Housing Corporations to Go to Court to Block Social Rent Freeze - DutchNews.nl

The housing corporations are taking the government to court. They are demanding that the ban on rent increases be lifted. Thanks to higher rents, they can...

Rent freeze: More than two hundred housing associations are finally starting legal proceedings against the government over the bill to increase social rents…

Housing associations are finally taking legal action in response to the rent freeze in 2025 and 2026. According to industry association Aedes, the government is violating the National Performance Agreements with this decision, which is putting new construction and sustainability of social housing at risk.

The umbrella organization of housing corporations had a meeting with housing minister Mona Keijzer on Tuesday, but no solution emerged from this.

The decision to freeze rents for 2025 and 2026 could have a negative impact on the housing market in the long term and is ‘legally vulnerable’. This is evident from advice from civil servants at the Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning (VRO).

The increase in property tax (ozb) does indeed mean that housing corporations can invest less. This is evident from a study commissioned by the municipality. However, they would still be able to adhere to previous agreements until 2027, says alderman for Housing Zita Pels. The study shows that the increase in property tax will jointly reduce the investment scope for housing corporations Lieven de Key, Eigen Haard, Rochdale and Stadgenoot by 160 …