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Rents for Dutch tenants rise 4.4% in a year

Rents paid by tenants in the Netherlands were 4.4% higher in September 2026 than a year earlier, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) figures show, against 5.4% in October 2024.

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Rents paid by tenants (CPI actual rentals) were 4.4% higher in September 2026 than a year earlier, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) figures show. The annual increase was also 4.4% in July and August 2026.

The annual increase was 5.4% in October 2024 and stayed at 5.4% through June 2025. It fell to 4.9% in July 2025 and stayed at 4.9% through June 2026. In July 2026 it fell to 4.4%.

The annual rent increase fell from 5.4% to 4.4% since October 2024

% on a year earlier · Oct 2024–Sep 2026

4.254.504.755.005.255.50Oct 2024: +5.4Nov 2024: +5.4Dec 2024: +5.4Jan 2025: +5.4Feb 2025: +5.4Mar 2025: +5.4Apr 2025: +5.4May 2025: +5.4Jun 2025: +5.4Jul 2025: +4.9Aug 2025: +4.9Sep 2025: +4.9Oct 2025: +4.9Nov 2025: +4.9Dec 2025: +4.9Jan 2026: +4.9Feb 2026: +4.9Mar 2026: +4.9Apr 2026: +4.9May 2026: +4.9Jun 2026: +4.9Jul 2026: +4.4Aug 2026: +4.4Sep 2026: +4.4+5.4+4.4Oct 2024Feb 2025Jun 2025Oct 2025Feb 2026Sep 2026+4.4
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Item% on a year earlier
Oct 20245.4
Nov 20245.4
Dec 20245.4
Jan 20255.4
Feb 20255.4
Mar 20255.4
Apr 20255.4
May 20255.4
Jun 20255.4
Jul 20254.9
Aug 20254.9
Sep 20254.9
Oct 20254.9
Nov 20254.9
Dec 20254.9
Jan 20264.9
Feb 20264.9
Mar 20264.9
Apr 20264.9
May 20264.9
Jun 20264.9
Jul 20264.4
Aug 20264.4
Sep 20264.4
Source: CBS | NLnow graphic

Rent growth has slowed in two steps of half a percentage point each, both in July: from 5.4% to 4.9% in 2025, and from 4.9% to 4.4% in 2026. The September rate is one percentage point below the rate two years earlier, in October 2024.

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