Private Investors Challenge Government Rental Rules: Lawsuit and Compensation for Rental Property Value

Private Investors Challenge Government Rental Rules: Lawsuit and Compensation for Rental Property Value

ANPSocial rental properties NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 08:52 A group of private investors is going to court to challenge the government’s rental rules. They want compensation because they believe that the value of their property is not sufficiently reflected in the rents they are allowed to charge. Private landlords may only count the WOZ value of homes … Read more

Controversy Over Allowing Permanent Residence in Holiday Homes in the Province

Controversy Over Allowing Permanent Residence in Holiday Homes in the Province

‘The province must allow people to live permanently in a holiday home’ was one of the statements in Omroep West’s Electoral Compass in the run-up to the Provincial Council elections last March. ‘Yes’ answered BBB (8 seats), VVD (8 seats), PVV (4 seats), JA21 (4 seats), SGP (2 seats), Forum for Democracy (2 seats) and … Read more

Decrease in Mortgage Activity and Increased Interest Rates Impact Housing Market in 2023

Decrease in Mortgage Activity and Increased Interest Rates Impact Housing Market in 2023

21 Sep 2023 at 00:09 The number of mortgages taken out in the first half of this year is considerably smaller than last year. The number of re-closures and leaflets in particular fell sharply, the Land Registry reports. The cause of this is the increased interest rates. At the beginning of last year, mortgage rates … Read more

Unethical Practice of Tied Sales: Brokers Requiring Sellers to Sell Through Them

Unethical Practice of Tied Sales: Brokers Requiring Sellers to Sell Through Them

ANP NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 06:00 Leanne Kraniotis economics editor Leanne Kraniotis economics editor It’s not allowed, but it does happen: some brokers require potential buyers to sell their current home through them. The NOS spoke to brokers who sound the alarm about it and a private individual who happened to it. It’s hard to tell how … Read more

The Restless Neighborhood: Embracing Unconventionality and Rejecting Expensive Homes

The Restless Neighborhood: Embracing Unconventionality and Rejecting Expensive Homes

The neighborhood itself is known as “quite restless” compared to other neighborhoods, writes the mayor and aldermen, which goes along with the developers’ desire to break with the norm. Expensive homes would not fit in this neighborhood. The differences between residents would become too great, which according to Zwolle could lead to “more complaints, a … Read more