A studio building: first eleven students lived here in rooms, since September it has been a building with eleven studios. Photo: Corné Sparidaens
It is expected that homeowners will not put up with a sudden ban on converting rooms into studios. Six years ago, the municipality of Groningen called for small rooms in student houses to be converted into larger studios. Renovation would lead to better quality living space. Property owners got a taste for it. The figures show that 600 permits were granted for the conversion of 3200 rooms into 2400 studios.