6 rules of its own

Property rules in Wijk bij Duurstede

What applies in Wijk bij Duurstede 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 Wijk bij Duurstede

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 Wijk bij Duurstede

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
€355,000 (WOZ-waarde)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, 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: Huisvestingsverordening Regio Utrecht 2025, gemeente Wijk bij Duurstede, Artikel 62 · 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:
  • 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 Wijk bij Duurstede

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
0.1014% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.3757% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.2324% 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 tarief van de belasting bedraagt een percentage van de heffingsmaatstaf. Het percentage bedraagt voor: a. de gebruikersbelasting: 0,2324 % b. de eigenarenbelasting: 1. voor onroerende zaken die in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen 0,1014 % 2. voor onroerende zaken die niet in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen 0,3757 %

Rioolheffing

Municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede

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

Owner
€245.52 per year

Source: Verordening op de heffing en invordering van rioolheffing 2026, Artikel 6 · valid from 20 December 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
De belasting bedraagt: - a. € 245,52

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 Wijk bij Duurstede

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

Campsite
€1.60 per person per night
Other accommodation
€3.20 per person per night

Source: Verordening op de heffing en invordering van toeristenbelasting 2026, Artikel 8 · valid from 20 December 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het tarief bedraagt per persoon, per overnachting: - - Campings en passantenhaven; (Mobiele kampeeronderkomens, passagiersschip, vaartuig en onderkomens zoals genoemd in artikel 6, lid 4): € 1,60 - Overige (onder andere hotels en B&B's; vakantieonderkomens en Niet-beroepsmatig verhuurde ruimte): € 3,20

Alterations and use

Splitsen en omzetten

Municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede

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 2025, gemeente Wijk bij Duurstede, 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 Koopwoningen tot de koopprijsgrens.

Onttrekken en samenvoegen

Municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede

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 2025, gemeente Wijk bij Duurstede, 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 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 Wijk bij Duurstede

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 Wijk bij Duurstede

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

QuestionIn Wijk bij Duurstede
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?€1.60 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?In part of the municipality4 years, €355,000 (WOZ-waarde)
What is the OZB rate?0.1014% 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 17 October 2026.

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