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Buy-to-let protection by municipality

With buy-to-let protection (opkoopbescherming) a municipality bans letting a lower-priced home during the first years after purchase. Per municipality you see in which neighbourhoods, up to which WOZ value and for how long.

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Opkoopbescherming

A municipality can ban letting a lower-priced home in designated neighbourhoods during the first years after purchase. With a permit it is sometimes allowed.

The answer per municipality

As of 15 October 2026. Choose an answer to see only those municipalities.

In part of the municipality 7 municipalities

The rule per municipality

With the values and the source of each municipality.

MunicipalityRuleSource
Heerlen
  • Price limit: €300,000 (WOZ-waarde)
  • Length of the ban: 4 years after registration of the deed of purchase
  • Letting ban: Ban, only in designated areas (Exceptions: letting to family in the first or second degree; you lived there yourself first; the home is part of a shop or business premises)

Source: Huisvestingsverordening Heerlen 2026, Artikel 8B · valid from 9 January 2026 · updated on 15 October 2026

Hilversum
  • Price limit: €450,000 (WOZ-waarde)
  • Length of the ban: 4 years after registration of the deed of purchase
  • Letting ban: Ban, only in designated areas (Exceptions: letting to family in the first or second degree; you lived there yourself first; the home is part of a shop or business premises; with a permit from the municipality; temporary letting while you are away)

Source: Wijziging ‘Huisvestingsverordening Gooi en Vechtstreek 2024. Hilversum’ aangaande invoering opkoopbescherming, Artikel 6.2 · valid from 14 August 2025 · updated on 15 October 2026

Oss
  • Price limit: €405,000 (WOZ-waarde)
  • Length of the ban: 4 years after registration of the deed of purchase
  • Letting ban: Ban, only in designated areas (Exceptions: letting to family in the first or second degree; you lived there yourself first; the home is part of a shop or business premises; with a permit from the municipality)

Source: Huisvestingsverordening Gemeente Oss 2025, Artikel 8 · valid from 1 July 2025 · updated on 15 October 2026

Stichtse Vecht
  • Price limit: €487,000 (WOZ-waarde)
  • Length of the ban: 4 years after registration of the deed of purchase
  • Letting ban: Ban, only in designated areas (Exceptions: letting to family in the first or second degree; you lived there yourself first; the home is part of a shop or business premises; with a permit from the municipality)

Source: Huisvestingsverordening Regio Utrecht 2024 Gemeente Stichtse Vecht, Artikel 65 · valid from 29 October 2024 · updated on 15 October 2026

Tilburg
  • Price limit: €420,000 (WOZ-waarde)
  • Length of the ban: 4 years after registration of the deed of purchase
  • Letting ban: Ban, only in designated areas (Exceptions: letting to family in the first or second degree; you lived there yourself first; the home is part of a shop or business premises; with a permit from the municipality)

Source: Huisvestingsverordening Tilburg 2026, Artikel 12 · valid from 1 July 2026 · updated on 15 October 2026

Utrechtse Heuvelrug
  • Price limit: €615,000 (WOZ-waarde)
  • Length of the ban: 4 years after registration of the deed of purchase
  • Letting ban: Ban, only in designated areas (Exceptions: letting to family in the first or second degree; you lived there yourself first; the home is part of a shop or business premises; with a permit from the municipality)

Source: Huisvestingsverordening Regio Utrecht 2024, gemeente Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Artikel 65 · valid from 3 October 2024 · updated on 15 October 2026

Vlissingen
  • Price limit: €355,000 (WOZ-waarde)
  • Length of the ban: 4 years after registration of the deed of purchase
  • Letting ban: Ban, only in designated areas (Exceptions: letting to family in the first or second degree; you lived there yourself first; the home is part of a shop or business premises; with a permit from the municipality)

Source: Huisvestingsverordening Vlissingen 2023, Artikel 16 · valid from 1 January 2024 · updated on 15 October 2026

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Updated on 15 October 2026. As of 15 October 2026.

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