4 rules of its own

Property rules in Heemstede

What applies in Heemstede 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 Heemstede

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

Onroerendezaakbelasting (OZB)

Municipality of Heemstede

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
0.0778% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.2819% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.2361% of the WOZ-waarde

Source: Verordening op het heffen en invorderen van onroerendezaakbelastingen Heemstede 2026, Artikel 5 · valid from 23 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: de gebruikersbelasting 0,2361%; de eigenarenbelasting voor onroerende zaken die in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen 0,0778%; voor onroerende zaken die niet in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen 0,2819%;

Letting

Boetes Wet goed verhuurderschap

Municipality of Heemstede

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

Fine, private landlord
€20,000 per violation
Fine, landlord with a company
€40,000 per violation

Source: Besluit van het college van burgemeester en wethouders van de gemeente Heemstede over de handhaving van de Wet goed verhuurderschap (Beleidsregels Wet goed verhuurderschap Heemstede 2025), Artikel 3 · valid from 1 January 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Bij het opleggen van boetes hanteert het college de boetes als vermeld in bijlage 1 bij deze regeling. Er wordt onderscheid gemaakt tussen bedrijfsmatige verhuurders en andere verhuurders. De boetes bij recidive zijn zwaarder.
  • 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 Heemstede

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
€5.15 per person per night

Source: Verordening op het heffen en invorderen van toeristenbelasting Heemstede 2026, Artikel 5 · valid from 23 December 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het tarief bedraagt per overnachting € 5,15.

Alterations and use

Splitsen en omzetten

Municipality of Heemstede

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

Splitting
Permit required, everywhere

Source: Huisvestingsverordening Zuid-Kennemerland/IJmond: Heemstede 2026, Artikel 3.2.1 · valid from 1 January 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Gebouwen bevattende woonruimte mogen niet zonder vergunning, als bedoeld in artikel 22 van de wet, gesplitst worden in appartementsrechten, als bedoeld in artikel 5:106, eerste en vierde lid, van het Burgerlijk Wetboek als een of meer appartementsrechten de bevoegdheid omvatten tot het gebruik van een of meer gedeelten van het gebouw als 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 Heemstede

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 Heemstede

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

QuestionIn Heemstede
May you let short term?Not researched
How many nights a year may you let short term?Not researched
How much tourist tax do you pay per night?€5.15 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?0.0778% 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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