Social housing

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The court on Parnassusweg in Amsterdam-Zuid, 21 February 2021
Business
Court approves Amsterdam social housing eviction of tenants who own 12 other properties
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Rotterdam skyline
Politics
Rotterdam unveils €5.1bn coalition plan focused on housing, mobility and growth
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Kayakers paddle past the terraces along the Oudegracht in Utrecht. 30 July 2025
Politics
New Utrecht Council to push home construction, low-cost housing; Property tax up 15%
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Street with different homes in Gorinchem
Business
Young private sector tenants spend the largest portion of their income on housing
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Social housing in Ypenburg, The Hague
Politics
Zuid-Holland oders Ridderkerk to stay in regional social housing allocation system
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Construction workers in Rotterdam
Business
Housing corporations built 21,500 homes last year; Highest number since at least 2012
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Homes in Amsterdam
Politics
Housing still the main issue in Amsterdam's final debate before city council elections
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Homes in Amsterdam
Business
Amsterdam-area residents spending large portions of income on housing costs
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Mold on a white wall next to a window
HealthBusiness
Dutch social housing mold complaints surge as renters win more cases
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Amsterdam City Council
Politics
Quality of municipal councils declining, party leaders say in election debate
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Mold on a white wall next to a window
PoliticsBusiness
Amsterdam asks for national aid to combat mold in social housing
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A royal or ball python coiled around the arm of a person
Weird
Court orders man with 60 snakes to leave Gelderland rental
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Social housing in Ypenburg, The Hague
PoliticsBusiness
Amsterdam guarantees social housing tenants can return after renovations, demolitions
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A heat pump outside a home
PoliticsBusiness
Heat pumps could cost 50% less for housing corporations tenants
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Social housing in Ypenburg, The Hague
Business
Nearly 12,000 social housing tenants also own one or more homes: CPB
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Construction workers in Rotterdam
PoliticsBusiness
Rising corporate tax threatens 100,000 new social homes in the Netherlands
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Social housing in Ypenburg, The Hague
Business
Nearly 8% of social housing units allocated to refugees in 2023
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A "not for sale" sticker in protest of high rents spotted in Amsterdam Oost, 4 July 2022
Business
Tenant and housing groups push for 4% annual cap on social housing rents
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Social housing in Ypenburg, The Hague
BusinessTechNature
Social housing in Netherlands faces greater climate risks than private homes
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The Silodam mixed use building in Amsterdam includes free market and social housing. June 2015
PoliticsBusiness
One-third of new Amsterdam homes are social housing, report shows
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Houses of Amsterdam
PoliticsBusinessCultureLifestyle
Amsterdam lets social benefit recipients keep up to €475 from renting rooms
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Housing construction in Urk, March 2020
Business
Netherlands needs to build 1.2 million homes by 2040, including 700,000 affordable ones
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Street with new built classic style homes in Rotterdam
Politics
GroenLinks-PvdA, VVD clash on mid-market rentals in election debate
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Mona Keijzer
PoliticsBusiness
Cabinet backs housing minister's plan to ban refugee priority for social housing