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How and when can you raise rent in the free sector?
If you rent a property in the free sector, then you probably agreed in your lease that you can raise the rent once a year. Most leases neatly include an indexation clause. This regulates that the rent may be increased in accordance with a certain index. In most cases...
What does a rental agent do?
What does a rental agent do? A rental agent is (as you would also expect) primarily in charge of renting out homes. The rental agent mediates between potential tenant and landlord. But there is much more to it. In this article, we will take you through the entire...
Temporarily renting out your home: the diplomatic clause explained simply
If you want to temporarily rent out your home, a "diplomatic clause" can help. This is also known as "intermediate rent. But what is it, how does it work and how should you apply it? The law and fixed-term contracts First, we want to take a moment to explain this to...
Pledging rent payments, what does it mean?
The other day, as a real estate agent, I was faced with the following: I had found a beautiful apartment for my clients to rent from the owner for a year. At the very last minute, the rental agent handed over documents that my clients had to sign from the bank and VvE...
Tips if you are going to rent out your own property
Are you going to rent out your own home? Maybe because you've bought some new stuff and want to keep your old home. Or because you are moving in together, for example. We'll help you with the most important quick tips to get this...
Screening the best rental candidates
There are actually few real estate agents who have understood this well: screening tenants properly. You have found a tenant, they seem like decent tenants, they want to move in quickly and also have no problem with the rent and deposit. For many brokers and...
How do you find a good rental agent?
Tip 1: Don't search specifically for rental brokerYou have brokers who only do rentals, or brokers who do the whole range of services (sales, purchases, rentals, appraisals). The latter category includes us. There are many good "rental agents" but also many amateur...
Does the buyout protection act allow me to re-let the property if the sitting tenants leave?
Suppose you want to buy a property in a city where the buyout protection law applies. This property has been rented out. With many landlords, the question is: suppose the tenants move out, can you re-let this property? The answer is as follows. Among other things, the...
Successfully objecting to the buyout protection law
The big question is: can you successfully object to the municipality's buyout protection law? Suppose you want to buy a property for rent and this property is not yet rented. According to the local housing ordinance, this property would fall under buyout protection...
When can tenants no longer object to excessive rent?
Suppose you rent out a property above the maximum rent limit while this property is not actually in the free sector. Until when can tenants object to this rent and what are the consequences? First, this: rent protection explained simply To explain this properly, we'll...
Can I get a property to the free sector if it is already rented out?
The short answer is no, not for incumbent tenants. Suppose your property has 140 rent points and you actually need 145 to get into the free sector. You are afraid that your tenants will object to the rent at the Rent Commission, so you come up with a ruse. You want to...
By how much can you increase the rent in the free sector?
For independent rental properties in the free sector, for a long time it was custom that you could increase the rent freely (without rules) as a landlord. This has changed as of May 1, 2021. As of May 2021, you are not allowed to increase the rent as much as you want....
May the landlord increase rent if no rent increase is included in the lease?
It is common to have a lease that does not include anything about an (annual) rent increase. We also often see this happen with houses that are taken over in a rented state. The big question is: can you then still raise the rent and if so by how much? The answer is a...
The WOZ cap on point rentals simply explained
As of May 1, 2022, the WOZ value will no longer count indefinitely towards the rent point count. As of that date, a maximum of 33% of the total number of points of a property is determined by the WOZ value of the property. We'll explain this in a super simple way....
The initial rental price must not be lower than the liberalisation threshold
De aanvangshuurprijs is de huur waarmee het huurcontract begint. Dus ‘de nog niet geïndexeerde huur’. Stel je hebt een woning die wel 170 huurpunten heeft. Ruim voldoende punten voor de vrije sector. De liberalisatiegrens...
What is the rent limit for the free sector?
This is called the liberalization limit. As a landlord you can ask for any rent you want above this limit. How that works is as follows. The government draws up a schedule twice a year with the maximum reasonable rents. This applies to a studio of 45m2 but also to a...
Tips if you are going to invest in real estate
Financial and reservations Your starting point is to engage a good financial advisor. For example, we ourselves work a lot with Poundwise. (Very good club with multiple disciplines in-house that are relevant to you as a real estate investor). However, there are a lot...
How does that work with the rent point count if you want to rent out a property in the free sector?
Rent Point Count How does that work with the rent point count if you want to rent out a property in the free sector?We'll start with the basics for a moment. In the Netherlands you have freedom of contract. Basically, if you offer something, you may charge any price...
What is the best way to rent out your home?
What is the best way to rent out your home?You are thinking about renting out your home. Maybe because you are going to live together and want to keep 1 home for rental income (retirement investment). Or you may be looking for an investment property to buy again for...