Rents were on average 2 percent higher in July this year than a year earlier. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), this makes the increase smaller than the 3 percent a year earlier.
Statistics Netherlands investigated the prices of both social housing and those in the private sector. Private sector homes rose the fastest with an average of 4.5 percent. That was 3.8 percent a year earlier.
Residents of social housing owned by corporations paid only 0.1 percent more. Last year the increase was 2.6 percent. These houses are not just owned by corporations. At other landlords of social housing, prices increased by an average of 3.7 percent, compared to 2.8 percent in 2022.
Nearly 70 percent of all rental properties are owned by housing associations.
The maximum permitted rent increase depends on the type of rental, social housing or private sector rental housing. Low-income households are eligible for a rent reduction this year under certain conditions.
If a rental property changes occupants, different rules apply and the rent is usually increased more. On average, rents increased by 10.9 percent when residents changed, which is more than in 2022 (9.7 percent). Since 2014, rents have not risen as fast when residents change as in 2023.
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