Tag: HOUSING MARKET
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…
Amersfoort is going to build 40 temporary homes for young people and status holders
Amersfoort – Young people and status holders; if it is up to the municipality of Amersfoort, those two groups will soon form a residential community on the parallel road along…
1 year after Utrecht housing protest: ‘You see little really big change’
Doenja, co-organizer of the protest and member of the Bond Precaire Woonvorms about the action in 2021: “We protested last year because of the urgent housing shortage and lack of…
1.4 billion for better accessibility province of Utrecht: ‘Necessary for opening up new neighbourhoods’
Why is the government pulling out the wallet for Utrecht? Those millions from the government were not just released for public transport in Utrecht. Nieuwegein alderman Ellie Eggengoor thinks that…
Vacant spaces above shops in the city center of Utrecht are increasingly being converted into homes
Utrecht – Walking through the shopping area in the city center of Utrecht you will see many empty retail properties. And if you look at the floors above, you also…
Eemnes fire brigade is aging, municipality wants to promote young volunteers in the housing market
According to Van Benthem, the average age of the local fire brigade is increasing. The Municipal Executive is therefore investigating whether it makes sense to keep homes free in the…
Offices and shops converted into homes less often
Province of Utrecht – It seems like such a great solution for the current housing shortage: the conversion of offices, shops or other buildings into homes. But it happens less…
Waiting even longer for a new-build home after the Council of State decision? ‘Consequences are now being mapped’
Seven parties in the Utrecht council hope for more clarity from the council, and have since asked written questions. D66, VVD, VOLT, GroenLinks, CDA, PvdA and Student & Starter say…