Property news · Netherlands
Netherlands: property news, legal updates and market shifts for buyers.6 articles
Utrecht stopped selling the ground under leasehold homes in September 2025. What a buyer inherits, how the 2017 buy off scheme prices the canon, the exceptions.
The Hague sells the ground under a perpetual leasehold for a fixed sum by WOZ band once the canon is bought off. Which contracts qualify and the 15 year trap.
NHG requires a survey when urgent repairs exceed 10 percent of the market value. What the report must show, how it becomes a contract condition, when to order.
Amsterdam's ground lease comes in two systems. What the deed must tell you, how the switch to eeuwigdurende erfpacht is priced, and where to find the figures.
From 1 January 2026 the Dutch overdrachtsbelasting on a home you will not live in is 8%, down from 10.4%. The starter exemption still stops at 555,000 euro.
Around 425,000 Dutch buildings face foundation damage by 2035, the Rli advises. What a QuickScan and a full funderingsonderzoek cost, and where the state helps.