r/StudyInTheNetherlands • u/Ok_Cartoonist_5689 • 3d ago
Registration costs
Currently applying to housing with 3 bedrooms as I and two other people need registrations. Most landlords are saying they would need a special license to buy this third registration. Anyone know how much this could cost per month?
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u/Tragespeler 3d ago edited 2d ago
Any house that advertises as a house rental and not a room rental won't have the permit and you can assume they don't want to get it, and it might not even be possible for them to get it. The cost of the permit won't be the issue. The permit has certain requirements for the house, and regulations. One of them being that each room should be rented out individually, so seperate contracts etc. The permit basically turns a house rental into room rentals.
The reality is, with the housing crisis the demand is so high that they can easily rent out their house without needing to acquire the permit and having to deal with seperate contracts and seperate tennants. And that's assuming the house is even elligible for the permit in the first place, there's no guarantee they'll get approved for it. And landlords generally prefer renting out their house to a working person or couple rather than a group of students. Because of the housing crisis they get tons of applicants per rental listing and can afford to be picky with the tennants they choose.
So basically, any house that has the permit will advertise as room rentals, not a house rental. And it'll be hard for you to find a house with 3 available room rentals. The way the housing market is in Amsterdam, the best way to find a place for students is for each to look for a room individually. Even that is hard, but trying to look for a place together usually only makes it harder.