My name is Jan, and I help lower rents that are too high
My name is Jan Louwers, a lawyer and the founder of Huurfix. I work with the Rent Commission to lower excessive rents on a no-cure-no-pay basis: you only pay once your rent has actually been reduced. I personally assess and handle every case, from the initial review to the hearing.
My Background
I completed my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Dutch law at Maastricht University. After that, I focused on a single topic: the housing valuation system—the points system that determines your maximum rent. That may sound like a minor detail, but it’s precisely what makes the difference between getting a rent reduction or not, and between saving a few tens of euros and hundreds of euros per month.
How It All Began
It all started in 2021, while I was studying law in Maastricht. Friends were asking me more and more often to take a look at their lease agreements, and the same thing kept coming up: they were consistently paying too much without even realizing it. Not because they were wrong, but because the rules are so opaque that almost no one knows what they’re actually supposed to pay.
My advice really made a difference...
When someone suddenly found themselves saving hundreds of euros a month after following my advice, I realized just how much of a difference this makes in a person’s life. What started as helping friends grew year after year. More and more tenants found their way to me, and in January 2025, I turned it Huurfix . Now this is my job: I help tenants across the country lower their excessively high rent.
Why Tenants Choose Me
One dedicated specialist
No rotating team or call center. I’ll review your case, handle the proceedings, and represent you at the hearing. The same person from start to finish.
No-cure-no-pay
You only pay once your rent has actually been reduced. If it doesn't work out, it won't cost you anything. So you have nothing to lose.
Points System Specialist
I specialize in the housing valuation system—the system that determines your maximum rent. That is precisely what determines whether or not your rent will be reduced.
Where Things Go Wrong
Most tenants—and, to be honest, many landlords as well—make mistakes on points you wouldn’t notice unless you know the system inside and out. For example, almost everyone thinks that a registered energy label automatically affects the rent. That’s often not the case, because it depends on when the label was issued and whether it applies to your specific property. That single factor can make a difference of dozens of points—and thus sometimes determine whether or not you get a rent reduction. If you overlook it, you’re leaving money on the table. And if you don’t mention it during the process, you won’t be granted the reduction. That’s where my work comes in: I know where those euros are hiding, and I bring them to light.
I’ll handle your case myself—no rotating team or outsourced group. I’ll give you an honest assessment of what’s feasible, and I’ll be straightforward if there’s nothing I can do for you. And there’s no risk to you: you don’t pay until your rent goes down.
Why Scoring Often Goes Wrong
The energy label and the reference date. Since the Affordable Rent Act of July 1, 2024, only the energy label valid on the reference date—the date that is decisive for your case—counts toward the point total. If there is no label valid for the point calculation at that time, the year the property was built will be used instead—even if a label is listed in EP-online, the official registry, or if one is registered after the reference date. This is precisely where things often go wrong, because such a label may appear to be valid.
Energy performance alone can account for a difference of up to 77 points, from the lowest to the highest level. Such a difference determines not only how much your rent can be reduced, but even whether a rent reduction is possible at all—in other words, whether your home falls under the private sector or not.
The WOZ value. For homes that are not divided in the land registry, you do not need to include the full WOZ value in your calculation. This is not explicitly stated in the law and is not clearly mentioned anywhere, so many tenants and landlords get it wrong. In such cases, you divide the WOZ value by the living area registered with the WOZ and multiply that result by the actual square meters.
Both at the same time. If a property has not been legally subdivided, even a valid energy label often doesn’t count. If the area listed on the label differs from the actual area, the label is not representative of your living space.
These are just a few examples. There are many more, and together they determine whether a rent reduction is possible and by how much your rent can be lowered.
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