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Compensation for non-material damage in Dutch real estate and tenancy law

20 November 2025

Can you claim compensation for non-material damage under Dutch real estate and tenancy law?

In recent years, we have received an increasing number of questions about compensation for non-material (immaterial) damage. Expats in particular are often used to the idea that, alongside compensation for material loss, there is also scope for compensation for more abstract harm, such as anxiety, distress, or impact on private life.

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27 September 2023

Trial by jury

In civil cases, litigation easily takes a year, and two or three years also occurs. Colleagues of mine have proceedings pending that have taken more than a decade, including appeals.

25 September 2023

First case law on the Municipal Debt Counselling Decree (Municipal Debt Counselling Decree)

The Municipal Debt Counselling Decree has been in force since 1 January 2021. Under this decree, a landlord of residential property is required to take active action if rent arrears are detected.

9 August 2023

Substitution

An important legal principle is the principle of contractual freedom. Parties may agree what they want with each other, as long as the agreements do not violate the law and morals.

28 June 2023

The proposed regulation of the mid-segment of the rental market: a curtailment of property rights?

On 9 December 2022, Housing Minister Hugo de Jonge announced his plans for the proposed regulation of the mid-segment of the rental market.

27 March 2023

Mortgage deed and prohibited letting

Due to high demand and limited supply in the property market, buyers are increasingly forced to make an offer on property without a financing arrangement clause.

20 March 2023

Common cold

“There is a dangerous man in the waiting room”, the switchboard operator said in a whisper. “He says he has an appointment with you”. Delano Tak was indeed an impressive sight. Two metres tall, a shaved head and a pockmarked face.

8 March 2023

The clearance of a property

When a rental agreement for a property ends, the tenant must vacate the property. They are then no longer entitled to stay in the property.

13 February 2023

Circles

There is a shortage of housing in the Netherlands, and this shortage is growing daily. But there is more to the situation than meets the eye.

30 January 2023

This is not a short-stay hotel!

A rental agreement is, by its very nature, of short duration and offers no rent protection.