Housing
Land Speculators Buy Parcels Near Leerdam, But No Homes Will Be Built
Speculators have subdivided two pastures near Leerdam into 107 investment plots, anticipating value increases through zoning changes, but no construction is planned for these areas. Alderman Joop van Montfoort confirmed that these parcels lie outside the Broekgraaf-Noord development zone, which aims to deliver 800 homes. This practice mirrors issues across the Netherlands where investors, often elderly, purchase fragmented land with false promises of rapid development, resulting in worthless assets when projects do not proceed.
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