6 rules of its own

Property rules in Edam-Volendam

What applies in Edam-Volendam 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 Edam-Volendam

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 Edam-Volendam

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
0.0911% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.1913% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.1613% of the WOZ-waarde

Source: Verordening van de raad van de gemeente Edam-Volendam houdende de vaststelling van regels over de heffing en invordering van onroerendezaakbelastingen (Verordening onroerendezaakbelastingen Edam-Volendam 2026), Artikel 5 · valid from 5 February 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het percentage bedraagt voor: - 1. de gebruikersbelasting 0,1613% 2. de eigenarenbelasting - a. voor onroerende zaken die in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen 0,0911% b. voor onroerende zaken die niet in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen 0,1913%

Rioolheffing

Municipality of Edam-Volendam

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

Owner
€237.80 per year

Source: Verordening van de raad van de gemeente Edam-Volendam houdende de vaststelling van regels over de heffing en invordering van rioolheffing (Verordening rioolheffing Edam-Volendam 2026), Artikel 6 · valid from 23 December 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het tarief voor het eigenarendeel bedraagt € 237,80

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

Vakantieverhuur

Municipality of Edam-Volendam

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.

Registration
Registration required, everywhere
Holiday home
Notification required, everywhere
Holiday home
30 nights

Source: Verordening van de raad van de gemeente Edam-Volendam houdende de vaststelling van regels omtrent huisvesting (Huisvestingsverordening Edam-Volendam 2025), Artikel 3.1.2 · valid from 13 November 2025 · updated on 15 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het is verboden om een woonruimte of deel daarvan, behorend tot artikel 3.1.1, voor toeristische verhuur aan te bieden zonder het registratienummer van die woonruimte te vermelden bij iedere aanbieding van die woonruimte voor toeristische verhuur.

Toeristenbelasting

Municipality of Edam-Volendam

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

Campsite
€2.10 per person per night
Per person per night
€4.60 per person per night

Source: Verordening van de raad van de gemeente Edam-Volendam houdende de vaststelling van regels over de heffing en invordering van toeristenbelasting (Verordening toeristenbelasting Edam-Volendam 2026), Artikel 8 · valid from 23 December 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het tarief bedraagt per persoon per overnachting: - a. indien er wordt overnacht op een kampeerterrein € 2,10 b. indien er wordt overnacht in een accommodatie anders dan een kampeerterrein € 4,60

Alterations and use

Splitsen en omzetten

Municipality of Edam-Volendam

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

Conversion
Permit required, everywhere

Source: Verordening van de raad van de gemeente Edam-Volendam houdende de vaststelling van regels omtrent huisvesting (Huisvestingsverordening Edam-Volendam 2025), Artikel 4.1.2 · valid from 13 November 2025 · updated on 15 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het is verboden om woonruimte aangewezen in artikel 4.1.1 zonder vergunning aan bestemming tot bewoning te onttrekken, met andere woonruimte samen te voegen of van zelfstandig in onzelfstandige woonruimte om te zetten.

Onttrekken en samenvoegen

Municipality of Edam-Volendam

A municipal permit to give a home another use or to merge homes.

Withdrawal
Permit required, everywhere
Merging
Permit required, everywhere

Source: Verordening van de raad van de gemeente Edam-Volendam houdende de vaststelling van regels omtrent huisvesting (Huisvestingsverordening Edam-Volendam 2025), Artikel 4.1.2 · valid from 13 November 2025 · updated on 15 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het is verboden om woonruimte aangewezen in artikel 4.1.1 zonder vergunning aan bestemming tot bewoning te onttrekken, met andere woonruimte samen te voegen of van zelfstandig in onzelfstandige woonruimte om te zetten.

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 Edam-Volendam

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 Edam-Volendam

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

QuestionIn Edam-Volendam
May you let short term?Allowed, with registration or notification
How many nights a year may you let short term?30 nights
How much tourist tax do you pay per night?€4.60 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?Not found in the source
What is the OZB rate?0.0911% 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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