Outgoing minister Keijzer took the rent laws of her predecessor Hugo de Jonge because monitoring showed that landlords with houses in the middle segment are increasingly putting their buildings for sale. According to Keijzer, the interventions would be done to maintain middle rental and meet landlords. A proposal from PvdA/GL MP Habtamu De Hoop to delete those measures and to wait for evaluation achieved a majority and was co-signed by coalition partner NSC. The PVV also supported the plan.
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Keijzer wanted to intervene and offer space for slightly higher prices in the middle rent, because figures from the Land Registry showed the falling trend in the range of rental properties. More than 30,000 rental properties have been exported in the past year: sold to someone who will live there themselves, which means that the house of the rental market disappears. Many private individuals sell their houses because of all the requirements in the new rental laws, but also the higher capital tax. It therefore does not provide landlords enough. The minister will come up with a complete evaluation of the Rent Act in 2027, but wanted to take measures in the meantime.
The room puts a stick in front of it and therefore wants Keijzer to wait for the one -year -old evaluation before these interventions are done. “When the law was introduced, it was agreed that it will be evaluated after one year. Nevertheless, Minister Keijzer now proposes to change the law – and with that to give pawns and speculators more room. That is antisocial and ensures uncertainty,” said De Hoop.
NSC turns against its own plans
The fact that coalition partner NSC also signs the proposal and turns against the minister’s plans does not come as a surprise. Member of Parliament Merlien Welzijn spoke after the negotiations about the spring memorandum against the rental plans of the coalition. She expressed fierce criticism on LinkedIn and said “to be stupid and surprised.” Welfare emphasizes that rents in the free sector may already be increased by 7.7 percent. “In addition, higher rents by adjusting the point system does not lead to affordable rents for middle incomes.” She also thought the rental frozen freezing was a bad idea.
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VVD and BBB wanted a relaxation of the rental law, and as part of the Spring Memorandum Deal it was agreed that PVV and NSC would also support it and give up their earlier resistance. But now that the coalition has fallen apart and the rental freezing is also off the table, the parties no longer feel bound by those agreements.
Measures Keijzer
Keijzer wanted to adjust the laws on four points. This includes houses in a popular location and with a high WOZ value, student residences, rental houses without outdoor space and monumental homes. Three of Keijzer’s four measures are about the points system that determines the rental price of homes. The more points, the more money a landlord may ask. For example, the minister wanted a home such as a small national monument to get more appreciation within the point system. That can save between 40 and 70 euros per month.
