The Dutch Housing Shortage and the Growing Buy-to-Let Market
Despite property prices in the Netherlands increasing sharply in the years since the great financial crisis of 2008–09 and the European debt crisis of 2012, the Netherlands is undergoing a housing shortage. In this commentary, we discuss:-- The current status of the Dutch housing market and reasons behind it;
-- The growing buy-to-let (BTL) lending market; and
-- Recent Dutch initiatives to protect tenants and housing stock from too many investors and their potential impacts.
“The housing shortage has caused Dutch property prices to increase sharply. This growth is above the euro-area average and the highest among major European countries but strict supply, demand dynamic, and further tightness in the housing market could mean that price growth might not slow. The Dutch BTL market has shown a strong growth in recent years, despite the recently introduced government measures of increased property transfer tax and rent increase caps. However, it remains to be seen if such measures will have a significant impact on cooling off the BTL market”, said Simon Murphy, Vice President, European Operational Risk.
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