In the bill’s official presentation, Minister for Housing Henri Kox lists a “better protection of tenants” as the first goal of the new housing law. In a recent interview with our colleagues from RTL Radio, Kox specified that the government wants to allow the market to evolve while also preventing any excessive tendencies.
The new rent and lease law still has to be approved by the Chamber of Deputies and is thus not in force yet. But what could change if the bill is approved as it is right now?
Could it actually prevent “excessive tendencies” on the market?
Below are a few examples to make the comparison easier.
In these examples, the invested capital includes the fees that arise when a purchase is made, in order to keep the examples clear. Square metres are deliberately not given because they do not play a role in the current and new text for calculating rent prices. The calculations have been made using a series of spreadsheets provided by the Ministry of Housing. You can download the spreadsheets here and here.
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