It should also become easier for Amsterdam residents to look after someone in their home for a longer period of time, for example when they are away training or studying.

The municipality wants Amsterdam residents with an owner-occupied home or a private rented home to do this a maximum of once a year for 3 to 6 months. As for rental properties owned by companies, the reduction is once every five years.

Home exchange and licensing requirements

The municipality also wants to facilitate the process of exchanging houses without asking for anything in return for tourism purposes. This means that Amsterdam residents will not have to apply for a permit or registration number from the municipality. Other rules regarding vacation rentals will also end. If a resident exchanges money or points with a temporary renter, the home exchange falls within the holiday rental rules.

In addition, the municipality wants to test whether middle-income families would live adequately: in an average-priced rented house. This includes homes with a rental price of €879.66 to €1,165.81. The so-called housing permit can be used to check whether a family that will live in an average-priced rented house actually has an average income.

Home participants

Things are also changing for Amsterdam residents who want to share a home. Relaxations should ensure that it becomes easier to share the home with others. In this way, more places to live are created in the city.

In short, the municipality wants to lower the thresholds for housing and landlord renting. In this type of living, the main resident shares his home with another family. No permit is required for this purpose. The current rule is that a resident must live in one place for two years before someone is allowed to live in the home. The new rule would shorten this period to one year.

The rule of living in a home for one year before you can share it with another household has been completely abolished for married couples and couples with a registered partnership. “They do not have to wait at all before they can let someone live in them. On the contrary, there is an advantage: one person can also provide housing to the couple immediately, without having to wait for a while,” the municipality states.

In addition, the municipality wants to allow two families to be occupied if it is a family up to the fourth degree or for informal care. Currently a maximum of one resident household is allowed.

Finally, homeowner participants will be given more flexibility in converting one home into three independent homes. This way, more people can share the house. The number of applications will increase by 2 percent: an average of 55 additional permits will become available per district and about 6,000 permits in the entire city.

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Therefore, Amsterdam residents will have until July 15 to express their opinion Suggestions. Responses to the consultation are then included in the response note. The applicant will then be notified of this.

A municipal spokesperson said: “Any amended proposals and the response memorandum will then be sent to the municipal council, which will then make a final decision. The new housing regulations will apply from 1 January 2025.”