Duwo, the student housing provider, announced in June that it intended to change its vote-in housing policy. At present, residents themselves can choose a new flatmate. This will change in the future. The landlord will soon discuss this with students in Delft.
Duwo proposed a new vote-in policy, but according to Mirte Brouwer, not the vote-in policy, but the lack of rooms in student houses is the real issue. And on top of that, the plan risks being the death blow for many association houses.
Why is there such a huge housing shortage among students? According to TU Delft Professor of Housing System Peter Boelhouwer, this is mainly due to failing government policies. Nevertheless, he is cautiously optimistic.
In Eindhoven and Breda, rents for privately owned student rooms fell last year, while prices rose sharply in Tilburg, Nijmegen and Groningen. In Delft, rents rose by 10 percent. This is according to new figures from Kamernet.
Traffic signs are proudly displayed on the wall in some student houses. A stop sign in the corridor, street signs next to the fridge. How do they get there? And why?
The number of student rooms available on rental websites has fallen by almost 30 percent, reports Dutch newspaper NRC. Many landlords are putting their student houses up for sale. This is also happening in Delft, and Housing Minister Keijzer has expressed her concerns about this.
In a short amount of time, a petition against DUWO’s plea for ‘equal opportunities’ in flatmate interviews for housing has been signed 5,100 times. Residents want to continue to decide for themselves who their new flatmate will be.
Point systems and campus contracts. You will not make huge profits on renting out rooms anymore. So landlords are trying to empty their student houses as fast as possible to sell them. Students are the victims: “My landlady tried to force me out.”
1500 to 2500 new student homes on the sports fields around the intersection of Kruithuisweg and Mekelweg. The City Council will discuss this idea on Thursday. Many political parties and sports clubs are critical, including Thor. Delta spoke with this student rugby club.
The planned construction of “several thousand student housing units” will be halted due to the government's decision to freeze social rents in 2025 and 2026, student housing associations warn. Kences, the umbrella organisation for social student housing providers, says it is “shocked” by the cabinet's decision to freeze social rents for two years. “We support
