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More owner than tenant-occupied houses in the Netherlands
On 1 January 2007, the Dutch housing stock numbered 7 million units; 53 percent were owner-occupied, 42 percent were occupied by tenants. A small proportion of the housing stock is unspecified. In...
Many new dwellings in existing built-up areas
In the period 2000–2006, 140 thousand dwellings (43 percent) out of a total of 323 thousand added to the dwelling stock were built in existing built-up area.
More new houses built, fewer building permits granted
In the first nine months of 2008, nearly 45 thousand new dwellings were completed, a 7 percent increase on the first three quarters of 2007. The amount of residential building permits granted...
Considerable increase in expensive homes worth over one million euro
According to the Act on Property Assessment (WOZ), there were over 24.5 thousand houses in the Netherlands with a value of 1 million euro or more on 1 January 2008. This is an increase by...
Natural gas consumption nearly reduced by half over the past three decades
Household gas consumption in the Netherlands averaged nearly 1,400 cubic metres in 2007, a reduction by almost half relative to 1978.
More dwellings completed, fewer residential building permits issued
In the first half of 2008, more than 28 thousand dwellings were completed, 13 percent more than in the same period of 2007.
Fewer dwellings completed within two years
In 2007, more than 80 thousand new dwellings were completed. Last year, 67 percent of new houses were completed within a time span of two years, as against 94 percent in 1995.
House price exceeds WOZ value by 12.5 percent
In the second quarter of 2008, selling prices of existing owner-occupied houses were 12.5 percent above the average house value based on the Act on Property Assessment (WOZ) with reference date 1...
Why the average dwelling purchase price is not an indicator
Statistics Netherlands and the Land Registry Office together publish the price index existing owner-occupied dwellings (PBK). The Land Registry Office also publishes the average purchase price of...
Robust increase in residential building
The number of new houses completed last year rose by 10 percent to more than 80 thousand.
Far fewer residential building permits issued
More than 37 thousand residential building permits were issued in the first six months of 2007.
Favourable prospects for residential building
The number of residential building permits issued in 2006 exceeded 96 thousand, the highest number in nearly a decade.
Substantially more building permits issued
In the first six months van 2006 building permits were issued for over 49 thousand dwellings.