[10:36 AM] Amsterdam politician wants to tackle housing platforms that "facilitate" excessive rents
According to the D66 in Amsterdam, housing platforms are violating the Affordable Rent Act by allowing landlords to advertise homes for rents that clearly do not comply with rent regulati
https://nltimes.nl/2025/04/17/amsterdam-politician-wants-tackle-housing-platforms-facilitate-excessive-rents
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Amsterdam politician wants to tackle housing platforms that "facilitate" excessive rents
According to the D66 in Amsterdam, housing platforms are violating the Affordable Rent Act by allowing landlords to advertise homes for rents that clearly do not comply with rent regulation. In a series of questions, D66 spokesperson Suleyman Aslami asked the mayor and aldermen to tackle these platforms that “facilitate excessive rents.”
[09:49 AM] Over 3,000 homes pulled from rental market since implementation of rent regulation
Over 3,000 rental properties have disappeared from the market since the introduction of the Affordable Rent Act, which regulated rent for mid-market rentals.
https://nltimes.nl/2024/11/20/3000-homes-pulled-rental-market-since-implementation-rent-regulation
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Over 3,000 homes pulled from rental market since implementation of rent regulation
Over 3,000 rental properties have disappeared from the market since the introduction of the Affordable Rent Act, which regulated rent for mid-market rentals. The supply of mid-market rentals did increase somewhat, but the more expensive segment shrank much more dramatically, NRC reports based on second and third-quarter figures from Rent.nl, an online service that points users to newly available rental properties on other platforms.
[08:20 PM] Opposition parties criticize the DNB president for comments about Affordable Rent Act
Opposition parties are not happy about the critical comments made by Klaas Knot, the president of De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), about the Affordable Rent Act.
https://nltimes.nl/2024/10/24/opposition-parties-criticize-dnb-president-comments-affordable-rent-act
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Opposition parties criticize the DNB president for comments about Affordable Rent Act
Opposition parties are not happy about the critical comments made by Klaas Knot, the president of De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), about the Affordable Rent Act. Knot told ANP in Washington that he thinks that the Affordable Rent Act should be scrapped. According to him, this law leads to scarcity and, therefore, to higher prices on the free rental market. Knot is in Washington for the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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