Dutch law caps rent based on your home's point score. If you're over the limit you can claim a reduction — and a refund of every month of overpaid rent since you filed. Six free tools to check your rent, service costs, deposit, increases, and write to your landlord. All in English.
What's included
Everything you need to understand and protect your rent — from your first calculation to sending a formal letter.
Full 12-rubriek breakdown for independent dwellings. Shows legal max rent, monthly overpayment, and overpayment verdict.
Shared rooms and student housing. Divides shared facilities by housemates — always regulated, no point threshold.
Deposits are capped at 2 months' basic rent since July 2023. Find out if yours was above the legal limit.
Annual increases are capped by law. Enter your old and new rent to see if the increase was within the legal limit.
Audit your service costs statement for utilities, furniture, and administration fees. Verify depreciation stays within legal limits.
Generate a formal Dutch demand letter pre-filled with your figures, with an English translation. Ready to send.
Start here
Select your housing type — takes about two minutes. No address or account required.
Zelfstandige woonruimte
Your own front door, your own kitchen, and your own bathroom for your exclusive use. Apartments, studios, houses.
Onzelfstandige woonruimte
You rent a room and share the kitchen and/or bathroom with other tenants. Student housing, house shares.
Not sure? If you have your own lockable front door, kitchen, and bathroom for your exclusive use, that's a zelfstandige woonruimte (independent dwelling). If you share the kitchen or bathroom with housemates, it's a shared room.
How it works
Understand the rules
Plain-English explanations of how the Dutch rent point system works — what each rubriek means, how it's measured, and how it affects your rent cap.