4 rules of its own

Property rules in Hengelo (O)

What applies in Hengelo (O) 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 Hengelo (O)

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 Hengelo (O)

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
3 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 opkoopbescherming gemeente Hengelo 2022, Artikel 2 · valid from 31 December 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Gedurende de periode van drie jaren na de datum van inschrijving is het verboden beschermde woonruimte te verhuren zonder verhuurvergunning opkoopbescherming van burgemeester en wethouders.
  • 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 Hengelo (O)

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
0.1094% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.4557% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.3403% of the WOZ-waarde

Source: Verordening op de heffing en de invordering van onroerende-zaakbelastingen 2026, Artikel 5 · valid from 1 January 2026 · updated on 15 October 2026

Quote from the source
De belasting bedraagt een percentage van de heffingsmaatstaf. Het percentage is voor: a. de gebruikersbelasting 0,3403% b. de eigenarenbelasting I voor onroerende zaken die in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen 0,1094% II voor onroerende zaken die niet in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen 0,4557%

Rioolheffing

Municipality of Hengelo (O)

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

User
from €290.52 per yearDepends on the water use.

Source: Verordening op de heffing en de invordering van de rioolheffing 2026, Artikel 7 · valid from 1 January 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
een vast bedrag van € 290,52 per perceel indien het aantal kubieke meters water dat in een belastingjaar wordt afgevoerd 500 m3 of minder bedraagt

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 Hengelo (O)

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

Hotel
€1.35 per person per night
Bed and breakfast
€1.15 per person per night
Campsite
€0.95 per person per night

Source: Verordening op de heffing en invordering van toeristenbelasting 2026, Artikel 7 · valid from 1 January 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Per overnachting bedraagt het tarief per persoon: | 1. | bij overnachting in een hotel en conferentieoord | € 1,35 | 2. | bij overnachting in een bed & breakfast, chalet, stacaravan, pension, particulier verhuurde woning en vakantieonderkomen | € 1,15 | 3. | bij overnachting in een kampeermiddel en overige accommodaties | € 0,95

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 Hengelo (O)

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 Hengelo (O)

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

QuestionIn Hengelo (O)
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?€1.35 per person per night
Do you need a permit to let?Not researched
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 municipality3 years, €470,000 (WOZ-waarde)
What is the OZB rate?0.1094% 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 17 October 2026.

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