In this feature authors discuss recent research findings that are of interest to readers of Beleid en Maatschappij. |
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Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 3 2018 |
Trefwoorden | Housing, Financialization, Private investors, Buy-to-let, Private rent |
Auteurs | Jelke Bosma MSc, Dr. Cody Hochstenbach, Dr. Rodrigo Fernandez e.a. |
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Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 3 2018 |
Trefwoorden | Private rental market, Buy-to-let, Welfare state, Pensions, Self-employment |
Auteurs | Dr. Barend Wind |
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During the last ten years, the private rental sector in the Netherlands has experienced a rapid growth. In the larger cities, this sector grew with 30 percent, mainly as a result of the large amount of private persons operating as small scale landlords (buy-to-let). This article reflects on the findings of a recent report on the nature of the buy-to-let sector in the Netherlands, carried out by Manuel Aalbers, Jelke Bosma, Rodrigo Fernandez and Cody Hochstenbach. This takes their findings as a starting point, and positions the Dutch private rental sector in an internationally comparative perspective. Furthermore, this article explains the rise of the buy-to-let sector not just from a housing market point of view, but from a welfare state perspective. In different European countries, the private rental sector plays a different role in the housing market, which impacts on the availability and affordability of housing in urban areas. Moreover, rental income for buy-to-let or small-scale private landlords can be seen as part of the provision of welfare. For some it is a pension arrangement, for others a speculative investment. This article reflects on the policy recommendations that Aalbers cum suis propose in their report. To what extent are their proposals able to increase the availability and affordability of housing, without undermining the livelihood of landlords for whom the rental incomes function as social security arrangement? |
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Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 3 2018 |
Trefwoorden | Buy-to-let, House price bubbles, Private rental sector, Housing policy, International trends |
Auteurs | Dr. ir. Maartje Martens |
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The Socialist Party commissioned this academic study into the scale and impact of the recent rise of buy-to-let transactions in Dutch urban housing markets. The study focusses, however, on the rise of private rental housing. This definition of buy-to-let is challenged in this review, as is the impact of the recent rise of buy-to-let on the Dutch owner occupied housing market. |