6 rules of its own

Property rules in Schouwen-Duiveland

What applies in Schouwen-Duiveland 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 Schouwen-Duiveland

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 Schouwen-Duiveland

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 Bruinisse, Ouwerkerk, Scharendijke en Zierikzee
€300,000 (WOZ-waarde)
In Burgh-Haamstede en Renesse
€355,000 (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: Huisvestingsverordening gemeente Schouwen-Duiveland 2023-2027, Artikel 5.1 · valid from 28 November 2024 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
De vergunningplicht als bedoeld in artikel 4.1., eerste lid, van de wet is van toepassing op alle woonruimten, die op het moment van inschrijving in de openbare registers van de akte van levering aan de nieuwe eigenaar een WOZ-waarde hebben van € 300.000 of lager, in de kernen: Bruinisse, Ouwerkerk, Scharendijke en Zierikzee, voor de gebieden zoals aangegeven op de bij deze verordening behorende en als zodanig gewaarmerkte situatietekeningen in bijlage 1.
  • 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 Schouwen-Duiveland

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
0.0912% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.2383% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.1918% of the WOZ-waarde

Source: Verordening op de heffing en de invordering van onroerendezaakbelasting Schouwen-Duiveland 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.

Rioolheffing

Municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland

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

Owner
€194.95 per year
User
from €75.32 per yearDepends on the water use.

Source: Verordening op de heffing en de invordering van rioolheffing Schouwen-Duiveland 2026, Artikel 7 · valid from 1 January 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het eigenarendeel, bedraagt per eigendom € 194,95

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 Schouwen-Duiveland

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

Source: Huisvestingsverordening gemeente Schouwen-Duiveland 2023-2027, Artikel 4.2 · valid from 28 November 2024 · updated on 15 October 2026

Quote from the source
Artikel 23a van de Huisvestingswet 2014 is van toepassing op alle woonruimten en de daarin gelegen wooneenheden behorend tot een gebouw gelegen in de gemeente Schouwen-Duiveland

Alterations and use

Splitsen en omzetten

Municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland

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

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

Only applies in designated areas.

Source: Huisvestingsverordening gemeente Schouwen-Duiveland 2023-2027, Artikel 2.1 · valid from 28 November 2024 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
De in dit artikel bedoelde woonruimte mag niet zonder vergunning op grond van de Huisvestingswet, als bedoeld in artikel 22 van de wet worden verbouwd, gevormd of gesplitst worden.

Onttrekken en samenvoegen

Municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland

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

Withdrawal
Permit required, only in designated areas

Only applies in designated areas.

Source: Huisvestingsverordening gemeente Schouwen-Duiveland 2023-2027, Artikel 2.1 · valid from 28 November 2024 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Conform artikel 21 van de huisvestingswet is het de eigenaar van een woonruimte verboden deze woonruimte zonder vergunning van burgemeester en wethouders te gebruiken, in gebruik te geven of te laten gebruiken als tweede woning of deeltijdwoning

Selling

Coming up

Proposals and rules with a later start date. They do not apply yet and are not counted anywhere.

Short-term rental

Toeristenbelasting

Municipality of Schouwen-DuivelandApplies from 1 January 2027

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
€2.61 per person per night

This does not apply yet and is not counted anywhere.

Source: Verordening op de heffing en invordering van toeristenbelasting Schouwen – Duiveland 2027, Artikel 6 · valid from 1 January 2027 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het tarief bedraagt per persoon per overnachting € 2,61

Selling

What we read for Schouwen-Duiveland

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 Schouwen-Duiveland

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

QuestionIn Schouwen-Duiveland
May you let short term?Allowed, with registration or notification
How many nights a year may you let short term?Not found in the source
How much tourist tax do you pay per night?Not found in the sourceChange coming
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?0.0912% 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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