4 rules of its own

Property rules in Wassenaar

What applies in Wassenaar 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 Wassenaar

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

  • 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

Rioolheffing

Municipality of Wassenaar

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

Home
from €152.40 per yearDepends on the size of the household.
Not a home
from €225.60 per yearDepends on the water use.

Source: Verordening op de heffing en de invordering van riool - en waterzorgheffing gemeente Wassenaar 2026 (Verordening rioolheffing Wassenaar 2026), Artikel 6 · valid from 20 December 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
De belasting bedraagt voor woningen of voor tot bewoning dienende percelen en campings, bij een hoeveelheid afgevoerd water, per verbruiksjaar: | | vastrecht | tarief per m3 | - - vastrecht eenpersoonshuishouden t/m 250 m3 | € 152,40

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 Wassenaar

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

Hotel
€4.71 per person per night
Campsite
€1.87 per person per night

Source: Verordening op de heffing en de invoering van toeristenbelasting gemeente Wassenaar 2026 (Verordening toeristenbelasting Wassenaar 2026), Artikel 5 · valid from 6 December 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het tarief bedraagt per overnachting, per persoon: - - in hotels, pensions en Bed en Breakfast (B&B): € 4,71; - voor andere overnachtingsmogelijkheden, waaronder campings: € 1,87.

Alterations and use

Splitsen en omzetten

Municipality of Wassenaar

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

Splitting
Permit required, everywhere
Conversion
Permit required, everywhere

Source: Huisvestingsverordening Wassenaar 2023, Artikel 5:1 · valid from 1 January 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Burgemeester en wethouders kunnen besluiten dat het verbod als bedoeld in artikel 22 van de Huisvestingswet 2014 uitsluitend van toepassing is op gebouwen, bevattende woonruimte, die behoren tot de in bijlage III van deze verordening opgenomen categorieën woonruimte.

Onttrekken en samenvoegen

Municipality of Wassenaar

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

Withdrawal
Permit required, everywhere
Merging
Permit required, everywhere

Source: Huisvestingsverordening Wassenaar 2023, Artikel 5:8 · valid from 1 January 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Burgemeester en wethouders kunnen besluiten dat het verbod als bedoeld in artikel 21 van de Huisvestingswet 2014 uitsluitend van toepassing is op gebouwen, bevattende woonruimte, die behoren tot de in bijlage IV van deze verordening opgenomen categorieën woonruimte.

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 Wassenaar

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 Wassenaar

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

QuestionIn Wassenaar
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?€4.71 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?Not found in the source
What is the OZB rate?Not researched
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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