Municipality of The Hague as of June 2019

Housing regulations: update July 10, 2023

The Municipality of The Hague has introduced a housing ordinance as of July 1, 2019.

In many cases you must apply for a housing permit and this application is assessed based on income. Your gross annual salary is taken into account: this is your monthly salary x 12 plus 8% holiday allowance. Your additional conditions such as reimbursements, 13th month, etc. are also taken into account.

We always talk about the basic rent according to the home valuation system (or points counting).

For you as a home seeker this means the following:

Do you want to rent a home with a maximum basic rent of € 808.06?

Then your income may not exceed: €44,035 gross per year (1 person) or €48,625 gross per year (2 or more persons).

If the home has 136 or more points, it falls into the private sector.

The landlord may determine the rental price himself BUT does the property have a maximum of 185 points in accordance with the points count? Then you ALSO need to apply for a housing permit!

Do you want to rent a home with a maximum basic rent of 185 points (€ 1,015.31)?

(note that the requested rent may be higher, e.g. € 1,100)

Then your gross annual income may not exceed:

Income for 1 person household: max € 57,573 gross per year

Income for a multi-person household: max € 76,764 gross per year

The description of each home offered by us clearly states when a housing permit must be applied for.

If you have any questions... please contact the Municipality of The Hague directly (070) 353 40 37, Mon-Fri from 9am-10am

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