Tag: Netherlands
Almost every Utrecht municipality wants to intervene in the housing market with purchase protection: ‘Prevent the waterbed effect’
How does the purchase protection work? Purchase protection means that the person who buys a home must live in it himself. With this rule, the government wants to prevent private…
Court resumes liquidation process around Ridouan T., 14 session days this month
In the meantime, his presumed right-hand man, Utrechter Saïd R. (49), has also been included in the process. S. was arrested in Colombia in February 2020 and only extradited to…
Army helps with security lawsuit Ridouan T.
The security of the case costs so many agents that the Amsterdam triangle (mayor, police and Public Prosecution Service) has requested the help of the army. For the past week,…
Giro555 starts national action for Ukraine
“The need is unprecedentedly high,” says Kees Zevenbergen, campaign chairman of Giro 555. “There is a need for immediate emergency aid, such as shelter, medical care and clean drinking water.”…
Neighbors collect more than 12,000 euros for the family affected by the Kockengen house fire
“We lived here for days in a kind of warehouse,” says initiator Alie Boele. Together with her husband Willem and friend Moniek, she ensured that the fundraising campaign went smoothly.…
Museum Dorestad permanently moves to the old city hall of Wijk bij Duurstede
“Dorestad has a very rich history,” says museum teacher José van der Lee. “With this museum, Wijk bij Duurstede, as it is now called, gets the chance to tell this…
Utrecht reaches settlement with publisher about yes-yes sticker
DPG Media instituted summary proceedings and the municipality of Utrecht was unsuccessful up to and including the Supreme Court. The legal battle had already cost Utrecht a ton in November.…
UKiest: Need help determining your vote? These electoral guides will help you
Bunnik, Lopik, Montfoort, Oudewater, Renswoude, Woudenberg and IJsselstein choose not to use voice assistance themselves for various reasons. For example, Bunnik calls the political landscape with only four political parties…
Utrecht cannot increase the purchase protection price limit
UTRECHT – Utrecht cannot raise the price limit to exclude private residential investors at the moment. Earlier this year, the municipality set a woz value of 440,000 euros, which protects…
Amersfoort parties are already planting trees on fallow nature reserve
About 1500 trees had to be removed three years ago for the construction of the much-discussed arterial road. Amersfoort already promised in 2016 that they would do this in other…