Amsterdam hands out 1,275 Airbnb licences as tourism slowly gathers steam
4 years, 3 months ago

Amsterdam hands out 1,275 Airbnb licences as tourism slowly gathers steam

Dutch News  

Amsterdam city council has issued 1,250 permits to people who want to rent out their homes via Airbnb and similar platforms, even though there are thousands of adverts for holiday lets in the capital online. Since July 1, landlords have had to have a permit to rent their properties, and old restrictions, such as a 30 day per year maximum, still apply. As well as introducing licences for Airbnb, the city has also extended 2,074 permits for bed & breakfast operations. People who break the rules face a hefty fine and since July 1, six landlords have been fined €20,750 for illegal letting, the paper said.

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Amsterdam to allow more home sharing in fight against housing shortage
1 week, 5 days ago

Amsterdam to allow more home sharing in fight against housing shortage

NL Times  

Amsterdam will allow more home sharing in an attempt to make it easier for people to find somewhere to live in the very tight housing market. The city council agreed on Thursday to allow almost 6,000 additional permits for more than two people not from the same household to live together, Parool reports. D66 city councilor Suleyman Aslami is therefore …

An affordable home in Amsterdam attracts 450 hopeful tenants
2 weeks, 6 days 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 …

Amsterdam hotel prices top €200 a night, with more to come
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Amsterdam hotel prices top €200 a night, with more to come

Dutch News  

The price of a hotel room in the Netherlands is now well above the pre-coronavirus level of 2019 but occupancy rates have not yet fully recovered, according to a new report on the Dutch hotel sector by Horwath HTL. On average, a hotel room in the Netherlands cost €166 last year, a rise of 38% since 2019, the research showed. …

Amsterdam hotel prices top €200 a night, with more to come
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Amsterdam hotel prices top €200 a night, with more to come

Dutch News  

The price of a hotel room in the Netherlands is now well above the pre-coronavirus level of 2019 but occupancy rates have not yet fully recovered, according to a new report on the Dutch hotel sector by Horwath HTL. On average, a hotel room in the Netherlands cost €166 last year, a rise of 38% since 2019, the research showed. …

Amsterdam to crack down on landlords with unlawful room rentals
1 year, 3 months ago

Amsterdam to crack down on landlords with unlawful room rentals

Dutch News  

Amsterdam is planning a crackdown on landlords who infringe bylaws by offering students and individual renters accommodation via a group contract rather than individually, reports NOS. This practice, which can be used to avoid legal room limits and charge people too much for accommodation, has been banned in Amsterdam since April 2020. The NOS has conducted an investigation into people …

Amsterdam to crack down on landlords with unlawful room rentals
1 year, 3 months ago

Amsterdam to crack down on landlords with unlawful room rentals

Dutch News  

Amsterdam is planning a crackdown on landlords who infringe bylaws by offering students and individual renters accommodation via a group contract rather than individually, reports NOS. This practice, which can be used to avoid legal room limits and charge people too much for accommodation, has been banned in Amsterdam since April 2020. The NOS has conducted an investigation into people …

Amsterdam lowers first fine for breaking holiday rental rules
2 years, 1 month ago

Amsterdam lowers first fine for breaking holiday rental rules

NL Times  

The municipality of Amsterdam is reducing the first fine it issues to people who rent out a home to tourists against the rules using holiday rental platforms such as Airbnb. Amsterdammers who commit their first violation of the holiday rental rules were previously fined 8,700 euros. Instead of full-time landlords renting to tourists, it is Amsterdammers who actually live in …

Airbnb locations in Amsterdam down 75 percent
3 years, 2 months ago

Airbnb locations in Amsterdam down 75 percent

NL Times  

The number of accommodations in Amsterdam available on Airbnb and similar sites decreased by some 75 percent. Over the spring, there were 18,715 Amsterdam locations available on holiday rental sites. Since the start of this month, Amsterdam residents who want to rent their home to tourists on sites like Airbnb, Booking.com, and Expedia, have to register the rental with the …

Amsterdam appeals ruling which blocked Airbnb neighborhood ban
3 years, 8 months ago

Amsterdam appeals ruling which blocked Airbnb neighborhood ban

NL Times  

The city of Amsterdam has decided to appeal its courtroom loss last month which put an end to the city's Airbnb bans in three city center neighborhoods. Alderman Laurens Ivens said told city council that he wants more legal clarity on the issue, which is why the city will appeal. The ban that came into force applied to the neighborhoods …

Amsterdam hands out 1,275 Airbnb licences as tourism slowly gathers steam
4 years, 3 months ago

Amsterdam hands out 1,275 Airbnb licences as tourism slowly gathers steam

Dutch News  

Amsterdam city council has issued 1,250 permits to people who want to rent out their homes via Airbnb and similar platforms, even though there are thousands of adverts for holiday lets in the capital online. Since July 1, landlords have had to have a permit to rent their properties, and old restrictions, such as a 30 day per year maximum, …

Amsterdam vacation rental stays down by three-quarters
4 years, 3 months ago

Amsterdam vacation rental stays down by three-quarters

NL Times  

Since it became mandatory in Amsterdam to receive a permit for bed and breakfasts and holiday rentals offered on platforms like Airbnb, vacation rentals in the city have fallen by 75 percent, a city spokesperson said to Het Parool. The drop-off in holiday rentals could also be attributed to the ban on vacation home rentals in three of the most …

Amsterdam landlords could face €50,000 fine for violating ban on holiday rentals
4 years, 4 months ago

Amsterdam landlords could face €50,000 fine for violating ban on holiday rentals

NL Times  

Since July 1st, three landlords in the Amsterdam city center received a warning and conditional fines of 50 thousand euros each for violating the city's ban on holiday rentals in the area, the municipality announced on Tuesday. According to the municipality, many Amsterdam landlords have removed their At the start of last month, the city implemented a ban on homes …

Airbnb argues July 1 Amsterdam vacation rental ban is unfair, illegal
4 years, 5 months ago

Airbnb argues July 1 Amsterdam vacation rental ban is unfair, illegal

NL Times  

Contention between home rental giant Airbnb and the city of Amsterdam has stepped up again this week after the municipality announced on Thursday its intention to move forward with its ban on all vacation rentals in three neighborhoods in the city center. "We are always in a constructive process with Amsterdam," a spokesperson for Airbnb told NL Times on Saturday, …

Private Investors Dominate Dutch Housing Market, Driving Up Prices
6 years, 9 months ago

Private Investors Dominate Dutch Housing Market, Driving Up Prices

Dutch News  

Private investors are snapping up houses in the Netherlands, further squeezing the market. The report shows that the private rental sector in the Netherlands has expanded by 23.4% since 2012, with more than 10% of homes now owned by private investors. This has led to a rise in prices, making it increasingly difficult for people to find affordable housing. The …

Private Investors Snapping Up Homes, Pushing Housing Market to the Brink of Collapse
6 years, 9 months ago

Private Investors Snapping Up Homes, Pushing Housing Market to the Brink of Collapse

Dutch News  

Private investors are snapping up houses in major Dutch cities, driving up prices and making it harder for people to find affordable housing. The issue is not limited to Amsterdam and has also become a factor in regional housing markets, with more than 10% of homes now owned by private investors in Rotterdam, The Hague, Amsterdam, Groningen and Maastricht.

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