More than 230 housing associations are going to court to force the cabinet to abandon, among other things, the freezing of rents.
Minister Mona Keijzer (Housing and Spatial Planning) has announced that she will proceed with the bill to freeze rents for the next two years.
Aedes and 230 corporations are asking the court in The Hague in summary proceedings to rule on the violation of National Performance Agreements and the consequences of the freezing of rents in 2025 and 2026.
“The minister’s signature on a whole package of agreements to tackle the housing shortage is binding. Can you still speak of a reliable government if those agreements are so easily thrown in the trash?”, asks Aedes chairman Liesbeth Spies.
“Corporations have been working intensively with governments at all levels for many years and that cooperation is now being greatly frustrated. The dismay is great among virtually all parties who are committed to building all those new homes for many home seekers.”
The State, housing corporations and municipalities have agreed to structurally build 30,000 social rental homes per year from 2029. The parties involved are also committed to responsible rent increases and the improvement and sustainability of homes. They also invest in the quality of life in neighborhoods.
Housing associations fear that many new construction projects will come to a standstill. “This also has consequences for the construction of mid-rental and owner-occupied homes by commercial parties in mixed projects. The insulation of existing rental homes is also delayed, so that a number of tenants do not receive a lower energy bill,” Aedes said.