The Netherlands, explained in English · Thursday 29 October 2026Thu 29 Oct

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Housing

Four biggest cities to get 27% of new homes

The Kadaster, the national land registry, says Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht and The Hague will take a growing share of new-build homes in the coming years.

More than a quarter of new homes in the coming years will be built in the four largest municipalities, the Kadaster says after research. Their share was 18% over the past five years and will rise to 27%. The The research is based on homes already permitted or under construction.

The share of apartments will also grow considerably, the Kadaster says, although apartments will become slightly smaller in floor area. The Kadaster says most homes are now being built in the Randstad and in Noord-Brabant, in the latter mainly around Eindhoven, Tilburg, Breda and Den Bosch.