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Property rules in Almere

What applies in Almere 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 Almere

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 Almere

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
€470,000 (WOZ-waarde)The cost limit of the Nationale Hypotheek Garantie (NHG) in 2026.
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: Huisvestingsverordening Almere 2024, Artikel 23 · valid from 1 July 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Als woonruimten waarvoor de vergunningplicht geldt als bedoeld in artikel 41 van de Wet worden aangewezen de woonruimten gelegen in de gemeente Almere:
  • 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 Almere

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
0.0988% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.5267% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.1955% of the WOZ-waarde

Source: Verordening op de heffing en invordering van onroerende zaakbelastingen 2026, Artikel 5 · valid from 24 December 2025 · updated on 15 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het percentage bedraagt voor: de gebruikersbelasting voor niet-woningen 0,1955 % de eigenarenbelasting voor onroerende zaken die in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen 0,0988 % voor onroerende zaken die niet in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen 0,5267 %

Rioolheffing

Municipality of Almere

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

Owner
€270.81 per year

Source: Verordening op de heffing en invordering van rioolheffing 2026, Artikel 6 · valid from 24 December 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het tarief als bedoeld in artikel 3 bedraagt per perceel per belastingjaar € 270,81.

Letting

Boetes Wet goed verhuurderschap

Municipality of Almere

The fines a municipality can impose when a landlord does not follow the Wet goed verhuurderschap.

Fine, private landlord
€10,000 per violationWith intent or gross negligence, the fine can rise to 200% of this amount.For a repeat offence the fine can rise to 200% of this amount.
Fine, landlord with a company
€20,000 per violationWith intent or gross negligence, the fine can rise to 200% of this amount.For a repeat offence the fine can rise to 200% of this amount.

Source: Beleidsregel handhaving Wet goed verhuurderschap Almere 2025, Artikel 4 · valid from 17 June 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Ingeval van recidive worden de boetenormbedragen onder het eerste en het tweede lid verhoogd tot 200% van de daar genoemde normbedragen.
  • 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 Almere

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

Percentage of the price
7% of the price per night

Source: Verordening op de heffing en invordering van toeristenbelasting Almere 2026, Artikel 6 · valid from 24 December 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
De belasting bedraagt 7% over de heffingsmaatstaf als bedoeld in artikel 5.

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 Almere

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 Almere

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

QuestionIn Almere
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?7% of the price 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, €470,000 (WOZ-waarde)
What is the OZB rate?0.0988% of the WOZ-waarde
Do you need a permit to split a home or let rooms?Not found in the source
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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