Social housing rent freeze "must not hinder new construction - DutchNews.nl

While the signature under the spring agreement is still wet, there is already trouble in politics in The Hague. The House is seriously concerned about the consequences of the rent freeze, which was hastily agreed upon in the context of the purchasing power measures. Minister of Housing Mona Keijzer (BBB) is also not happy with the measures.

Social rent will be frozen for two years and at the same time, it will be easier for private landlords to increase rents. These are two agreements about housing from the spring memorandum about which an agreement was reached by the coalition parties last week. This biannual budget update has gone a long way by billions and has changed policies, and that has consequences. To start with the first appointment: “The rents for social housing will be …

Housing corporations are furious about the decision in the spring memorandum not to increase social rents in the coming two years. As a result, the construction of 170,000 new homes cannot go ahead. The Lower House will debate this evening, but intervention will be difficult because parties from left to right have promised the voters a rent reduction.

Social housing rent freeze "must not hinder new construction - DutchNews.nl

The decision to freeze social housing rents for two years must not prevent housing corporations from investing in new homes,...