Rent increase

We only increase the rent of your home once every 12 months. This is regulated by law. In the case of a new lease (after an amendment), the rent may be increased within the first 12 months of the lease.

Regulated rental contracts:

For 2023, the rent increase for regulated rental contracts is set at 3,1%. There will be no income-related rent increase. We must inform our tenants at least two months before the rent increase takes effect on July 1st. So this year, you will receive a notification before the 1st of May.

Liberalised rent contracts:

For the period 1 January 2023 to 1 May 2024, liberalised properties are subject to a maximum rent increase based on the lowest percentage of either inflation or the collective wage development, plus 1%. Inflation from 1 December 2021 to 1 December 2022 was 9.7%. During the same period, the collective wage development was 3.1%. As a result, the maximum rent increase for deregulated properties was set by the government at the collective wage development plus 1%. This means a maximum rent increase of (3.1% + 1% =) 4.1% for this segment in 2023.

If you have a liberalised rental contract, we do not have to send you a rent increase letter. However, we would like to inform our tenants correctly and in good time about the rent increase. We inform tenants with a liberalized rental contract at least one month before the rent increase on the 1st July. So this year you will receive a notification before the 1st of June.

We only increase the rent of your house once every 12 months. This is regulated by law. In the case of a renewed tenancy agreement, the rent may be increased within the first 12 months of the tenancy agreement.

Regulated rental contracts:

For 2023, the rent increase for regulated rental contracts is set at 3,1%. There will be no income-related rent increase. We must inform our tenants at least two months before the rent increase takes effect on July 1st. So this year, you will receive a notification before the 1st of May.

Liberalised rent contracts:

For the period 1 January 2023 to 1 May 2024, liberalised properties are subject to a maximum rent increase based on the lowest percentage of either inflation or the collective wage development, plus 1%. Inflation from 1 December 2021 to 1 December 2022 was 9.7%. During the same period, the collective wage development was 3.1%. As a result, the maximum rent increase for deregulated properties was set by the government at the collective wage development plus 1%. This means a maximum rent increase of (3.1% + 1% =) 4.1% for this segment in 2023.

If you have a liberalised rental contract, we do not have to send you a rent increase letter. However, we would like to inform our tenants correctly and in good time about the rent increase. We inform tenants with a liberalized rental contract at least one month before the rent increase on the 1st July. So this year you will receive a notification before the 1st of June.

In the case of a regulated rental contract, we must send you a rent increase proposal at least two months before the effective date of the rent increase. You should therefore have received this proposal no later than 30 April if the rent increase takes effect on 1 July.

The letter of the rent increase should contain the following subjects:

• commencement date of the rent increase
• Current and new basic rent
• percentage or amount by which the rent is to be increased
• whether an income-dependent rent increase applies (including an income indication from the Tax and Customs Administration)
• how you can lodge an objection.

Other conditions for rent increase:

• the rent may not exceed the maximum rent according to the point system as a result of the rent increase
• the rent may not be increased if the Rent Commission has temporarily reduced the rent due to maintenance defects
• the rent may not be increased if prior to the commencement date of the rent increase a request for a rent reduction has been submitted to the Rent Commission on the grounds of maintenance defects.

In the case of a deregulated lease, there are no requirements for a possible rent increase letter.

This year there is no income-dependent rent increase. This means that we do not request income data from the tax authorities.

If you have a regulated rental contract, you can object to the rent increase in certain cases. We abide by the legal rules when increasing the rent. There is no point in objecting to this.

If you wish to lodge an objection, please submit it to us before the 30^th of June 2023. Your objection must meet certain formal requirements.
Lack of maintenance is not a valid reason for objecting. For more information, please visit www.huurcommissie.nl.

Every year we increase the rent of our homes. If you do not agree with this, it is possible to lodge an objection. A convenient model letter for this purpose can be found at www.huurcommissie.nl. 

If we agree to the objection, you will receive no or a lower rent increase. We will then send you an adjusted proposal. If we do not agree, we can ask the Rent Commission to make a ruling.

A difference in rent between comparable dwellings can arise due to a difference in the effective date of the rental contract or the type of rental contract (regulated or liberalised).

The annual rent increase is mainly determined by the market rent. The market rent is determined on the basis of:

• Market analysis based on market developments
• Competitive analysis based on comparable houses/complexes
• Age, mutation rate and vacancy of residences (in the complex)
• Maintenance, finishing and location of residences
• Affordability

The margin between the contract rent and the market rent determines the extent to which the rent can be increased. Within this space, we obviously adhere to the legal and contractual agreements.

If we declare your objection well-founded, you will receive an amended proposal. If we declare your objection unfounded, we will send your objection to the Rent Commission within six weeks after 1 July 2023 and ask them to make a ruling. We will, of course, inform you of this. It is possible to withdraw your objection in the meantime. If you wish to do so, please let us know as soon as possible.

The commencement date of the rental contract and the associated (bare/basic) rent determines whether a residence is regulated or liberalised. You can find this information in your rental contract. In case of a regulated rental contract, maximum rental prices have been set by the government. There is also a maximum annual rent increase.

If, at the start of the rental agreement, the rent was lower than the liberalisation threshold, the property is in the regulated sector. In 2023, the rental price liberalisation threshold is 808,06 euros per month.

You have a rental home in the free sector or a liberalised rental contract if the initial rental price of the home was higher than the liberalisation threshold.

For more information and requirements, please visit www.rijksoverheid.nl.

If you use a direct debit, we will automatically adjust the monthly amount. If you have a standing order with your bank, then we kindly request you to adjust the amount as of 1-7-2023. If you would still like to authorize Vesteda for a direct debit, you can download an authorization form for this purpose on our website mijn.vesteda.com.

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In 2022, retired tenants could make use of a special policy. As a result, the rent of tenants with little income and little equity was frozen. We wanted to prevent that tenants, whose pension was not indexed in that year, couldn't support themselves due to extreme inflation. Because the pensions are now indexed, the special policy is not available anymore in 2023.