# Tourist rental law change takes effect on 1 November

> An amendment to the tourist rental act takes effect on 1 November 2026 and forces rental platforms to hand over data on short-term lets to municipalities that ask for it.

Housing · published 2026-10-29 09:44 · https://nlnow.nl/a/new-tourist-rental-rules-give-councils-more-say-from-1-november/

An amendment to the Wet toeristische verhuur (tourist rental act) takes effect on 1 November 2026. It gives municipalities more insight into tourist rental and more ways to steer it, the government says. That allows more targeted action against unwanted situations and helps keep a balance between tourism, housing and liveability in neighbourhoods.

**Why it matters**

- Rental platforms must keep data on short-term rentals and share it.
- Municipalities with a registration requirement for tourist rental can request that data.
- The mandatory data sharing for online platforms has applied since 1 July 2026.

Municipalities with a registration requirement for tourist rentals can request the data to check, for example, whether a home is rented out more often than is allowed.

The law brings Dutch rules in line with European rules on short-term rental and data sharing. The law and the accompanying decree on registering tourist rental of homes (Besluit registratie toeristische verhuur van woonruimte) are published in the Staatsblad, the official gazette, as Staatsblad 2026, 231 and Staatsblad 2026, 266.

## Background

- **Wet toeristische verhuur**: The Tourist Rental Act is the Dutch law that sets rules for renting out homes to tourists, including short-stay rentals arranged through online platforms. It gives municipalities tools to monitor tourist rentals and to set rules on them, so they can act against unwanted situations such as nuisance and loss of homes for residents.
- **Staatsblad**: The Staatsblad is the official gazette of the Netherlands, where laws, decrees and other binding rules are published. A law or decree only becomes official once it has been published there, and each publication receives a number for that year.

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