Rent increase

We only increase the rent for your home once every 12 months; this is a legal requirement. An exception to this rule applies in the event of a rent increase following renovations (such as making your home more sustainable). In the case of a new rental contract, the rent may be increased within the first 12 months of the tenancy.

Social rental homes
Social housing rents will be increased by a maximum of 4.1% in 2026. There will be no income-related rent increase. Following the rent increase, the rent cannot exceed the maximum rent limit based on the number of Housing Valuation System (WWS) points for the property. We must inform our tenants at least two months before the rent increase takes effect on 1 July. You will therefore receive a notification before 1 May this year.

Mid-rental segment
Rents for properties in the mid-rental segment will be increased by a maximum of 4.4%. Following the rent increase, the rent cannot exceed the maximum rent limit based on the Housing Valuation System (WWS) points for the property.

If you rent a property in the mid-rental segment, we are not required to notify you of your rent increase. However, we would like to inform our tenants of the rent increase in a timely and accurate manner. We will therefore inform our tenants at least one month before the rent increase on 1 July. You will therefore receive a notification before 1 June of this year.

Private sector
Rents covered by our private sector rental contracts will increase by a maximum of 4.4% this year.

The government has stipulated that private sector rental homes will be subject to a statutory cap on annual rent increases until 1 May 2029. Landlords may increase the rent by a maximum of inflation + 1% or collective bargaining agreement wage growth + 1%, whichever is the lower of the two.

For 2026, this results in a maximum rent increase of 4.4%, based on inflation from December 2024 to December 2025 (3.4%) plus 1%.

A large proportion of our private-sector rental contracts are subject to the inflation rate for the period from March 2025 to March 2026. This inflation rate is lower than 3.4% and came in at 2.7%.

These rental contracts are therefore subject to a maximum rent increase of 3.7% (2.7% inflation + 1% surcharge).

Although we are not obliged to send a rent increase letter to tenants with a private sector rental contract, we believe it is important to inform our tenants in a timely and accurate manner about the annual rent increase. We will therefore inform tenants at least one month before the rent increase takes effect on 1 July.

You will therefore receive a notification by 1 June at the latest this year.

You rent a social rental house from if the basic rent on the effective date of the rental contract did not exceed the liberalisation threshold or mid-rental threshold at that time. The liberalisation threshold is the amount that, when the rent takes effect, marks the boundary between a social rental home and a mid-rental segment home or a private sector home.

With effect from 1 July 2024, the Affordable Rent Act came into force. This law effectively created a third category, the mid-rental segment. This category applies to new contracts that started on 1 July 2024 for properties with between 144 and 186 points according to the Housing Rating System.

You are renting a property in the private sector, or have a liberalised rental contract, if the initial rental price of the property was higher than the liberalisation threshold at the time. If you entered into a rental contract as of 1 July 2024, you are renting in the private sector if the property has 187 points or more.

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We comply with all legal and contractual requirements when we increase our rents. You cannot object to a rent increase of 4.1% or less, as this falls within the legal framework. Complaints regarding maintenance, a drop in income or, for example, nuisance are not valid grounds for objection.

If you do wish to object, you may submit your objection to us by 30 June 2026. You can do this via My Vesteda. Your objection must meet certain formal requirements. You can find more information on this at the Dutch rent commission website: www.huurcommissie.nl

In the case of a social rental home, we must send you a rent increase proposal at least two months before the effective date of the rent increase. You must therefore have received this proposal by 30 April at the latest, if the rent increase takes effect on 1 July. The rent increase letter must cover the following topics:

• effective date of the rent increase
• current and new basic rent
• percentage or amount by which the rent will be increased
• whether an income-related rent increase applies (including an income indication from the Dutch Tax Office)
• how to file an objection.

Other conditions for a rent increase:

• the rent increase must not raise the rent above the maximum rent according to the points system
• the rent may not be increased if the Rent Tribunal (Huurcommissie) has temporarily lowered the rent due to maintenance shortcomings
• the rent may not be increased if a request for rent reduction has been submitted to the Rent Tribunal before the effective date of the rent increase, based on maintenance shortcomings.

If you rent a property in the mid-rental segment or private sector, there are no requirements for any 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.

Rents can differ between comparable properties for various reasons.  For example, this may be due to a difference in the start date of the rental contract, the type of rental contract, the property reaching the market rent or the maximum rent (in accordance with the Housing Valuation System), or to different monthly price indices included in the rental contract.

Social rentals and the mid-rental segment

For rental properties in the social and mid-rental sectors, following an increase the rent cannot exceed the maximum rent cap based on the property’s Housing Valuation System points.

It may therefore be the case that your neighbours have a social housing rental contract, subject to a statutory maximum rent limit, while you have a private-sector rental contract not subject to this limit. As a result, your neighbours may receive a lower rent increase percentage than you.

Private sector

Your rental contract sets out how your annual rent increase is calculated. In addition, the government has stipulated that annual rent increases in the private sector are subject to statutory cap until 1 May 2029. Landlords may increase the rent by a maximum of inflation + 1% or collective bargaining agreement wage growth + 1%, whichever of the two is lower.

For 2026, this results in a maximum rent increase of 4.4%, based on inflation in the period from December 2024 to December 2025 (3.4%), plus 1%.

However, a large proportion of our private sector rental contracts are subject to the inflation rate for the period from March 2025 to March 2026. This inflation rate is lower than 3.4% and came in at 2.7%. These rental contracts are therefore subject to a maximum rent increase of 3.7% (2.7% inflation + 1% surcharge).

It is therefore possible that you and your neighbours both have private sector rental contracts, but nevertheless receive different rent increase percentages. For example, your neighbours may receive a rent increase of 3.7%, while you receive a rent increase of 4.4%. This difference is due to the fact that different monthly price indices have been agreed in the rental contracts.

The annual rent increase in the private sector is also capped by the market rent. The market rent is determined on the basis of a number of factors, including:

• a market analysis based on current market developments;
• a competitive analysis of comparable homes and complexes;
• the age, turnover rate and vacancy rate of homes (within the complex);
• the standard of maintenance, the finishing and the location of the property;
• affordability.

The difference between the current contractual rent and the market rent determines the scope for a rent increase. Within this scope, we naturally comply with all legal and contractual agreements.

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 1-7-2026. If you would still like to authorize Vesteda for a direct debit, you can easily arrange this on the website mijn.vesteda.com.

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From 1 January 2026, tenants in the private sector or mid-range rental market will also be able to apply for housing benefit, provided they meet the income and asset requirements. For the conditions and a trial calculation, please visit the Government website.

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