# Dutch rent rises ease to 4.4% in September

> Rents paid by tenants in the Netherlands were 4.4% higher in September 2026 than a year earlier, down from a 4.9% rise in September 2025, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) says.

Housing · published 2026-10-18 13:12 · https://nlnow.nl/a/dutch-rents-rise-4-4-in-a-year-to-september/

Rents paid by tenants were 4.4% higher in September 2026 than a year earlier, according to CBS. The figure is for actual rentals in the consumer price index (CPI). Twelve months earlier, in September 2025, the annual increase was 4.9%.

The annual increase was 4.9% in every month from September 2025 to June 2026. It fell to 4.4% in July 2026 and was 4.4% again in August and September.

**Annual rent increase eased in July and has held at 4.4% since** (%; source: CBS)

- 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

## 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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