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Property rules in Katwijk

What applies in Katwijk 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 Katwijk

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 Katwijk

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
€420,000 (WOZ-waarde)Price level of January 2021.
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: Huisvestingsverordening gemeente Katwijk, Artikel 33 · valid from 1 June 2023 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Als beschermde woonruimte wordt aangewezen iedere woonruimte: die gelegen is in de gemeente Katwijk en waarvan de WOZ-waarde op de genoemde peildatum niet meer bedraagt dan € 420.000 (peildatum WOZ waarde 1 januari 2021)
  • 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 Katwijk

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
0.1064% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.6185% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.1829% of the WOZ-waarde

Source: Verordening op de heffing en de invordering van onroerende-zaakbelastingen 2026, Artikel 5 · valid from 31 January 2026 · updated on 15 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het percentage bedraagt voor: de gebruikersbelasting 0,1829 % de eigenarenbelasting voor onroerende zaken die in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen 0,1064 % voor onroerende zaken die niet in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen 0,6185 %

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 Katwijk

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
Maximum number of nights
63 nights
Bed and breakfast
Permit required, everywhere

Source: Huisvestingsverordening gemeente Katwijk, Artikel 23 · valid from 1 June 2023 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het verbod als bedoeld in artikel 23a, eerste lid en artikel 23b, eerste en tweede lid, van de wet is van toepassing op alle woonruimten die zijn gelegen in de gemeente Katwijk.

Toeristenbelasting

Municipality of Katwijk

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

Campsite
€1.62 per person per night
Other accommodation
€2.26 per person per night

Source: Verordening op de heffing en de invordering van toeristenbelasting 2026, Artikel 7 · valid from 12 December 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het tarief bedraagt per overnachting, per persoon: - - voor campings, met uitzondering van de duinhuisjes op de camping: € 1,62 - in alle overige gevallen, inclusief de duinhuisjes op de camping en strandhuisjes € 2,26

Alterations and use

Splitsen en omzetten

Municipality of Katwijk

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 gemeente Katwijk, Artikel 2 · valid from 1 June 2023 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Als woonruimten waarvoor de vergunningplicht geldt als bedoeld in artikel 21, eerste lid, van de wet zijn alle woonruimten in de gemeente Katwijk aangewezen waarvan de WOZ-waarde op de genoemde peildatum niet meer bedraagt dan € 420.000 (peildatum WOZ waarde 1 januari 2021).

Onttrekken en samenvoegen

Municipality of Katwijk

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

Withdrawal
Permit required, everywhere
Merging
Permit required, everywhere

Source: Huisvestingsverordening gemeente Katwijk, Artikel 2 · valid from 1 June 2023 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Als woonruimten waarvoor de vergunningplicht geldt als bedoeld in artikel 21, eerste lid, van de wet zijn alle woonruimten in de gemeente Katwijk aangewezen waarvan de WOZ-waarde op de genoemde peildatum niet meer bedraagt dan € 420.000 (peildatum WOZ waarde 1 januari 2021).

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 Katwijk

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

  • OpkoopbeschermingShown above.
  • VerhuurvergunningFound in Beleidsregels voor de Wet Bibob gemeente Katwijk of 15 November 2024. Not on this page yet.
  • Splitsen en omzettenShown above.
  • VakantieverhuurShown above.
  • ToeristenbelastingShown above.
  • Onroerendezaakbelasting (OZB)Shown above.
  • Onttrekken en samenvoegenShown above.
  • Boetes Wet goed verhuurderschapNot researched yet.
  • RioolheffingNot researched yet.

The fixed questions for Katwijk

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

QuestionIn Katwijk
May you let short term?Allowed, with a permit
How many nights a year may you let short term?63 nights
How much tourist tax do you pay per night?€1.62 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 the whole municipality4 years, €420,000 (WOZ-waarde)
What is the OZB rate?0.1064% 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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