Last year, 73 percent of owner-occupied homes sold above asking price and just under 20 percent sold below, according to research by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and the Land Registry Thursday. In 2020, just under half of the homes were sold above asking price. Remarkably, homes are being auctioned all over the country and not just […]
De Jong: 30% social rent everywhere, priority for ‘vulnerable’
Municipalities should aim to have 30 percent of housing consist of rented social housing. They should also do their best to help vulnerable groups quickly find affordable housing, for example by prioritizing them when allocating a home. This is in the note ‘A home for everyone’ By Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning de Jonge […]
Low-income earners get extra money in many collective labor agreements
In many collective labor agreements, agreements have recently been made whereby employees who earn relatively little receive a higher wage increase. This applies to police officers, hospital workers, and metal workers, among others. According to the AWVN Employers Association, there are now thirty industry branches with these types of agreements. This represents more than a […]
Ministry: Controversial report mouth mask deal Sywert must be completed before summer now
Long-Term Care Minister Connie Helder has pledged that everything will be done to advance the investigation into the controversial mouth cover deal between the Ministry of Health and Sewert van Linden before the summer. This is what Secretary Helder’s spokesman said on Tuesday when asked AP I know. Earlier in the day, Helder and research […]
Social rent increases on average by 2 percent, sometimes more than wealthier tenants
Housing associations will increase rents for their social housing units by an average of 2 percent, effective July 1. But some housing associations are also implementing an income-related rent increase this year that will be higher. This is allowed for renters of a certain income. The additional rent increase for those on higher incomes is […]
There’s some air ahead of the stock exchange, but for a lot of tech, is it really too late?
AEX is +0.4% after another hit on Wall Street (especially technology). It’s a downside these days interest, inflation, supply chain, geopolitics and economics seem to be very good things. Much more than that, a lot of American technology has been completely destroyed. such as 2000-2003. A modest recovery now, but with such a sky-high volatility […]
The costs of building a home are rising and could get worse
Price increase from 20 to 100 percent. These are tough times for both homebuyers and homebuilders. Hardly any construction project can be carried out according to the original agreements. “I can’t see the future, which is why I think it’s important to always stay in touch with clients.” Mark Hotsma is a construction company owner […]
Half of the Netherlands’ new scooters run on electricity – IT Pro – News
In the first four months of this year, just over half of the new scooters sold in the Netherlands were electric. In the same period last year it was 31 percent. Most of the scooters sold are still equipped with a combustion engine. It is the first time that more electric bikes have been sold […]
Gundogan’s return to work: There’s nothing to be ashamed of
This is what Gundogan (44) said in an interview with telegraph† She will be back in the room tomorrow as “The Gundogan Member”. Gundoğan was suspended by Volt in February after reports of dissenting behaviour. Then Gundogan went to the judge, who agreed with her. But things got out of hand and Volt eventually kicked […]
Can we do without Russian gas quickly?
Holland must succeed. “Minister Gettin has several options,” says Renee Peters, TNO’s oil and gas expert. “First, additional import of LNG by building two floating terminals in Emshavn. Then we have the processing capacity, but we still have to find that LNG.” The second option, according to Peters, is to quickly reduce gas demand by […]