The average rent for liberalized rental homes in the Netherlands increased notably more than for social and other rentals in 2023. Overall, rents increased by two percent including harmonization, while liberalized rentals rose by 4.5 percent. Rent harmonization means rent increase may exceed the maximum increased valid for that year when a dwelling changes tenancy. This new increase can be applied at any moment and is not connected to the annual rent increase on July 1st in the Netherlands. The rent after harmonization, however, may not exceed the maximum rent based on the Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations' Rent Point System. Rents in the major Dutch cities have experienced strong growth since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, with the square meter price in Amsterdam reaching a record-high in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Average percentage change on previous year of rent increase including and excluding rent harmonization in the Netherlands in 2023, by type of rental
Type of rental
Rent increase incl. rent harmonization
Rent increase excl. rent harmonization
Total
2%
1.3%
Liberalized rental
4.5%
3.4%
Social rental
0.1%
0.5%
Other rental
3.7%
-0.3%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Type of rentalYear on year percentage change2%2%4.5%4.5%0.1%0.1%3.7%3.7%1.3%1.3%3.4%3.4%0.5%0.5%-0.3%-0.3%Rent increase incl. rent harmonizationRent increase excl. rent harmonizationTotalLiberalized rentalSocial rentalOther rental
-1%0%1%2%3%4%5%
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According the source, the liberalized rental market is: "homes with a rent above the deregulation threshold (2015; 710.68 euro per month); also the limit for housing allowance. These houses belong to the 'private sector'. It has an owner more freedom in determining the rent and the rent increase. The points system for rental housing and maximum rents are not applicable."
The social rental market is described as: "rental by authorised institutions, government and non-commercial organisations.
Authorised institutions: housing associations, subsidised and non-subsidised rental housing organisations and housing corporations.
Government: all government institutions such as universities and municipal housing companies.
Non-commercial organisations: all non-profit organisations, including foundations which are not subsidised or non-subsidised rental housing organisations."
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (November 8, 2023). Average percentage change on previous year of rent increase including and excluding rent harmonization in the Netherlands in 2023, by type of rental [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/546364/average-rent-increase-in-the-netherlands-by-type-of-rental/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Average percentage change on previous year of rent increase including and excluding rent harmonization in the Netherlands in 2023, by type of rental." Chart. November 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/546364/average-rent-increase-in-the-netherlands-by-type-of-rental/
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