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Important information about rent prices and housing valuation 

At DUWO, we consider affordability very important. In addition, we have two major tasks: we are busy renovating and making our homes more sustainable to meet sustainability goals and keep energy costs as low as possible for our tenants. We also want to build as many student homes as possible so that current and future students have a good place to live. This requires a lot of money, and a revision of the housing valuation now allows us to adjust rent prices while maintaining affordability. This way, we can free up more funds to carry out these important tasks. 

What does this mean for you as a current tenant?
For our current tenants, this adjustment will not result in a rent increase. If a rent increase does occur, it will apply only to new rent agreements. In exceptional cases, the adjustment may result in a rent reduction for current tenants. If this applies to you, DUWO will take action automatically and you will receive a separate notification. You do not need to do anything.

What will change?
In many cases, rent for new leases will increase starting in January 2026. This applies to new leases for both self-contained and non-self-contained units. The rent for new tenants may therefore be higher than the rent for current tenants. On our listing platform Roommatch.nl, you can always see the most up-to-date rent for our properties.

New rental contracts for self-contained rooms with housing allowance
In most cases, a rent increase is fully compensated by the housing allowance. If the rent exceeds €498.20, up to 65% of the increase is compensated for new tenants.

New tenancy agreements for non self-contained rooms without housing allowance 
For new tenancy agreements in shared housing where rental assistance cannot be applied for, the rent may be higher than what the previous tenant paid. The rent increase is not compensated.

New tenancy agreements for non self-contained with housing allowance 
In many cases, rent for new contracts will increase starting in January 2026.

Please note: this also applies to internal moves. this also applies to internal relocations. If you move to another room within your building, it will be considered a new contract, and the rent price may be higher than what the previous tenant paid for that room. In most cases, this rent increase will be compensated by housing allowance. Always check Roommatch.nl for the most up-to-date rent prices for our homes.

Do you have plans to move?

If you are currently a tenant and have no plans to move, nothing will change for you. However, if you are moving, make sure you keep an eye on the most current rental price on Roommatch.nl or in your DUWO account in the internal moving module. If you are not sure what this means for you, you can always contact us.