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Shortage of Mid-Rent Properties Continues to Pressure Housing Market Flow
Housing Minister Elanor Boekholt-O'Sullivan presented the Action Plan for Accelerating Housing Construction to address the housing shortage by promoting faster and more building. However, experts argue that increasing the supply of mid-rent properties is essential to restore market circulation, as a lack of these homes threatens the link between social rent and the free sector. Data from NVM indicates that in the second quarter of 2026, more new-build homes were rented in the mid-rent segment than in the free sector, while Vastgoed Belang analysis shows 76,000 mid-rent units have disappeared since the Affordable Rent Act. Despite plans to make mid-rent construction more attractive through subsidies and investment incentives, critics like Jasper de Groot and Hans Koster warn that focusing solely on affordable housing lacks long-term vision and fails to provide incentives for residents to move, thereby stalling market flow.
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