Every year landlords send increase letters, and every year plenty of them ask for more than the law permits. We check your increase against the 2026 caps and, if it is too high, write the objection that stops it.
Rent increases in the Netherlands are capped by law, and the cap depends on the type of home. For 2026 the maximum yearly increases are set as follows.
If your letter asks for more than the cap that applies to your home, the increase is not automatically valid. You can object, and if the increase was unlawful you do not have to pay it. We confirm which category you fall into first, because that decides everything.
We do not just tell you the increase is wrong. We hand you the document that formally objects to it, ready to send.
Timing matters. An objection to a rent increase has to be made in the right window. The sooner you have it checked, the more options stay open. Do not let the letter sit on the kitchen table for a month.
It can go further. If the check shows your base rent was already above the legal maximum, the increase is the least of it. We can take the whole rent to the Huurcommissie on no cure, no pay.
We would rather you understand the process than rush in. Here are the things tenants ask us most.
Forward the increase letter and we will tell you quickly whether it holds up. If it does not, the 79 euro objection usually pays for itself many times over.
Talk to usThat is the first thing we work out. It depends on whether your home is social housing, mid rent, or free sector, which in turn depends on the rent points (WWS) for your home. We confirm the category before checking the increase, because the wrong category gives the wrong answer.
It can still be worth objecting, and depending on the situation you may be able to recover the difference. Tell us how long it has been and we will give you a straight answer about what is realistic.
Objecting to an unlawful increase is your right, and a landlord cannot lawfully retaliate for it. Most of the time a correct, formally worded objection simply settles the matter, because the landlord knows the increase would not survive a challenge.
No. The rent increase check is a focused, fixed fee service about this year's increase. Challenging your full rent for being above the legal maximum is a separate, larger case that runs on no cure, no pay. We will tell you if that is the better route.
The full breakdown of the 2026 caps for social, mid rent and free sector homes.
Read more Free firstCheck whether your base rent was already too high, before the increase.
Read more RelatedWorried the increase clause itself is unfair? Have the contract read.
Read moreSend us the letter. We will check it against the 2026 legal cap and, if it is too high, give you the objection that stops it. One fixed fee, all in English with you.
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