Tag: HOUSING MARKET
Court of Audit critical of Utrecht policy: share of rental housing in mid-market rental not increasing
The share of mid-market rental homes in Utrecht is not increasing. This while the municipality set itself the goal five years ago that in 2040 a quarter of all homes…
Prices of existing owner-occupied homes fell most in the province of Utrecht
Prices also fell in the four major cities in the past quarter. The decrease of 6.3 percent compared to the previous quarter in 2022 was the largest in the municipality…
Major shortage of homes for vulnerable Utrecht residents
Utrecht – The crisis on the Utrecht housing market has reached a new high. The Municipal Executive of Utrecht expects to be short of 500 homes for Utrecht residents in…
Lower the price three times and still no buyer; Danielle and Stefan notice the turnaround in the housing market
“It has been in place since June 2022 for sale“, says father Stefan. “We have had two viewings. That is really very little, the real estate agent is also speechless.…
Students in The Fizz in Overvecht pay too much rent, agreements are not properly recorded
Utrecht – Residents of student complex The Fizz in Overvecht pay too much rent, says the municipality. Affordability agreements have not been properly recorded, according to a council letter from…
House prices are falling for the first time in 9 years, but affordability is under pressure
Province of Utrecht – House prices fell in the last quarter of last year, real estate association NVM reports. Prices fell by 7.3 percent in the province of Utrecht compared…
Utrecht intermediaries will not have a reporting obligation for discriminatory landlords
Utrecht – Rental agents in Utrecht will not be required to report discriminatory requests from landlords. A study commissioned by the municipality shows that such a duty to report is…
No more homeless people in 2030? That is what the Secretary of State wants to do
The cabinet is allocating an extra 65 million euros to ensure that no one sleeps on the street by 2030. An ambitious plan from State Secretary Maarten van Ooijen as…
Utrecht squatters leave Befu site voluntarily, yet there will be a lawsuit
So the squatters will have to move, but where? “I don’t know where to start,” admits one of the squatters. The squatting group would prefer that the municipality think about…
Overfighters call on councilors to reject the housing plans for the Ivordreef in Utrecht
A new neighborhood with varied housing will be built on the Ivordreef. For example, 159 social rental homes are being built, 74 mid-market rental homes and 74 owner-occupied homes. There…