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housing crisis

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Street with different homes in Gorinchem
PoliticsBusiness
IMF urges Netherlands to overhaul rent rules to ease housing crisis
16 May 2026 - 08:15
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Construction of a new high-rise apartment building in Amsterdam-Oost.
PoliticsBusiness
Report slams “nonsensical” rules as housing prices shoot up nearly 20% in some cities
6 June 2025 - 16:10
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Ymere head office, Huys Afrika, located in Amsterdam.
Business
Rent freeze threatens social tenants’ livelihoods, housing corporation director says
27 May 2025 - 07:00
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Ravel Residence, temporary student housing complex on Antonio Vivaldistraat in Amsterdam Zuidas. Photo taken on 16 November 2020
Business
Permits for flexible, temporary homes jump 47%
14 May 2025 - 09:15
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A protest
BusinessCultureLifestyle
Hundreds protest in Utrecht, demand action on housing crisis and lower rents
10 May 2025 - 18:05
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A house viewing
BusinessCultureLifestyle
Over 42,000 attend open house day amid tight housing supply in the Netherlands
7 April 2025 - 07:00
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Mona Keijzer
PoliticsBusiness
Minister defends 4.5 percent rent increase amid tenant advocacy pushback
22 November 2024 - 14:30
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Groups of young people in the Vondelpark in Amsterdam
Health
9 in 10 Dutch young people experienced mental health problems in past year
8 October 2024 - 15:20
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Housing construction in Urk, March 2020
PoliticsBusiness
Housing construction sector wants to declare housing crisis, limit complaint procedures
10 September 2024 - 10:20
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A "not for sale" sticker in protest of high rents spotted in Amsterdam Oost, 4 July 2022
PoliticsBusiness
About 20% of Amsterdam tenants pay more than a third of their wages in rent
20 April 2024 - 10:04
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Banners from squatters in front of a property owned by Russian oligarch Arkady Volozh on Vossiusstraat in Amsterdam. November 2022
CrimePoliticsBusiness
Squatters leave Russian billionaire Arkady Volozh's Amsterdam villa
25 March 2024 - 16:43
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Social housing in Ypenburg, The Hague
Politics
Government policy, not immigrants, the cause of Dutch housing shortage: UN Rapporteur
6 March 2024 - 13:22
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Looking north from the Dapperbuurt in Amsterdam towards towards the Oostenburg, the Oostelijk Havengebied and Java-Eiland. 3 February 2024
PoliticsBusiness
Amsterdam hits housing snag: Construction falls short of target
13 February 2024 - 18:40
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For sale sign in Amsterdam, 23 June 2022
Business
Buying homes tougher than ever for first-time homebuyers, study reveals
21 December 2023 - 08:59
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For sale sign on an Amsterdam home, 5 October 2022
Business
4% rise in home selling prices in 2024 due to high demand and low supply; ING
25 November 2023 - 08:15
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Housing construction in Urk, March 2020
PoliticsBusiness
145 municipalities to receive construction stimulus subsidy for 31,000 new homes
20 November 2023 - 19:30
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Housing construction
PoliticsBusiness
Political parties make "empty" housing promises as billions are needed, professor says
19 November 2023 - 14:50
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Billboard for the parliamentary election on 22 November 2023
Politics
6 party leaders tackle housing, healthcare, and cost of living in RTL election debate
13 November 2023 - 10:41
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Child cowering in a corner
HealthBusiness
Record high reports of child neglect linked to financial stress in families
2 November 2023 - 21:00
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington D.C. in 2018
Business
IMF urges the Netherlands to boost housing construction
14 October 2023 - 12:55
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Housing construction in Urk, March 2020
Business
Urgent need for new housing outside of major cities, says top construction CEO
17 August 2023 - 18:45
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Container homes for students in the city of Groningen
Business
Plans in place for over a third of student rooms to be built by 2030
15 August 2023 - 15:40
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Housing construction
Business
Dutch housing market may have passed lowest point, Heijmans construction firm thinks
29 July 2023 - 07:45
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Housing construction
Politics
Greater emphasis on architecture needed in new housing construction, MP says
14 May 2023 - 07:45
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