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Property rules in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk

What applies in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk 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 Bodegraven-Reeuwijk

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 Bodegraven-Reeuwijk

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
€329,000 (WOZ-waarde)The cost limit of the Nationale Hypotheek Garantie (NHG) in 2026.This is 70% of that limit.
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: Verordening van de raad van de gemeente Bodegraven-Reeuwijk houdende regels met betrekking tot het in gebruik nemen of geven van woonruimte en wijzigingen in de bestaande woonruimtevoorraad (Huisvestingsverordening Bodegraven-Reeuwijk 2023), Artikel 39 · valid from 24 June 2023 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Gedurende de periode van vier jaren na de datum van inschrijving is het verboden beschermde woonruimte te verhuren zonder verhuurvergunning opkoopbescherming van burgemeester en wethouders.
  • 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 Bodegraven-Reeuwijk

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
0.1123% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.6846% of the WOZ-waarde

Source: Verordening van de raad van de gemeente Bodegraven-Reeuwijk houdende regels voor de heffing en de invordering van onroerende-zaakbelastingen (Verordening onroerende-zaakbelastingen 2026), Artikel 5 · valid from 30 December 2025 · updated on 15 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het percentage bedraagt: I. voor onroerende zaken die in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen: 0,1123%; II. voor onroerende zaken die niet in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen: 0,6846%

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 Bodegraven-Reeuwijk

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

Other accommodation
€4.25 per person per night
Hotel
€3.20 per person per night
Holiday home
€2.75 per person per night
Bed and breakfast
€2.15 per person per night

Source: Verordening van de raad van de gemeente Bodegraven-Reeuwijk houdende regels voor de heffing en de invordering van toeristenbelasting (Verordening toeristenbelasting 2026, Artikel 8 · valid from 30 December 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het tarief bedraagt per persoon per overnachting: € 4,25.

Alterations and use

Splitsen en omzetten

Municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk

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

Splitting
Permit required, everywhere

Source: Verordening van de raad van de gemeente Bodegraven-Reeuwijk houdende regels met betrekking tot het in gebruik nemen of geven van woonruimte en wijzigingen in de bestaande woonruimtevoorraad (Huisvestingsverordening Bodegraven-Reeuwijk 2023), Artikel 30 · valid from 24 June 2023 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het is verboden om een recht op een woonruimte als bedoeld in artikel 25 zonder vergunning van het college te splitsen in appartementsrechten als bedoeld in artikel 106, eerste en vierde lid, van Boek 5 van het Burgerlijk Wetboek, indien een of meer appartementsrechten de bevoegdheid omvatten tot het gebruik van een of meer delen van het gebouw als woonruimte tenzij het gebouw op 1 januari van het jaar waarin de splitsing plaatsvindt minder dan 5 jaar geleden opgeleverd is.

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 Bodegraven-Reeuwijk

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 Bodegraven-Reeuwijk

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

QuestionIn Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
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?€2.75 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, €329,000 (WOZ-waarde)
What is the OZB rate?0.1123% 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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