A rent of, for example, €500 could rise to €520 next year in the social sector (which includes many student residences) or to €536 for a room in a private student residence. This would amount to an additional €250 to €370 in housing costs per year. The Spring Memorandum stated that rents in the social
The fire in the student flat on Van Hasseltlaan last weekend was started deliberately. Owner DUWO has hired security guards to prevent a repeat occurrence.
An open letter from TU Delft student associations about DUWO’s new intended pick-your-housemate-policy got a lot of attention in the local media. Why did they send this letter? “We are worried that the effects of the policy is already decided,” says VeRa (the Association Council) Board Member Lucas van Krimpen.
Delft’s association houses are under pressure: DUWO’s new co-optation policy and the drop in private rentals caused by the Affordable Rent Act mean that one of the city’s biggest student traditions may disappear. Mirte Brouwer argues keeping this form of housing alive.
Dozens of residents of the Van Hasseltlaan student flat had to leave their rooms during the night of Saturday 13 to Sunday 14 December due to a fire. The fire started on the eleventh floor. What was that like?
For the time being, students living in the DUWO complex on Röntgenweg will not have to pay for parking. Student housing provider DUWO has opened the barrier to the parking lot at the request of the municipality of Delft. Residents of X-Ray, as the student complex is called, have always been able to park their
Residents of the X-Ray student flat are concerned about a new parking policy that will take effect on 1 December. Anyone who wants to park their car will now have to pay an hourly rate or take out a monthly subscription. The cost of such a subscription? Sixty euros per month. ‘Absurdly expensive,’ say the tenants.
The number of private student houses in Delft is decreasing fast as landlords are selling their properties. This emerged from the results of two investigations that were published last weekend. Projects in Delft to build new rooms are not getting off the ground easily. Why is this?
If you feel like doing something different this weekend, check what’s on in the theatre, says student columnist Mirte Brouwer. The threshold is low, the tickets are cheap, and it’s a lot of fun.
Owners of houses that have been vacant for a long time may soon be fined, the Dutch House of Representatives decided on Tuesday 23 September. ‘It's a good first step,’ says the National Student Union (Landelijke Studentenvakbond or LSVb in Dutch). Due to the ever-increasing housing shortage, the LSVb, CNV Jong, FNV Young & United
