Cost, process, your legal protection, who qualifies, and how long it takes. If you are weighing up whether to check your rent, the answers are here, in plain English.
Yes. The rent check and our assessment of your case are completely free, with no obligation. You only ever pay if you choose to pursue a case and it succeeds.
It means you take no financial risk on the rent reduction casework. If your case does not lead to a result, you owe us nothing for it. If it does, our fee is a clear, pre agreed share of what you gain, shown in writing before we start.
Only the ones we tell you about up front. The Huurcommissie charges a tenant fee of 25 euro to handle a case, which is refunded if you win. The contract review (149 euro) and rent increase check (79 euro) are separate fixed fee services.
It is the official, independent Dutch Rent Tribunal. It can rule on whether your rent, rent increase or service costs are legal and order them corrected. The procedure runs in Dutch, which is the part we handle entirely for you.
Commonly a few months from filing to ruling, depending on the tribunal's workload. We keep you updated in English at every step so you always know where your case stands.
No. You deal with us in English. We prepare and file everything in Dutch and manage the procedure on your behalf. You provide the details of your home, we do the rest.
No. Exercising your tenant rights is protected, and a landlord cannot lawfully end your tenancy just because you asked the Huurcommissie to review your rent. If you ever feel pressured, tell us.
A Huurcommissie ruling on the legal rent is binding. If a landlord does not comply, there are enforcement routes, and we will guide you through them. The ruling is not a suggestion.
Signing a contract does not make an illegal rent legal. The rent points system sets a legal maximum regardless of what you agreed to, and an unfair clause can be unenforceable even with your signature on it.
Yes, students are exactly who we help most. Rooms, studios and shared houses can all be checked against the points system, and students are among the most likely to be overpaying.
Often yes. Independent and many non independent living spaces can be assessed. The free check is the fastest way to find out whether yours qualifies.
Not necessarily. Since 2025 rent regulation reaches further than it used to, including mid rent homes up to 186 points. A home labelled free sector can still turn out to be over the legal maximum. Check first, assume nothing.
For your starting rent, yes. You generally have six months from the start of your tenancy to dispute the initial rent at the Huurcommissie. That window is the single most important reason to run the free check sooner rather than later.
Not necessarily. Even outside the starting rent window there can be routes to lower an unlawful rent going forward, and to reclaim overpaid service costs. Tell us your situation and we will give you a straight answer.
Right now. The free rent check takes about two minutes, and if you have a case we can move to the assessment immediately.
Ask us directly. We answer in plain English, and we will tell you honestly whether it is worth pursuing before you spend a cent.
Ask a specialistReading about it changes nothing. The two minute check tells you whether any of this applies to you, and it is completely free.
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