How does a rent reduction work?

For you, it stays simple. I handle everything with your landlord and, if needed, the Huurcommissie. You pay afterwards.

You do almost nothing. I handle the rest.

  1. 1

    Do the huurprijscheck. In a few minutes you’ll see whether your rent can go down.

  2. 2

    Send your tenancy agreement and your latest rent increase letter. I check that your file is complete and correct.

  3. 3

    Sign the authorisation, after a call with me if you like.

  • I file your case as soon as you’ve signed the authorisation.
  • All contact with your landlord goes through me. Where the procedure requires it, I send a proposal first.
  • I put your case to the Huurcommissie and speak for you at the hearing.
  • After the ruling, I make sure your lower rent is put into effect.

The Huurcommissie always sends an inspector to look at your home; you only need to make sure someone can let them in. A procedure takes about three monthson average.

Questions about the procedure

The Dutch rent tribunal: an independent body that settles disputes between tenants and landlords, for example about the rent. If I apply for a rent reduction on your behalf, the Huurcommissie assesses whether your rent is too high. Its ruling is binding.

No, quite the opposite. All contact with your landlord goes through me, and once your landlord knows you have legal support, things stay businesslike. Often your landlord hardly needs to be involved.

Then everything stays as it is: the same rent, the same contract, and you pay me nothing.

All questions

Find out in a few minutes whether you’re paying too much rent.

Free, with no obligation.

Do the free huurprijscheck