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Property rules in Valkenswaard

What applies in Valkenswaard 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 Valkenswaard

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

  • 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 Valkenswaard

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
0.0861% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.2622% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.2054% of the WOZ-waarde

Source: Verordening op de heffing en de invordering van onroerende-zaakbelastingen Valkenswaard 2026, Artikel 5 · valid from 4 December 2025 · updated on 15 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het percentage bedraagt voor: a. de gebruikersbelasting 0,2054%; b. de eigenarenbelasting: 1. voor onroerende zaken die in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen 0,0861%; 2. voor onroerende zaken die niet in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen 0,2622%;

Letting

  • 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

Selling

Coming up

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

Selling

What we read for Valkenswaard

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

The fixed questions for Valkenswaard

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

QuestionIn Valkenswaard
May you let short term?Not found in the source
How many nights a year may you let short term?Not found in the source
How much tourist tax do you pay per night?Not researched
Do you need a permit to let?Not found in the source
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?Not found in the source
What is the OZB rate?0.0861% of the WOZ-waarde
Do you need a permit to split a home or let rooms?Not found in the source
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 17 October 2026.

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