Councils to get the power to put own residents
first in new housing Housing
December 3, 2021 Photo: DutchNews.nl
Local
authorities are to be allowed to give priority in newly built housing projects
to people already living in the area, the Volkskrant reported on Friday Home
affairs minister Kajsa Ollongren plans to change current housing legislation so
that councils can give residents priority, and help make sure people starting
on the housing ladder are not disadvantaged, the paper said. The priority allocation
will apply to 30% of new properties costing up to €355,000. Currently, local
councils are banned from prioritising their own residents for housing, apart
from in the Wadden Sea islands. Several local authorities, including Bergen in
Noord-Holland and Utrechtse Heuvelrug, told the Volkskrant that they would use
the new powers, because they believe newcomers from other cities have been
buying up the available homes. Ollongren has already made it possible for
councils to stop investors buying up properties and then renting them out.
Amsterdam and The Hague are among the cities which have have already said they
will act to make sure people can only buy cheaper homes if they plan to live in
them. The proposal to prioritise locals has now been put out to consultation.
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