6 rules of its own

Property rules in Rijswijk

What applies in Rijswijk 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 Rijswijk

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 Rijswijk

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

Only applies in designated areas.

Source: Huisvestingsverordening Rijswijk 2023, Artikel 5.16 · valid from 3 July 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Vanaf de datum van inschrijving van het eigendomsrecht in de openbare registers van de akte van levering van een beschermde woonruimte aan de nieuwe eigenaar, is het binnen een periode van vier jaren verboden die 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 Rijswijk

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
0.0711% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.6326% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0% of the WOZ-waarde

Source: Verordening op de heffing en de invordering van onroerendezaakbelastingen Gemeente Rijswijk 2026, Artikel 5 · valid from 28 November 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
voor onroerende zaken die in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen 0,0711%

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 Rijswijk

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.

Bed and breakfast
Permit required, everywhere

Source: Omgevingsplan gemeente Rijswijk, Artikel 5.132 · valid from 9 July 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het is verboden zonder omgevingsvergunning een Bed and Breakfast te verzorgen.

Toeristenbelasting

Municipality of Rijswijk

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
€3.70 per person per night

Source: Verordening op de heffing en de invordering van toeristenbelasting Gemeente Rijswijk 2026, Artikel 5 · valid from 28 November 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
De belasting bedraagt per overnachting € 3,70

Alterations and use

Splitsen en omzetten

Municipality of Rijswijk

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

Home, splitting
Permit required, everywhere
Home, conversion
Permit required, everywhere
Home, creating additional homes
Permit required, everywhere

Source: Huisvestingsverordening Rijswijk 2023, Artikel 5:1 · valid from 3 July 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
De vergunningplicht van Artikel 21 van de Huisvestingswet 2014 is van toepassing op alle zelfstandige woonruimten gelegen in Rijswijk met een WOZ-waarde tot 1,4 x de NHG-kostengrens.

Onttrekken en samenvoegen

Municipality of Rijswijk

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

Withdrawal
Permit required, everywhere
Merging
Permit required, everywhere

Only applies in designated areas.

Source: Huisvestingsverordening Rijswijk 2023, Artikel 5:1 · valid from 3 July 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
De vergunningplicht van Artikel 21 van de Huisvestingswet 2014 is van toepassing op alle zelfstandige woonruimten gelegen in Rijswijk met een WOZ-waarde tot 1,4 x de NHG-kostengrens.

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 Rijswijk

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 Rijswijk

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

QuestionIn Rijswijk
May you let short term?Allowed, with a permit
How many nights a year may you let short term?Not found in the source
How much tourist tax do you pay per night?€3.70 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, €470,000 (WOZ-waarde)
What is the OZB rate?0.0711% 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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