10 rules of its own

Property rules in The Hague

What applies in The Hague 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 The Hague

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 The Hague

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: lokaleregelgeving.overheid.nl, Artikel 5:27 · valid from 1 April 2026 · updated on 18 October 2026

Quote from the source
Artikel 41 van de Huisvestingswet 2014 is van toepassing op zelfstandige woonruimten met de volgende kenmerken:
  • 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 The Hague

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
0.0505% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.3115% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.2553% of the WOZ-waarde

Source: Verordening onroerende-zaakbelastingen Den Haag 2021., Artikel 6 · valid from 1 January 2026 · updated on 15 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het tarief van de belasting bedraagt een percentage van de heffingsmaatstaf. Het percentage bedraagt voor:

Betaald parkeren

Municipality of The Hague

Where you pay to park on the street in the municipality, and where residents park with a parking permit. Municipalities report these areas to the Nationaal Parkeerregister, the national parking register of the RDW. The environment scan shows whether an address lies in one and what an hour costs.

Permit
Permit required, only in designated areas

Only applies in designated areas.

Source: Nationaal Parkeerregister (RDW) · updated on 23 October 2026

Quote from the source
Betaald parkeren: 91 gebieden.

Rioolheffing

Municipality of The Hague

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

Owner
€195.40 per year
User
from €267.35 per yearDepends on the water use.

Source: Verordening rioolheffing Den Haag 2021, Artikel 6 · valid from 1 January 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het tarief voor het eigenarendeel bedraagt per perceel € 195,40

Letting

Verhuurvergunning

Municipality of The Hague

Under the Wet goed verhuurderschap, the Dutch act on good landlordship, a municipality can require a rental permit in certain neighbourhoods.

Permit
Permit required, only in designated areas

Only applies in designated areas.

Source: Verhuurverordening Den Haag 2023, Artikel 2:1 · valid from 1 September 2023 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Artikel 5, eerste lid, onder a van de wet is van toepassing op alle categorieën van zelfstandige en onzelfstandige woonruimte gelegen in het in bijlage I bij deze verordening aangegeven deel van Den Haag.

Boetes Wet goed verhuurderschap

Municipality of The Hague

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

Fine, private landlord
€40,000 per violation
Fine, landlord with a company
€80,000 per violation

Source: Verhuurverordening Den Haag 2023, Artikel 3.1 · valid from 1 September 2023 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Bij toepassing van het gestelde in het eerste lid van dit artikel hanteren burgemeester en wethouders de boetes als vermeld in bijlage II van deze verordening.
  • 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 The Hague

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
Permit
Permit required, everywhere
Maximum number of nights
30 nights

Source: Huisvestingsverordening Den Haag 2023, Artikel 5:16 · valid from 1 April 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Artikel 23a van de Huisvestingswet 2014 is van toepassing op alle zelfstandige woonruimten en de daarin gelegen wooneenheden behorend tot een gebouw gelegen in alle wijken van Den Haag.

Toeristenbelasting

Municipality of The Hague

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
€6.20 per person per night
Campsite
€2.85 per person per night

Source: Verordening op de heffing en invordering van toeristenbelasting (Verordening toeristenbelasting Den Haag 2016), Artikel 6 · valid from 1 January 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het tarief bedraagt per persoon per overnachting € 6,20.

Alterations and use

Splitsen en omzetten

Municipality of The Hague

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
Splitting
Permit required, everywhere

Source: Huisvestingsverordening Den Haag 2023, Artikel 5:1 · valid from 1 April 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Artikel 21 van de Huisvestingswet 2014 is van toepassing op alle zelfstandige woonruimten behorend tot een gebouw gelegen in alle wijken van Den Haag.

Onttrekken en samenvoegen

Municipality of The Hague

A municipal permit to give a home another use or to merge homes.

Withdrawal
Permit required, everywhere
Merging
Permit required, everywhere

Source: Huisvestingsverordening Den Haag 2023, Artikel 5:1 · valid from 1 April 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Artikel 21 van de Huisvestingswet 2014 is van toepassing op alle zelfstandige woonruimten behorend tot een gebouw gelegen in alle wijken van Den Haag.

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 The Hague

Per rule: found, read without finding it, or not researched yet. Not found does not mean the rule does not exist.

  • OpkoopbeschermingShown above.
  • VerhuurvergunningShown above.
  • Splitsen en omzettenShown above.
  • VakantieverhuurShown above.
  • ToeristenbelastingShown above.
  • Onroerendezaakbelasting (OZB)Shown above.
  • Onttrekken en samenvoegenShown above.
  • Boetes Wet goed verhuurderschapShown above.
  • RioolheffingShown above.
  • Betaald parkerenShown above.
  • ParkeervergunningNot researched yet.
  • Geen parkeervergunning bij nieuwbouwNot researched yet.

The fixed questions for The Hague

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

QuestionIn The Hague
May you let short term?Allowed, with a permit
How many nights a year may you let short term?30 nights
How much tourist tax do you pay per night?€6.20 per person per night
Do you need a permit to let?In part of the municipality
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?0.0505% 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
Do you pay to park on the street?In part of the municipality
What does a resident parking permit cost?Not researched

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 23 October 2026. As of 24 October 2026.

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