Dear Firm: “ Make more affordable start-up houses in Zeeland ”

“I’ve lived in this rented apartment for a long time and like it, but I think paying the rent is still a waste of money,” says De Feiter.

Affordable start-up homes are rare

The cheapest house currently for sale in Renesse is for sale for 365 thousand euros.

Real estate agent Collin Gyselinck from Sluis is also aware of the problem of the shortage of affordable housing. “Young people have to pay 225,000 euros for a house in a beautiful community here. You just can’t afford it, ”says Gyselinck. For starters, you can usually only find better affordable housing in villages.

Gyselinck notices that the starters do not intervene to get something. You only seem to have a chance as a double income.

Competition from Belgians

“What has an influence is that many Belgians also buy a house in Zeeland. This is because the purchase costs in the Netherlands were always cheaper than in Belgium. At the beginning of this year, the transfer tax for people who buy a second home in the Netherlands increased. could be an advantage for beginners in the Netherlands “, thinks Gyselinck.

Gyselinck believes that a new build with registration up to 30 years, for example, may offer a solution. But Gyselinck does not question whether new buildings will be built quickly in Zeeland as well. “They are also looking at the number of vacant houses in the villages. Until the housing stock is filled, I don’t expect any construction to take place.”

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