same month last year - the largest price increase since October 2000 when home prices also jumped 16.3 percent, Statistics Netherlands said on Monday. Since the post-credit crisis low point on the Dutch housing market in June 2013, home prices increased steadily to their highest …

Further drop in free sector rents; Large cities feeling absence of expats
3 years, 6 months ago

Further drop in free sector rents; Large cities feeling absence of expats

NL Times  

For the fourth quarter in a row, the average rent for a home in the private sector decreased, rental platform Pararius reported. Nationwide, new tenants on average paid 2 percent less per square meter in the second quarter than in the year before. In Amsterdam, rents decreased by 6.8 percent to 21.53 euros per square meter. Utrecht's free sector rent …

First Dutch cities plan to block investors from snatching up homes
3 years, 7 months ago

First Dutch cities plan to block investors from snatching up homes

NL Times  

Rotterdam, Eindhoven, The Hague and Haarlem are expected to be the first major Dutch cities to ban investors from buying up rental homes in the near future, FD reported. The four cities could ban investors from snatching up homes in certain neighborhoods by early next year. The cities can designate neighborhoods in which investors may no longer buy up cheap …

Private sector rents drop for second quarter, bigger cities lead the way
4 years ago

Private sector rents drop for second quarter, bigger cities lead the way

Dutch News  

Rents for new contracts in the private, or non-rent controlled sector, continued to go down during the final three months of 2020, according to new figures from housing platform Pararius. The decline has been boosted by the collapse of tourism and the fact new expats are not arriving, but rent levels had already reached a maximum before the coronavirus pandemic …

Half of rental properties offered on a temporary basis, “position of tenants becoming increasingly uncertain”
4 years, 1 month ago

Half of rental properties offered on a temporary basis, “position of tenants becoming increasingly uncertain”

NL Times  

Nearly half of all private rental properties in the Netherlands are offered with a temporary contract, which means tenants are more likely to end up on the street, and rent increases occur more frequently. For the study, a sample was taken from the offers available on the housing website Pararius, which hosts 65 percent of all private rental properties offered …

Dutch housing prices up 11.6% in third quarter despite Covid crisis
4 years, 3 months ago

Dutch housing prices up 11.6% in third quarter despite Covid crisis

NL Times  

So far it looks like the coronavirus crisis completely ignored the Dutch owner-occupied housing market. In the third quarter a record number of homes were sold at prices nearly 12 percent higher than the same quarter last year, the Dutch association for realtors NVM reported on Thursday. A total of 41,500 homes were sold at an average price of 354 …

Dutch rents decrease on average for first time in 6 years
4 years, 3 months ago

Dutch rents decrease on average for first time in 6 years

NL Times  

The decrease in private sector rent prices that started in the big cities is now also spreading to medium-sized cities. As a result, the average private sector rent in the Netherlands decreased for the first time in six years in the past quarter, according to figures from rental platform Pararius, NOS reports. In the third quarter, the average private sector …

Big city rents falling for first time in years as expats start leaving
4 years, 6 months ago

Big city rents falling for first time in years as expats start leaving

NL Times  

The coronavirus crisis resulted in a cool-down of the free sector housing market. Due to the absence of expats and tourists, rental prices in large cities like Amsterdam, The Hague and Eindhoven decreased for the first time in years, according to rental platform Pararius, Financieele Dagblad reports. Amsterdam is still the most expensive city to rent in, but the average …

Dutch housing market largely unaffected by coronavirus crisis
4 years, 7 months ago

Dutch housing market largely unaffected by coronavirus crisis

NL Times  

So far the coronavirus crisis seems to have had little effect on the Dutch housing market, according to realtors association NVM. Since mid-March, when the Netherlands went on intelligent lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, NVM brokers sold around 2,500 to 3 thousand homes per week. The price per square meter was over 1 percent higher between mid-April …

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