INSIGHTS & STORIES

Practical guides for Dutch home buyers: what to check, what to ask, and what to verify before you bid.

Buying a home in Amsterdam: pre-bid checklist. Buying in Amsterdam often means making a decision quickly, with incomplete...

Foundation problems are one of the property risks in the Netherlands that buyers often discover too late. A house can look well...

A Dutch energy label can look simple: one letter, from efficient to inefficient. But before you bid, that letter should raise...

If you are buying a house in the Netherlands, you may see the word erfpacht in a listing, sales brochure, Kadaster extract, or...

You have found a Dutch home and the listing says erfpacht, leasehold, or canon afgekocht. That one word can affect your monthly...

You find a Dutch home you like. The listing says energy label B, D, or maybe G. What does that mean for your bid? Many buyers...

You found an apartment, the bidding deadline is close, and the estate agent sends a folder full of VvE documents. The problem is...

You find a Dutch home you like, open the listing, and see a WOZ value. Is that the real value of the house? Should your bid be...

Buying an apartment in the Netherlands means buying more than the apartment itself. You also become part of the VvE: the owners’...