Tenants’ rent new residents increased by nearly 23 percent “- Parool.nl

Tenants' rent new residents increased by nearly 23 percent "- Parool.nl

23-01-15 7:43 pm – Source: Reuters

Apartments in a new housing district. © anp

There is huge rent increases, especially when released an apartment. In 2014, the rent for the new occupant increased on average by 22.6 percent. More and more tenants are financially squeezed. The number of evictions in 2013 increased by 8 percent compared to the previous year.

This allows the Woonbond. Today the league begins the campaign “Block the rent increase. The rent increases well above inflation. Precisely the corporations that should provide a file to affordable housing, increase the rent more than private landlords.

In the regulated sector corporations increased the rents last year on average by 4.7 percent, while it remained in the private sector with an increase of 3.8 percent. The average rent increase in two years was 9.2 percent according to the survey of the Tenants.

A third year is likely that rent increases well above inflation. Therefore come Saturday in Utrecht together dozens of tenants’ organizations to plan actions against the rent increases. The Housing Association wants the politics puts an end to the policy that allows skyrocketing rent increases

(Edited by: Editorial).