Outgoing Housing Minister Hugo de Jonge is adjusting his law for the regulation of mid-segment rental homes after receiving a lot of feedback on his bill. Developers who build for that segment over the next two years will be able to charge tenants 10 percent more rent for the next 10 years. The goal of the adjustment is that it should remain attractive for investors to invest in mid-segment rental properties.
The bill to ban temporary rental contracts for homes met unexpected resistance in the Eerste Kamer, the Dutch Senate, on Tuesday. The BBB, the largest party in the Senate with 16 seats, unexpectedly changed to the landlords’ side of the debate and withdrew support for the bill.