# 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.

Housing · published 2026-10-26 06:50 · https://nlnow.nl/a/dutch-rents-rise-4-4-in-a-year-the-slowest-in-two-years/

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; source: CBS)

- Oct 2024: 5.4
- Nov 2024: 5.4
- Dec 2024: 5.4
- Jan 2025: 5.4
- Feb 2025: 5.4
- Mar 2025: 5.4
- Apr 2025: 5.4
- May 2025: 5.4
- Jun 2025: 5.4
- Jul 2025: 4.9
- Aug 2025: 4.9
- Sep 2025: 4.9
- Oct 2025: 4.9
- Nov 2025: 4.9
- Dec 2025: 4.9
- Jan 2026: 4.9
- Feb 2026: 4.9
- Mar 2026: 4.9
- Apr 2026: 4.9
- May 2026: 4.9
- Jun 2026: 4.9
- Jul 2026: 4.4
- Aug 2026: 4.4
- Sep 2026: 4.4

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.

## Background

- **CBS (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek)**: Statistics Netherlands, the independent government body that produces the official statistics on the Dutch economy and society.

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