Lorenzo (36) wants to sell his house, but risks losing tens of thousands of euros due to leasehold: ‘questionable’ role of the municipality of Amsterdam

The Amsterdam leasehold system is not easy to understand, especially for someone who does not speak Dutch. Expat Lorenzo* bought an apartment at the end of 2022. He could have bought out the leasehold perpetually for just over 5,000 euros, but he did not know that. Now the same costs almost 94,000 euros.

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