The Dutch government has set rules for the maximum rent for social housing and mid-range rental property.
Your home gets points. For:
- the surface area of the house;
- the size of the kitchen;
- if you have a shower or a bathtub ;
- which rooms can be heated and/or cooled
- energy efficiency (energy performance);
- the WOZ value. That is the value of your home for taxation purposes. The municipality determines that value every year.
The total number of points determines the maximum rent of your social or mid-rent home (Dutch only). The more points, the higher the rent.
