Pathways of Dutch and German Social Renting

The pathways that Dutch and German housing policies took in the past decades resulted in two different rental markets. The Dutch policies have delivered the largest social rental sector in the Western world, while Germany has produced one of the largest private rental sectors in Europe. The latter implies that officially no social rental sector...

The Client’s Choice Programme: Perceptions of housing associations and tenants

Papers workshops In the Netherlands, several housing associations have started offering a major part of their housing stock with a purchase option. This allows tenants of new and existing dwellings to choose between entering into a standard tenancy contract and purchasing the dwelling. Sales options often have the possibility of offering a...