This mainly affects the private rental sector, but also applies to the property sector: there, 2 percent of living rooms and 8 percent of bedrooms still have single glazing.
Lack of housing
The Woonbond is sounding the alarm and deems it necessary to introduce a policy to combat single-glazed windows in the rental sector, particularly in the private rental sector. According to the tenant interest group, this can be considered a defect of the dwelling by using single glazing. Just like a loss, the lessor must remedy this defect because it falls under the maintenance obligation.
“In this case, however, the water does not enter the house, but the heat comes out of the house,” says Woonbond director Zeno Winkels. If the landlord does not intervene after a report by the tenant, this should result in a reduction in the rent as far as the Woonbond is concerned.
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Accelerated sustainability
The union has already made agreements with building associations and the government on accelerated sustainability, so that the cheapest houses are tackled first. Arrangements have also been made for the isolation of rented houses without increasing the rent in return.
According to the union, there is no additional commitment by private owners to accelerated sustainability. The Woonbond finds this ‘irresponsible’, especially given the high energy prices.
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Addressing the owners
The House of Representatives is meeting today to make the built environment more sustainable and the Woonbond is therefore calling on politicians to really work on the single-glazed approach now.
Winkels: “Make sure it will cost the owners of the single glazing who don’t move money, instead of the tenants who have nowhere to go and patch up their energy bills.”
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