6 rules of its own

Property rules in Roosendaal

What applies in Roosendaal 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 Roosendaal

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 Roosendaal

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 Noord en West (zonder Stadsoevers/Spoor-C)
€315,000 (WOZ-waarde)Price level of 2025.This amount moves with an index every year, so today it is higher.
In Centrum, Oost, Groot Kroeven, Langdonk, Kortendijk, Tolberg, Industrie, Spoor-C
€355,000 (WOZ-waarde)Price level of 2025.This amount moves with an index every year, so today it is higher.
In Nispen, Wouw, Heerle, Moerstraten en Wouwse Plantage
€405,000 (WOZ-waarde)Price level of 2025.This amount moves with an index every year, so today it is higher.
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 Roosendaal 2025, Artikel 8 · valid from 1 November 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Als beschermde woonruimte wordt aangewezen alle woonruimten waarvan de WOZ-waarde lager of gelijk is aan de in dit artikel genoemde bedrag behorend bij de wijk waarin de woning is gelegen:
  • 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 Roosendaal

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
0.0797% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.208% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.1294% of the WOZ-waarde

Source: Verordening op de heffing en de invordering van onroerende-zaakbelastingen 2026, Artikel 5 · valid from 24 December 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het tarief van de belasting bedraagt een percentage van de heffingsmaatstaf. Het percentage bedraagt voor: a. De gebruikersbelasting 0,1294 % b. De eigenarenbelasting: Voor onroerende zaken die in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen 0,0797 % Voor onroerende zaken die niet in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen 0,2080 %

Rioolheffing

Municipality of Roosendaal

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

Home
€350.77 per year
Not a home
from €350.77 per yearDepends on the water use.

Source: Verordening op de heffing en de invordering van rioolheffing 2026, Tarieventabel rioolheffing 2026, hoofdstuk 1, onderdeel 1.1.1 · valid from 24 December 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
voor een perceel dat in hoofdzaak tot woning dient € 350,77

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 Roosendaal

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
€1.58 per person per night

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

Quote from the source
Per overnachting bedraagt het tarief € 1,58.

Alterations and use

Splitsen en omzetten

Municipality of Roosendaal

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

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

Only applies in designated areas.

Source: Huisvestingsverordening Roosendaal 2025, Artikel 2 · valid from 1 November 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Artikel 21 en 22 van de Huisvestingswet 2014 is van toepassing op alle woonruimten in de wijken en buurten in Roosendaal die per 4 juli 2022 zijn aangewezen als onderdeel van het Nationaal Programma Leefbaarheid en Veiligheid

Onttrekken en samenvoegen

Municipality of Roosendaal

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 Roosendaal 2025, Artikel 3 · valid from 1 November 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Zoals bedoeld in artikel 21 van de Wet is het verboden om zonder vergunning van het college de woonruimtevoorraad zoals aangewezen in artikel 2, eerste en tweede lid, te wijzigen door een zelfstandige woonruimte: aan de functie van bewoning te onttrekken of onttrokken te houden anders dan ten behoeve van de bewoning of het gebruik als kantoor of praktijkruimte door de eigenaar;

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 Roosendaal

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 Roosendaal

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

QuestionIn Roosendaal
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?€1.58 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 part of the municipality4 years, €405,000 (WOZ-waarde)
What is the OZB rate?0.0797% 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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