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Fewer young people are able to leave parental home
Among young people still living with their parents who indicated that they would like to leave home and live independently, 45 percent actually moved out in 2021-22.
House rents up by 3 percent on average
As of 1 July 2022, housing rental prices in the Netherlands were on average 3.0 percent higher than one year previously. It is the sharpest increase since 2014.
Number of building permits granted in 2012 dramatically down
More than 37 thousand building permits for new houses were issued last year, i.e. 33 percent down from 2011. The most substantial decline occurred in the market sector.
Energy class known of over 2 million dwellings
Over 2 million Dutch dwellings had an energy label by the end of 2011. This is over a quarter more than at the end of 2009
300 thousand dwellings vacant
The Dutch housing stock includes 7.2 million dwellings; 300 thousand houses (4.2 percent) were vacant on 1 January 2011. One in seven vacant houses (47 thousand) were less than or just over ten years...
Over a quarter of tenants in housing association stock earn more than 33 thousand euro
More than one quarter (609 thousand) of rental homes owned by housing associations were occupied by households with annual incomes in excess of 33 thousand euro. Altogether, the housing association...
Six percent of dwellings officially unoccupied
On 1 January 2010, the Dutch housing stock included more than 7 million dwellings, of which 417 thousand (just under 6 percent) were vacant. These houses are officially registered as unoccupied.
Far fewer building permits issued
Last year, 56 thousand building permits were issued for new residential units, i.e. 9 percent fewer than in 2010 and the lowest number since 1953.
More dwellings completed in first half of 2011
More than 19.5 thousand dwellings were completed in the first six months of 2011, i.e. an increase by nearly 9 percent from the same period last year.
Number of houses delivered in 2010 substantially down
Nearly 56 thousand new homes were delivered in 2010, a decrease by more than 32 percent relative to 2009. The number of owner-occupied homes deliverd last year dropped dramatically.
House construction lagging
Building permits were issued for more than 25 thousand dwellings in the first half of 2010.
Strong rise in energy-labelled homes in Zeeland
Nearly one quarter of homes in the Netherlands had been issued with an energy label in December 2009. In June 2009 this was still only 13 percent.
Sharp drop in building permits for own homes
Dutch municipalities issued building permits for 32 thousand dwellings in the first half of 2009. This is nearly 10 percent down on the same period last year.
Lowest inflation rate since 1987
The Dutch inflation rate was 0.2 percent in July 2009, the lowest since December 1987. In June, inflation was still 1.4 percent.
Fewer dwellings completed and building permits granted
In 2008, the number of finished dwellings dropped by 2 percent to nearly 79 thousand.
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...
Rented houses predominantly found in urban areas, owner-occupied houses in rural areas
Owner-occupied dwellings are predominantly found in rural areas, commuter towns and on the outskirts of the city. Rented houses and flats are mainly situated in major city centres and student...
More rented housing built in 2005
Some 67 thousand new homes were completed in the Netherlands in 2005, 3 percent more than in 2004.