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Property rules in Den Helder

What applies in Den Helder 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 Den Helder

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 Den Helder

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.

In Centrum, Visbuurt, Van Galenbuurt en Oostsloot
€250,000 (WOZ-waarde)
Length of the ban
4 years after registration of the deed of purchase
Letting ban
Ban, only in designated areasExceptions: 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

Only applies in designated areas.

Source: Besluit van de gemeenteraad van de gemeente Den Helder, houdende regels over huisvesting (Huisvestingsverordening 2026 Den Helder) · valid from 24 January 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het is verboden om een woonruimte, als bedoeld in artikel 2A.0. zonder vergunning van burgemeester en wethouders, in gebruik te geven, in welke vorm dan ook, binnen een periode van vier jaar na de datum van inschrijving in de openbare registers van de akte van levering van die woonruimte aan de nieuwe eigenaar.
  • 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 Den Helder

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
0.0926% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.4344% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.3819% of the WOZ-waarde

Source: Besluit van de raad van de gemeente Den Helder tot vaststelling van de Verordening op de heffing en invordering van onroerendezaakbelasting Den Helder 2026 (Verordening onroerendezaak-belasting Den Helder 2026), Artikel 5 · valid from 19 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:

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

Short-term rental

Toeristenbelasting

Municipality of Den Helder

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

Per person per night
€2.22 per person per night

Source: Besluit van de gemeenteraad van de gemeente Den Helder, houdende regels over de heffing en invordering van toeristenbelasting (Toeristenbelastingverordening Den Helder 2026), Artikel 5 · valid from 3 December 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het tarief bedraagt per overnachting € 2,22.

Alterations and use

Splitsen en omzetten

Municipality of Den Helder

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

Letting rooms
Permit required, everywhere

Source: Besluit van de raad van de gemeente Den Helder tot vaststelling van de Algemene plaatselijke verordening Den Helder 2021 (Algemene plaatselijke verordening Den Helder 2021), Artikel 2:82 · valid from 20 November 2024 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het is verboden een kamerverhuurbedrijf te exploiteren zonder vergunning van de burgemeester.

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 Den Helder

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 Den Helder

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

QuestionIn Den Helder
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?€2.22 per person per night
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?In part of the municipality4 years, €250,000 (WOZ-waarde)
What is the OZB rate?0.0926% of the WOZ-waarde
Do you need a permit to split a home or let rooms?In the whole 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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