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Buy-to-let protection by municipality

With buy-to-let protection (opkoopbescherming) a municipality bans letting a lower-priced home during the first years after purchase. Per municipality you see in which neighbourhoods, up to which WOZ value and for how long.

7municipalities with this rule

28read, not found

307not researched yet

Opkoopbescherming

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.

The answer per municipality

As of 15 October 2026. Choose an answer to see only those municipalities.

In part of the municipality 4 municipalities

Heerlen4 years, €300,000 (WOZ-waarde)
Oss4 years, €405,000 (WOZ-waarde)
Tilburg4 years, €420,000 (WOZ-waarde)
Vlissingen4 years, €355,000 (WOZ-waarde)

In the whole municipality 3 municipalities

Haarlemmermeer4 years, €504,000 (WOZ-waarde)
Nijmegen4 years, €396,000 (WOZ-waarde)
Voorschoten4 years, €390,000 (WOZ-waarde)

Not found in the source 28 municipalities

We read the bylaw of these municipalities and did not find the rule in it. A rule can also be in another document.

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Not researched 307 municipalities

We have not read these municipalities yet, so we do not know what applies there.

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The rule per municipality

With the values and the source of each municipality.

Municipality	Rule	Source
Haarlemmermeer	Home: €504,000 (WOZ-waarde) Home: 4 years after registration of the deed of purchase Home: Ban, everywhere (Exceptions: 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 gemeente Haarlemmermeer 2022, Artikel 3.1.1 · valid from 22 April 2023 · updated on 15 October 2026
Heerlen	Price limit: €300,000 (WOZ-waarde) Length of the ban: 4 years after registration of the deed of purchase Letting ban: Ban, only in designated areas (Exceptions: letting to family in the first or second degree; you lived there yourself first; the home is part of a shop or business premises)	Source: Huisvestingsverordening Heerlen 2026, Artikel 8B · valid from 9 January 2026 · updated on 15 October 2026
Nijmegen	Price limit: €396,000 (WOZ-waarde) Length of the ban: 4 years after registration of the deed of purchase Letting ban: Ban, everywhere (Exceptions: 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 gemeente Nijmegen 2024, Artikel 19 · valid from 1 January 2024 · updated on 15 October 2026
Oss	Price limit: €405,000 (WOZ-waarde) Length of the ban: 4 years after registration of the deed of purchase Letting ban: Ban, only in designated areas (Exceptions: 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 Gemeente Oss 2025, Artikel 8 · valid from 1 July 2025 · updated on 15 October 2026
Tilburg	Price limit: €420,000 (WOZ-waarde) Length of the ban: 4 years after registration of the deed of purchase Letting ban: Ban, only in designated areas (Exceptions: 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 Tilburg 2026, Artikel 12 · valid from 1 July 2026 · updated on 15 October 2026
Vlissingen	Price limit: €355,000 (WOZ-waarde) Length of the ban: 4 years after registration of the deed of purchase Letting ban: Ban, only in designated areas (Exceptions: letting to family in the first or second degree; you lived there yourself first; the home is part of a shop or business premises)	Source: Huisvestingsverordening Vlissingen 2023, Artikel 16 · valid from 1 January 2024 · updated on 15 October 2026
Voorschoten	Price limit: €390,000 (WOZ-waarde) Length of the ban: 4 years after registration of the deed of purchase Letting ban: Ban, everywhere (Exceptions: letting to family in the first or second degree; you lived there yourself first; the home is part of a shop or business premises)	Source: Huisvestingsverordening Voorschoten 2023, Artikel 12 · valid from 10 January 2025 · updated on 15 October 2026

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 15 October 2026. As of 15 October 2026.

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