{"id":4258,"date":"2026-08-04T08:17:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T06:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.steensenpartners.nl\/?post_type=knowledge-base&p=4258"},"modified":"2026-08-04T08:17:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T06:17:52","slug":"proposed-changes-for-rented-homes","status":"publish","type":"knowledge-base","link":"https:\/\/www.steensenpartners.nl\/en\/kennisbank\/proposed-changes-for-rented-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposed changes for (rented) homes"},"featured_media":2465,"template":"","kb-category":[27],"class_list":["post-4258","knowledge-base","type-knowledge-base","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","kb-category-business-economics"],"acf":{"hero":{"image":2465},"blocks":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text-fields","text":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"The government wishes to try to get the stagnant housing market moving again. To this end, and to make rented properties more sustainable, a number of proposals have been put forward recently.<\/strong>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"title","title":"Online consultation on the \u2018Appropriate Tenancy Agreements\u2019 Bill "},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"For example, an online consultation on the \u2018Appropriate Tenancy Agreements\u2019 (in Dutch: Passende huurcontracten) Bill is running from 2 July to 28 August 2026. The aim is, on the one hand, to offer tenants rent protection more quickly, whilst, on the other hand, to provide students and migrant workers with the option of entering into a temporary tenancy agreement.\r\n\r\nUnder the bill, short-stay lettings are limited to a maximum of 30 days. This means that short-stay lettings without rent protection can effectively only be used for holiday lettings.\r\n\r\nStudents, however, will be given the option to enter into a temporary tenancy agreement for a maximum of two years. This is already possible if a student moves to another municipality to study. If the bill is passed without amendment, this will also apply to students who already live within the municipality. It will also become possible to enter into a temporary tenancy agreement of up to two years with a migrant worker.\r\n

Please note!\r\n<\/span><\/strong>The government is open to resolving other issues that have arisen following the entry into force of the Fixed-Term Tenancy Agreements Act (in Dutch: Wet vaste huurcontracten) on 1 July 2024. In response to the\u00a0online consultation<\/a>, anyone can submit ideas on this matter.<\/p>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"title","title":"Legislative amendment to encourage subletting "},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"To make letting rooms more attractive, a legislative amendment has been tabled in the House of Representatives to encourage the letting of rooms (in Dutch: hospitaverhuur). The aim is to make it possible, with effect from 1 January 2027, to:\r\n