5 rules of its own

Property rules in Zaanstad

What applies in Zaanstad 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 Zaanstad

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 Zaanstad

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
0.0743% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.3169% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.2417% of the WOZ-waarde

Source: Verordening onroerende-zaakbelastingen Zaanstad 2026, Artikel 5 · valid from 4 December 2025 · updated on 15 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het tarief van de belasting bedraagt een percentage van de heffingsmaatstaf. Het percentage bedraagt voor: a. de gebruikersbelasting 0,2417% b. de eigenarenbelasting I. voor onroerende zaken die in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen 0,0743% II. voor onroerende zaken die niet in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen 0,3169%

Rioolheffing

Municipality of Zaanstad

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

User
€329.40 per year

Source: Verordening rioolheffing Zaanstad 2026, Artikel 6 · valid from 4 December 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
De belasting bedraagt, indien 300 m3 of minder water wordt geloosd, € 329,40.

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

Vakantieverhuur

Municipality of Zaanstad

Municipal rules for letting your home to tourists, such as a registration number, a notification per stay or a maximum number of nights a year.

Registration
Registration required, everywhere
Notification
Notification required, everywhere
Holiday home
30 nights

Source: Huisvestingsverordening gemeente Zaanstad 2025, Artikel 3.5.3 · valid from 18 March 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het is verboden een woonruimte voor particuliere vakantieverhuur meer dan 30 nachten per kalenderjaar in gebruik te geven voor particuliere vakantieverhuur.

Toeristenbelasting

Municipality of Zaanstad

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
€7.87 per person per night
Per person per night
€5.63 per person per night
Campsite
€1.78 per person per night

Only applies in designated areas.

Source: Verordening toeristenbelasting Zaanstad 2026, Artikel 6 · valid from 4 December 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het tarief bedraagt per overnachting per persoon: a. binnen de centrumgebieden € 7,87; b. buiten de centrumgebieden € 5,63.

Alterations and use

Splitsen en omzetten

Municipality of Zaanstad

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

Conversion
Permit required, everywhere
Creating additional homes
Permit required, everywhere

Source: Huisvestingsverordening gemeente Zaanstad 2025, Artikel 3.1.2 · valid from 18 March 2026 · updated on 15 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het is verboden om woonruimte, aangewezen in artikel 3.1.1 zonder vergunning als bedoeld in artikel 21, aanhef en onder c, van de wet van zelfstandige in onzelfstandige woonruimte om te zetten of omgezet te houden, in het algemeen spraakgebruik ook wel aangeduid als kamergewijze verhuur.

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 Zaanstad

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 Zaanstad

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

QuestionIn Zaanstad
May you let short term?Allowed, with registration or notification
How many nights a year may you let short term?30 nights
How much tourist tax do you pay per night?€7.87 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?0.0743% 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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