Renting a house to expats in The Netherlands
Posted by Heksenhyl@reddit | expats | View on Reddit | 10 comments
Hi, my husband and I own a house (semi detached family home with a large garden) in between Arnhem and Utrecht. We are interested in renting it out in the near future, but we're wondering if any expats would be interested in renting a house not located in De Randstad.
I've noticed that almost all expats are looking for housing near Amsterdam. We would specifically want to rent to expats, because we're not sure if we would want to sell in a few years time (5 years approximately).
What are your thoughts?
Wranorel@reddit
I work and live (renting) in Utrecht, I do think it would get a place near Veenendaal. 5 years may be a lot, but I would sign a 2 year contract for a nice place to rent.
Heksenhyl@reddit (OP)
We would be open to shorter stays as well, maybe that's the way to go, just rent it out for two years at a time and see what we want in a few years time.
DJfromNL@reddit
The problem is that temp contracts can only be agreed under very specific circumstances. If those circumstances don’t apply, the tenant can sign the lease, but will still be protected by law. And that means that, when they refuse to leave at the end date, it will be extremely hard and very costly to get them out.
Heksenhyl@reddit (OP)
Yes, we would need to look into that for sure. We've rented out an apartment for close to 15 years without issue, but a house is a bit trickier.
DJfromNL@reddit
Yes, but laws have recently changed. Before, temp agreements were allowed.
Heksenhyl@reddit (OP)
And why Veenendaal?
Wranorel@reddit
Not specifically there, I like the area and it’s not a very small town.
Heksenhyl@reddit (OP)
I like it too ;)
DJfromNL@reddit
I don’t think it will be a problem to find expats. But what might be a problem is getting approval from the mortgage provider (if you have a mortgage) and it will be next to impossible to rent it out for 5 years and then being allowed to kick out your renters.
Heksenhyl@reddit (OP)
Mortgage won't be a problem thankfully. And we were thinking of expats, specifically because of the temporary basis of their stay.
We live elsewhere at the moment, so the house just sits empty right now, which is a shame, considering the housing market.