By municipality in Gelderland

Buy-to-let protection by municipality in Gelderland

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.

3municipalities with this rule
29read, not found
19not researched yet

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 17 October 2026. Choose an answer to see only those municipalities.

In part of the municipality 2 municipalities

  • Arnhem4 years, €450,000 (WOZ-waarde)
  • Wageningen4 years, €355,000 (WOZ-waarde)

In the whole municipality 1 municipality

  • Nijmegen4 years, €396,000 (WOZ-waarde)

Not found in the source 29 municipalities

We read the bylaw of these municipalities and did not find the rule in it. A rule can also be in another document.

Show all 29 municipalities

Not researched 19 municipalities

We have not read these municipalities yet, so we do not know what applies there.

The rule per municipality

With the values and the source of each municipality.

MunicipalityRuleSource
Arnhem
  • Price limit: €450,000 (WOZ-waarde)This amount moves with an index every year, so today it is higher.
  • 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 Arnhem 2024, Artikel 13 · valid from 10 March 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Nijmegen
  • Price limit: €396,000 (WOZ-waarde)
  • Length of the ban: 4 years after registration of the deed of purchase
  • Letting ban: Ban, everywhere (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 Nijmegen 2024, Artikel 19 · valid from 1 January 2024 · updated on 16 October 2026

Wageningen
  • Price limit: €355,000 (WOZ-waarde)Price level of 2022. This amount moves with an index every year, so today it is higher.
  • Length of the ban: 4 years after registration of the deed of purchaseThe term set in article 41 of the Huisvestingswet.
  • 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 Wageningen 2023, Artikel 26 · valid from 9 April 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

This is a summary of the official rules, with the source. Read the source before you decide. It is not legal or tax advice.

Updated on 16 October 2026. As of 17 October 2026.

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