6 rules of its own

Property rules in Lopik

What applies in Lopik 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 Lopik

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 Lopik

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
€440,000 (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 Regio Utrecht 2024, gemeente Lopik, Artikel 65 · valid from 1 January 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Als beschermde woonruimte wordt aangewezen iedere bestaande woonruimte die elk van de vijf volgende kenmerken heeft: ze ligt in de gemeente Lopik; de WOZ-waarde zoals die gold op de datum van inschrijving in de openbare registers ligt op die datum op of onder de dan geldende prijsgrens opkoopbescherming (tot 1 juli 2023 € 440.000);
  • 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 Lopik

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
0.1233% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.2434% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.1851% of the WOZ-waarde

Source: Verordening op de heffing en invordering van onroerende-zaakbelastingen 2026, Artikel 5 · valid from 1 January 2026 · updated on 15 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het percentage bedraagt voor: de gebruikersbelasting (niet woningen) 0,1851%. bij de eigenarenbelasting: voor onroerende zaken die in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen 0,1233% voor onroerende zaken die niet in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen 0,2434%

Rioolheffing

Municipality of Lopik

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

User
from €136 per yearDepends on the water use.

Source: Verordening op de heffing en invordering van rioolheffing 2026, TARIEVENTABEL 2026 · valid from 24 December 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
De belasting als bedoeld in artikel 3, lid 1, van de verordening rioolheffing, bedraagt per jaar: | | | per perceel | € | 136,00

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 Lopik

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
€1.40 per person per night

Source: Verordening op de heffing en invordering van toeristenbelasting 2026, Artikel 8 · valid from 24 December 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het tarief bedraagt per persoon per overnachting € 1,40.

Alterations and use

Splitsen en omzetten

Municipality of Lopik

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

Splitting
Permit required, only in designated areas
Conversion
Permit required, only in designated areas
Creating additional homes
Permit required, only in designated areas

Only applies in designated areas.

Source: Huisvestingsverordening Regio Utrecht 2024, gemeente Lopik, Artikel 57 · valid from 1 January 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het verbod van artikel 22, eerste lid van de wet is van toepassing op huurwoningen met een huurprijs tot de liberalisatiegrens; sociale koopwoningen en betaalbare koopwoningen.

Onttrekken en samenvoegen

Municipality of Lopik

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

Withdrawal
Permit required, everywhere
Merging
Permit required, everywhere

Only applies in designated areas.

Source: Huisvestingsverordening Regio Utrecht 2024, gemeente Lopik, Artikel 49 · valid from 1 January 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; sociale koopwoningen en betaalbare koopwoningen.

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 Lopik

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 Lopik

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

QuestionIn Lopik
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?€1.40 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, €440,000 (WOZ-waarde)
What is the OZB rate?0.1233% 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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