Ministry of Housing and Spacial Planning

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An asylum shelter in Zeewolde
Politics
Banning cities from prioritizing refugees in housing is discriminatory, Minister says
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A "not for sale" sticker in protest of high rents spotted in Amsterdam Oost, 4 July 2022
Business
Dutch rental prices will rise significantly in 2025, with mid-market to jump 7.7%
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Vacant apartment
PoliticsBusiness
Combat housing shortage with vacant home tax, Dutch politicians say
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A "not for sale" sticker in protest of high rents spotted in Amsterdam Oost, 4 July 2022
Business
More, not fewer rental homes in private sector despite looming rent regulation
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Homes in Amsterdam
Business
Aldermen call for rent regulation to keep cities affordable for middle-incomes
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Terraced row homes along the Maas in Rotterdam
Business
Dutch affordable rent law won’t necessarily help home seekers, says Council of State
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Street with new built classic style homes in Rotterdam
Business
100,000 rental homes will be sold off if gov't further regulates rent
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Street with new built classic style homes in Rotterdam
PoliticsBusiness
Plan to regulate mid-market rentals adjusted to stimulate new housing construction
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A crew working with cement at a construction site
Business
Cabinet's plans will put new homes further out of reach for first-time buyers: VEH
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Housing Minister Hugo de Jonge during a committee meeting in the Tweede Kamer, 16 October 2023
Business
Netherlands needs to build another 1 million homes after 2030: Housing Minister
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A crew working with cement at a construction site
Business
Extra road or two in Dutch towns, cities could create space for 200,000 homes
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Amsterdam homes over a canal
Business
Dutch plan to regulate mid-market home leases will lower rent, but also supply: expert
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Modern apartments in Amsterdam
Business
Social housing rents could increase 5.8% next year; 4.9% increase in free sector
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An apartment building in Amsterdam
Business
Housing rental agents still massively cooperate with discrimination
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Prefab temporary housing
Business
Almost all government-purchased prefab flexible homes still in storage
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School corridor.
Politics
Cabinet wants investigation into possible crumbling floors in schools
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Apartment building with balconies in Rotterdam
Business
Investors withdrawing from Dutch housing market
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Apartments in Utrecht
Business
Housing corps. back Minster's plan to "top-up" existing buildings with new homes,
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An apartment building in Amsterdam
PoliticsBusiness
Parliament shoots down plan to let municipalities choose who homeowners sell to
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A sign advertising an apartment for sale in Amsterdam. 23 May 2023
Politics
New housing law lets municipality choose who homeowners sell to
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An apartment for sale in Amsterdam Oost. 7 October 2022
Business
Coalition parties against plan to give locals priority for existing owner occupied homes
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Housing construction
PoliticsBusiness
Do more to tackle housing shortage, European Commission tells Netherlands
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Housing construction in Urk, March 2020
Business
Big dip in housing construction expected next year, Minister says
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Apartments in Utrecht
Business
Plan for up to 260,000 new homes by splitting up existing ones, building extra floors