Karin van Boetzelaer, Director of Housing Construction Policy and Deputy Director-General of Public Housing and Construction at the Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning (VRO), understands his concern. 'We are not closing our eyes to the fiscal climate in the Netherlands and the unstable and unpredictable housing policy. The new cabinet will explicitly focus on restoring confidence, with clear fiscal frameworks and consistent regulations. We are working on that. For example, the transfer tax will be reduced from 8% to 7% as of 1 January 2027, and the Affordable Housing Act will be optimised.
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Foreign capital needed to meet housing construction targets
The fiscal threshold for foreign pension funds and insurers to invest in the Dutch housing market must be significantly lowered. That is the view of Mark Siezen, CEO of asset manager Bouwinvest. 'Foreign capital is absolutely essential to meet the enormous housing construction challenge. That requires a stable housing policy and fiscal climate. I am hopeful: the new minister recognises this and will act on it.'
