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30 March 2026

Who’s that girl? – Prohibited subletting and eviction

In principle, a tenant of residential accommodation is not allowed to sublet the property to another person.

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9 April 2024

High inflation resulting in a steep rent increase is not an unforeseen circumstance

The ongoing existence of rent indexation clauses seems to have come to an end this year.

18 March 2024

Landlords beware: rent indexation does not apply under certain circumstances!

(Update 5 October 2023) On 3 August 2023, the Amsterdam court handed down a remarkable ruling on residential rent increases.

26 February 2024

The Good Landlordship Act

The Good Landlordship Act (Wet Goed Verhuurderschap) entered into force on 1 July 2023. The purpose of the Good Landlordship Act is to prevent and counter undesirable rental practices. The behaviour of lessors and letting agents is central to this.

14 February 2024

The Fixed Lease Contracts Act

On 16 May 2023, the legislative proposal for the Fixed Lease Contracts Act (Wet vaste huurcontracten) was passed by the Lower House. The legislative proposal aims to abolish temporary tenancy contracts for residential accommodation, within the meaning of Article 7:271(1) of the Dutch Civil Code (Burgerlijk Wetboek).

31 January 2024

Robot lawyer

A ‘robot lawyer’ has been made available on the market in America. This is an app with legal information that would make using a lawyer unnecessary. ‘Fight corporations’, ‘find hidden money’, ‘beat bureaucracy’. This is what the robot can and will do. ‘Sue everybody,’ is the urgent advice.

24 January 2024

Contracting work

A building contract exists when one party, the contractor, undertakes to the other party, the client, to deliver work for payment of a sum of money.

4 December 2023

Is principal residence mandatory in contractual co-tenancy?

Most residential leases stipulate that keeping the principal residence in the leased property is mandatory.

15 November 2023

Protection against eviction

There are several rent regimes under Dutch law. For example, rent agreements for residential property are subject to different rules than leases for office space.

13 November 2023

Administrative expenses at the conclusion of a rental agreement

May a landlord charge administrative expenses when concluding a rental agreement? This question came up again recently.