The increase in housing rents in the Netherlands has not been this small since 1960. Housing rents increased by an average of 0.8% in the month of July 2021 compared to the month of July in 2020, CBS figures show. The rental price of homes in the free sector rose by an average of 2.2% compared with 0.3% for social rental homes.

The NIS cites the (temporary) legislation regarding raising the rent as the reason. Because of the corona crisis, as of July 1, as a landlord of houses in the social sector you are not allowed to increase the rent. For the free sector, you may not increase the rent of your properties by more than 1% above inflation for the next three years. This legislation only applies to current rental contracts.

When new tenants moved in, the average rent for a property increased 7.2% in July 2021 compared with 9.5% in July 2020.

The extent of the increase varies by city and province. For example, the largest increase was seen in the province of Overijssel with an average of 1.4%. In Friesland, rents even decreased slightly, between 0.1% and 0.4%. Of the large cities, Utrecht had the largest increase (1.6%) and The Hague the smallest (0.8%).

As you read above, determining the rent depends on many different factors, including government policy. City Estate is specialized in renting and managing residential properties throughout the Netherlands. Are you curious about what rental price you can and may ask for your house? We give you free and non-committal rent advice. This advice is based on our experience and the current market conditions. So you know in advance what a market-level rent is.