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7 rules of its own

Property rules in Maastricht

What applies in Maastricht to buying, letting and splitting a property? The national rules and the municipality's own rules, with the source and the date. We assume a property you do not live in yourself.

What applies in Maastricht

By topic. The rules of the municipality and the region are shown in full, the national ones in short. A short rule links to the full text and its source.

Buying

Opkoopbescherming

Municipality of Maastricht

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.

Price limit
€330,000 (WOZ-waarde)
Length of the ban
4 years after registration of the deed of purchase
Letting ban
Ban, everywhereExceptions: 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 Maastricht 2026, Artikel 3.1 · valid from 2 October 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
de woning of wooneenheid heeft op het moment van inschrijving in de openbare registers van de akte van levering aan de nieuwe eigenaar(s) een WOZ-waarde lager dan (€ 330.000,- in 2026); die gelegen is in een van de wijken van de gemeente Maastricht;
  • Btw bij nieuwbouwNational
    • VAT: 21% of the purchase price, already included in the price
    Full rule and source
  • OverdrachtsbelastingNational
    • Home, not your main residence: 8% of the purchase price
    • Not a home: 10.4% of the purchase price

    Will you live there yourself? Then other rules apply. Read the official rules

    Full rule and source

Owning

Onroerendezaakbelasting (OZB)

Municipality of Maastricht

Annual municipal tax on the WOZ value. The owner pays it, and for property other than a home the user pays a share too.

Home
0.0925% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.4026% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.3509% of the WOZ-waarde

Source: Verordening op de heffing en de invordering van onroerende zaakbelastingen Maastricht 2026, Artikel 5 · valid from 30 December 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het tarief van de belasting bedraagt een percentage van de heffingsmaatstaf. Het percentage bedraagt voor: a. de gebruikersbelasting 2026: 0, 3509%; b. de eigenarenbelasting 2026 1. voor onroerende zaken die in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen: 0,0925%; 2. voor onroerende zaken die niet in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen: 0, 4026%.

Rioolheffing

Municipality of Maastricht

Annual municipal charge for the sewer system. The municipality decides whether the owner, the user or both pay.

Owner
€172.80 per year
User
from €60.12 per yearDepends on the water use.

Source: Verordening op de heffing en de invordering van rioolheffing Maastricht 2026, Artikel 7 · valid from 1 January 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het tarief voor het eigenarendeel bedraagt per perceel | € 169,20 | € 172,80

Letting

Boetes Wet goed verhuurderschap

Municipality of Maastricht

The fines a municipality can impose when a landlord does not follow the Wet goed verhuurderschap.

Fine, private landlord
€90,000 per violation
Fine, landlord with a company
€90,000 per violation

Source: Aanwijzingsbesluit Wet goed verhuurderschap en Wet betaalbare huur, Besluit · valid from 3 January 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
een bestuurlijke boete, gelet op artikel 19, lid 1 van de Wet goed verhuurderschap, kan worden opgelegd overeenkomstig met de tabel in bijlage 1.
  • Huurprijsbescherming (puntenstelsel)National
    • Social rent, points limit: 143 points
    • Social rent, highest rent: €932.93 per monthThe upper limit for social rent in 2026.
    • Mid-market rent, points limit: 186 points
    • Mid-market rent, highest rent: €1,228.07 per monthThe liberalisation limit in 2026: the top of mid-market rent.
    Full rule and source
  • Wet goed verhuurderschapNational
    Full rule and source

Short-term rental

Vakantieverhuur

Municipality of Maastricht

Municipal rules for letting your home to tourists, such as a registration number, a notification per stay or a maximum number of nights a year.

Home
Registration required, everywhere
Home
Notification required, everywhere
Home
60 nights

Source: Huisvestingsverordening Gemeente Maastricht 2026, Artikel 2.2 · valid from 2 October 2026 · updated on 15 October 2026

Quote from the source
Toch gelden de voorwaarden uit deze huisvestingsverordening (registratieplicht en meldplicht) voor de hele gemeente Maastricht.

Toeristenbelasting

Municipality of Maastricht

Tax per overnight stay that the municipality charges. You pay it to the municipality and can pass it on to your guests.

Campsite
€1.88 per person per night
Other accommodation
€3.78 per person per night
Holiday home
€4.04 per person per night
Hotel
€3.78 per person per night
Hotel
€4.68 per person per night
Hotel
€5.68 per person per night
Hotel
€6.75 per person per night
Hotel
€7.73 per person per night

Source: Verordening op de heffing en de invordering van toeristenbelasting Maastricht 2026, Artikel 7 · valid from 1 January 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het tarief bedraagt per persoon per overnachting in/op een

Alterations and use

Splitsen en omzetten

Municipality of Maastricht

A municipal permit to split a home, convert it into rooms or create additional homes.

Creating additional homes, in Boschpoort
Permit required, only in designated areas
Letting rooms, in Boschpoort
Permit required, only in designated areas

Only applies in designated areas.

Source: Beheersverordening Boschpoort 2017, Artikel 15 · valid from 20 December 2017 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Burgemeester en Wethouders kunnen bij omgevingsvergunning afwijken van het bepaalde in artikel 15 lid 9.9 voor het afwijken van het in dat artikel opgenomen splitsingsverbod indien:

Selling

  • Verkoopwinst in box 3National
    Full rule and source

Coming up

Proposals and rules with a later start date. They do not apply yet and are not counted anywhere.

Selling

  • Vermogenswinstbelasting op vastgoedNationalProposal, not in force
    Full rule and source

What we read for Maastricht

Per rule: found, read without finding it, or not researched yet. Not found does not mean the rule does not exist.

  • OpkoopbeschermingShown above.
  • VerhuurvergunningFound in Mandaten Huisvestingsverordening gemeente Maastricht 2022 Veiligheid en Leefbaarheid of 14 October 2022. Not on this page yet.
  • Splitsen en omzettenShown above.
  • VakantieverhuurShown above.
  • ToeristenbelastingShown above.
  • Onroerendezaakbelasting (OZB)Shown above.
  • Onttrekken en samenvoegenNot found in Mandaten Huisvestingsverordening gemeente Maastricht 2022 Veiligheid en Leefbaarheid of 14 October 2022
  • Boetes Wet goed verhuurderschapShown above.
  • RioolheffingShown above.

The fixed questions for Maastricht

The same questions for every municipality, so you can compare them. Choose a question to see every municipality.

QuestionIn Maastricht
May you let short term?Allowed, with registration or notification
How many nights a year may you let short term?60 nights
How much tourist tax do you pay per night?€4.04 per person per night
Do you need a permit to let?Not researched
Is the level of the rent regulated?In the whole municipality
How much transfer tax do you pay?8% of the purchase price
How much VAT do you pay on a new home?21% of the purchase price, already included in the price
Is there buy-to-let protection?In the whole municipality4 years, €330,000 (WOZ-waarde)
What is the OZB rate?0.0925% of the WOZ-waarde
Do you need a permit to split a home or let rooms?In part of the municipality
Do you pay tax on the gain when you sell?Resident 0%, non-resident 0%Change coming

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 16 October 2026.

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