6 rules of its own

Property rules in Bunnik

What applies in Bunnik 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 Bunnik

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 Bunnik

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
€570,000 (WOZ-waarde)Price level of July 2025.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, 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 Regio Utrecht 2023, gemeente Bunnik 2025, Artikel 65 · valid from 15 July 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Als tegen opkoop beschermde woonruimte in de zin van Hoofdstuk 7 van de Huisvestingswet, wordt aangewezen woonruimte die:
  • 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 Bunnik

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
0.122% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.4034% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.3225% of the WOZ-waarde

Source: VERORDENING ONROERENDE-ZAAKBELASTINGEN GEMEENTE BUNNIK 2026, Artikel 5 · valid from 1 January 2026 · 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. bij de gebruikersbelasting 0,3225% b. bij de eigenarenbelasting: 1. voor onroerende zaken die in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen 0,1220% 2. voor onroerende zaken die niet in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen 0,4034%

Rioolheffing

Municipality of Bunnik

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

User
€302.63 per year

Source: VERORDENING RIOOLHEFFING GEMEENTE BUNNIK 2026, Artikel 6 · valid from 1 January 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
De heffing als bedoeld in artikel 3, eerste lid, bedraagt per heffingseenheid € 302,63.

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 Bunnik

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

Other accommodation
€1.24 per person per night
Per person per night
€3.91 per person per night

Source: VERORDENING TOERISTENBELASTING GEMEENTE BUNNIK 2026, Artikel 6 · valid from 1 January 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het tarief bedraagt per overnachting: - 1. in mobiele kampeeronderkomens en stacaravans € 1,24; 2. in overige verblijfsaccommodaties € 3,91.

Alterations and use

Splitsen en omzetten

Municipality of Bunnik

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

Conversion
Permit required, everywhere
Creating additional homes
Permit required, everywhere
Splitting
Permit required, everywhere

Source: Huisvestingsverordening Regio Utrecht 2023, gemeente Bunnik 2025, Artikel 49 · valid from 15 July 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het verbod van artikel 21, eerste lid van de wet is van toepassing op huurwoningen met een huurprijs tot de liberalisatiegrens en koopwoningen tot de koopprijsgrens.

Onttrekken en samenvoegen

Municipality of Bunnik

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

Withdrawal
Permit required, everywhere
Merging
Permit required, everywhere

Source: Huisvestingsverordening Regio Utrecht 2023, gemeente Bunnik 2025, Artikel 49 · valid from 15 July 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het verbod van artikel 21, eerste lid van de wet is van toepassing op huurwoningen met een huurprijs tot de liberalisatiegrens en koopwoningen tot de koopprijsgrens.

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 Bunnik

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 Bunnik

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

QuestionIn Bunnik
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?€3.91 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 the whole municipality4 years, €570,000 (WOZ-waarde)
What is the OZB rate?0.122% 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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