5 rules of its own

Property rules in Schiedam

What applies in Schiedam 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 Schiedam

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 Schiedam

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)The national limit for an affordable home in 2026.
Length of the ban
4 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: Verordening beheer woonruimtevoorraad Schiedam 2024, Artikel 9b · valid from 9 July 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Als beschermde woonruimte wordt aangewezen iedere woonruimte die elk van de volgende kenmerken heeft: de woonruimte ligt in één van de in bijlage III genoemde delen van de gemeente; de WOZ-waarde bedraagt niet meer dan de betaalbare koopgrens zoals bedoeld in artikel 7, lid 2 van de Huisvestingswet en geïndexeerd conform artikel 7, lid 4 van de huisvestingswet;
  • 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 Schiedam

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
0.0757% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.368% of the WOZ-waarde
Not a home
0.274% of the WOZ-waarde

Source: Verordening op de heffing en invordering van onroerende-zaakbelastingen Schiedam 2021, Artikel 5 · valid from 1 January 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Het tarief van de belasting bedraagt een percentage van de heffingsmaatstaf. Het percentage bedraagt voor: de gebruikersbelasting 0,2740 % de eigenarenbelasting Voor onroerende zaken die in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen 0,0757% Voor onroerende zaken die niet in hoofdzaak tot woning dienen 0,3680%

Rioolheffing

Municipality of Schiedam

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

Owner
€258.32 per year

Source: Verordening op de heffing en invordering van rioolheffing Schiedam 2021, Artikel 7 · valid from 1 January 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
De belasting bedraagt per perceel per jaar € 258,32.

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

Alterations and use

Splitsen en omzetten

Municipality of Schiedam

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

Splitting
Permit required, only in designated areas
Letting rooms
Permit required, everywhere
Creating additional homes
Permit required, everywhere

Only applies in designated areas.

Source: Verordening beheer woonruimtevoorraad Schiedam 2024, Artikel 2 · valid from 9 July 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Woonruimte, die behoort tot één of meer van de in het tweede lid aangewezen categorieën, mag niet zonder vergunning als bedoeld in artikel 21 van de wet:

Onttrekken en samenvoegen

Municipality of Schiedam

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: Verordening beheer woonruimtevoorraad Schiedam 2024, Artikel 2 · valid from 9 July 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Woonruimte, die behoort tot één of meer van de in het tweede lid aangewezen categorieën, mag niet zonder vergunning als bedoeld in artikel 21 van de wet: anders dan ten behoeve van de bewoning of het gebruik als kantoor aan huis of praktijkruimte aan huis door de eigenaar aan de bestemming tot bewoning worden onttrokken of onttrokken worden gehouden; anders dan ten behoeve van de bewoning of het gebruik als kantoor aan huis of praktijkruimte aan huis door de eigenaar met andere woonruimte worden samengevoegd of samengevoegd worden gehouden;

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 Schiedam

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

  • OpkoopbeschermingShown above.
  • VerhuurvergunningNot researched yet.
  • Splitsen en omzettenShown above.
  • VakantieverhuurNot researched yet.
  • ToeristenbelastingNot researched yet.
  • Onroerendezaakbelasting (OZB)Shown above.
  • Onttrekken en samenvoegenShown above.
  • Boetes Wet goed verhuurderschapFound in Verordening Woonruimtebemiddeling regio Rotterdam 2025 of 1 July 2025. Not on this page yet.
  • RioolheffingShown above.

The fixed questions for Schiedam

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

QuestionIn Schiedam
May you let short term?Not researched
How many nights a year may you let short term?Not researched
How much tourist tax do you pay per night?Not researched
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 municipality4 years, €420,000 (WOZ-waarde)
What is the OZB rate?0.0757% 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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