A landlord may increase the basic rent once a year by a certain percentage, usually on 1 July. This percentage is determined nationally and cannot be deviated from. Unfortunately, landlords do not always adhere to this, so it is good to have this checked. What is also not allowed: fixed …
No, not all homes are eligible for a reduction via the Rent Tribunal. Homes above the liberalization limit (the limit between social rented homes and private rented homes) cannot be lowered. However, it sometimes happens that an independent home actually belongs in the social sector after a scoring (rent check) …
If you opt for a procedure at the Rent Tribunal, they will conduct an independent investigation into the property. They assess the basic rent by means of a scoring system (rental price check). If they come to the same conclusion as we have come to, namely that you are paying …
In the Netherlands, the maximum rent of a room, studio or apartment is regulated by means of a scoring system (sometimes also called a rental price check). A house gets points for parts such as surface area, certain amenities, common areas, and so on. All these points together determine what …
This depends on the annual service charge statement that the landlord provides. If the landlord does not provide an invoice, the advance on service charges may not be increased. If the landlord does provide insight into the costs actually incurred and this shows that the advance you have paid is …
The landlord may only expand or reduce the service package if you agree. Think about placing furniture if you have agreed to this. The landlord may also write off this. However, it is not allowed for the landlord to replace all furniture on its own initiative and then charge it …
Have you not received a settlement, does the landlord say that this is not necessary or is the settlement incorrect? The Rent Tribunal can check per calendar year whether the monthly advances that you have paid were reasonable. They ask the landlord to hand over all invoices that he says …
Yes, service costs must always be settled. It happens that landlords put this differently in a rental contract, but this is incorrect and illegal.
Not everything that the landlord pays for the house may be passed on to the tenant. Think of major maintenance, such as mechanical installations, costs of the caretaker insofar as they are important for the landlord, and so on. If you are not sure whether everything that is charged is …
Common service costs are gas, water, electricity, internet, cleaning costs, and so on. In addition, the tenant is responsible for minor daily repairs. This includes interior painting, securing loose parts as far as they are not worn, washing accessible windows or replacing the rubber rings when the tap is dripping. …
