Property transfer tax on housing investments down to 8% in 2026
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Netherlands Enterprise Agency, RVO
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Effective date of this change in law: 1 January 2026
What changes?
Do you want to buy a residential property as an investment? To rent out or as a holiday home? The property transfer tax for houses you buy, but do not intend to live in yourself, will go down from 10.4% to 8% in 2026.
The measure is intended to make it more attractive for entrepreneurs to buy (new) homes to rent out. The government expects that the tax reduction will lead to more new housing developments.
For whom?
- Entrepreneurs who want to buy residential property as an investment.
When?
The change in law will enter into effect on 1 January 2026.